Chinedum (CK) Umachi
Operating at the intersection of energy infrastructure, AI compute, and agent systems | Ex-Exowatt GTM | Ex-PG&E Grid Innovation | MIT Engineer | Stanford MBA
Operating at the intersection of energy infrastructure, AI compute, and agent systems.
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I spent five years at PG&E across Grid Integration and Innovation, focused on the adoption of new technologies into the utility environment, and Transmission Integrity Management, focused on asset integrity and risk management. I then led Go-to-Market at Exowatt (modular dispatchable solar technology) as the first commercial hire. I secured early commercial commitments across tier-1 hyperscalers, data center developers, and utilities, growing the commercial pipeline roughly 5x during my tenure. On the AI side, I co-founded Aineko (open-source developer platform for AI agents) and Offline Magic (AI publishing company built on an agent stack).
GTM Index
- EXOWATTJOB
- Advisor11M
Advisor
Exowatt
- GTM Lead1Y 3M
Go-to-Market Lead
Exowatt
Built Exowatt's commercial function as the first hire. Engaged utilities, ISOs/RTOs, and regulators while structuring partnerships with hyperscalers, data center developers, and renewable energy partners to unlock power pathways for load growth. Deal lead and lead negotiator on LOIs, MOUs, PPAs, tolling structures, capacity reservations, and term sheets across ERCOT, SPP, CAISO, and WECC, navigating market rules, interconnection pathways, and bankability requirements. Grew contracted and reserved backlog to 90+ GWh within the first year, including a hyperscaler reservation covering a significant portion of projected capacity through 2030.
- OFFLINE MAGICJOB
- Co-Founder1Y 7M
Co-Founder
Offline Magic
Co-founded Offline Magic, an AI-enabled publishing and operating system that scales personalization across consumer products and channels. Shaped the founding product thesis, early commercial strategy, and operator playbook.
- AINEKOJOB
- Co-Founder2Y 3M
Co-Founder
Aineko
Co-founded Aineko, an open-source Python framework for building intelligent applications like AI agents, generative AI feedback loops, and streaming data pipelines. Backed by $7M in venture funding. Owned commercial strategy end to end: market mapping, pricing, partnerships, pipeline, sales collateral, CRM, and billing infrastructure.
- SEAX VENTURESJOB
- VC Fellow11M
VC Fellow
SeaX Ventures
Diligence and emerging-technology advisory across early-stage deal flow. Led diligence and produced investment recommendations to partners; advised on emerging technology trends and worked with portfolio companies on positioning, messaging, and commercial strategy.
- NFXJOB
- Venture Investor11M
Venture Investor
NFX
- PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANYJOB
- Expert Product Mgr - Grid…2Y 11M
Expert Product Manager - Grid Integration & Innovation
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Led and supported pilots at the seam between utility operations and emerging technology. Owned the full pilot lifecycle for carbon credits and IoT grid initiatives, and supported cross-team work on DERMS and grid-EV integration. Brokered partnerships and working groups with BMW, EPRI, Energy Web Foundation, and EDF across DER, EV, carbon-credit, and grid innovation initiatives, building executive-level relationships inside and outside PG&E.
- Senior Pipeline Risk Manag…3Y 11M
Senior Pipeline Risk Management Engineer - TIMP
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Rebuilt all 10 of PG&E's transmission pipeline risk models to produce fully quantitative outputs with significantly improved predictive performance. Process praised in Federal monitor review. Developed aggregation methodology for quantifying system risk and determining optimal mitigation portfolios across the transmission pipeline system. Presented PG&E's risk-modeling and calibration approach at the Western Energy Institute Conference and as guest lecturer at Stanford University.
- EXXONMOBILJOB
- Materials Eng3Y 11M
Materials Engineer
ExxonMobil
Three years at the Baton Rouge refinery and chemical plant, focused on materials engineering, corrosion analysis, and high-consequence failure mitigation. Near-miss findings associated with more than $5M in avoided downtime; led a global initiative developing follow-up actions from high-consequence failures across sites.
