Michael Linse

Michael Linse is the founder of Linse Capital LLC, founded in 2015, serving as Founding Partner.
Mr. Linse is the founder of Levitate Capital, founded in 2017, serving as Managing Director.
Current jobs include Director at UpWind Solutions, Inc., HYLA, Inc., uShip, Inc., and Verizon Connect New Zealand Ltd. Mr. Linse is Independent Director at Redaptive, Inc. since 2015 and Independent Director at ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. since 2012.
Former jobs include Managing Director at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from 1997 to 2009; Independent Director at Valens Semiconductor Ltd. from 2018 to 2025; Director at Optimal Technologies International, Inc., Proterra Operating Co., Inc., Telogis, Inc., ChargePoint, Inc., and Sterecycle (Rotherham) Ltd.; Managing Director at European Special Situations Group; Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC from 2009 to 2015; and Analyst-Financial Institutions Group at Goldman Sachs International (Germany).
Education includes undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 1997 and MBA from Harvard Business School in 2002.