- MITJOB
- MIT Spin Dynamics Group Re…1Y 11M
MIT Spin Dynamics Group Research Assistant
MIT
- Teaching Assistant1Y 3M
Teaching Assistant
MIT
- MIT Supramolecular Nanomat…5M
MIT Supramolecular Nanomaterials Group Research Assistant
MIT
- PROCTER & GAMBLEJOB
- Bounty Research & Developm…2M
Bounty Research & Development Intern
Procter & Gamble
- Charmin Research & Develop…2M
Charmin Research & Development Intern
Procter & Gamble
- Job: Exowatt — Advisor · 2025-11 – present · 9 mo
- Job: Exowatt — Go-to-Market Lead · 2024-07 – 2025-10 · 1y 3mo — Built Exowatt's commercial function as the first hire. Engaged utilities, ISOs/RTOs, and regulators while structuring partnerships with hyperscalers, data center developers, and renewable energy partners to unlock power pathways for load growth. Deal lead and lead negotiator on LOIs, MOUs, PPAs, tolling structures, capacity reservations, and term sheets across ERCOT, SPP, CAISO, and WECC, navigating market rules, interconnection pathways, and bankability requirements. Grew contracted and reserved backlog to 90+ GWh within the first year, including a hyperscaler reservation covering a significant portion of projected capacity through 2030.
- Job: Offline Magic — Co-Founder · 2025-03 – present · 1y 5mo — Co-founded Offline Magic, an AI-enabled publishing and operating system that scales personalization across consumer products and channels. Shaped the founding product thesis, early commercial strategy, and operator playbook.
- Job: Aineko — Co-Founder · 2022-01 – 2024-04 · 2y 3mo — Co-founded Aineko, an open-source Python framework for building intelligent applications like AI agents, generative AI feedback loops, and streaming data pipelines. Backed by $7M in venture funding. Owned commercial strategy end to end: market mapping, pricing, partnerships, pipeline, sales collateral, CRM, and billing infrastructure.
- Job: SeaX Ventures — VC Fellow · 2021 – 2021 · 0 mo — Diligence and emerging-technology advisory across early-stage deal flow. Led diligence and produced investment recommendations to partners; advised on emerging technology trends and worked with portfolio companies on positioning, messaging, and commercial strategy.
- Job: NFX — Venture Investor · 2021 – 2021 · 0 mo
- Job: Pacific Gas and Electric Company — Expert Product Manager - Grid Integration & Innovation · 2018 – 2020 · 2y — Led and supported pilots at the seam between utility operations and emerging technology. Owned the full pilot lifecycle for carbon credits and IoT grid initiatives, and supported cross-team work on DERMS and grid-EV integration. Brokered partnerships and working groups with BMW, EPRI, Energy Web Foundation, and EDF across DER, EV, carbon-credit, and grid innovation initiatives, building executive-level relationships inside and outside PG&E.
- Job: Pacific Gas and Electric Company — Senior Pipeline Risk Management Engineer - TIMP · 2015 – 2018 · 3y — Rebuilt all 10 of PG&E's transmission pipeline risk models to produce fully quantitative outputs with significantly improved predictive performance. Process praised in Federal monitor review. Developed aggregation methodology for quantifying system risk and determining optimal mitigation portfolios across the transmission pipeline system. Presented PG&E's risk-modeling and calibration approach at the Western Energy Institute Conference and as guest lecturer at Stanford University.
- Job: ExxonMobil — Materials Engineer · 2012 – 2015 · 3y — Three years at the Baton Rouge refinery and chemical plant, focused on materials engineering, corrosion analysis, and high-consequence failure mitigation. Near-miss findings associated with more than $5M in avoided downtime; led a global initiative developing follow-up actions from high-consequence failures across sites.
- Job: MIT — MIT Spin Dynamics Group Research Assistant · 2011 – 2012 · 1y
- Job: MIT — Teaching Assistant · 2009-09 – 2010-12 · 1y 3mo
- Job: MIT — MIT Supramolecular Nanomaterials Group Research Assistant · 2010-01 – 2010-06 · 5 mo
- Job: Procter & Gamble — Bounty Research & Development Intern · 2011-06 – 2011-08 · 2 mo
- Job: Procter & Gamble — Charmin Research & Development Intern · 2010-06 – 2010-08 · 2 mo
- School: Stanford University Graduate School of Business — Master of Business Administration - MBA
- School: Massachusetts Institute of Technology — BS, Materials Science and Engineering
- School: Stanford University — Professional Certification, Strategic Decision and Risk Management
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