Zaid Ashai
Zaid Ashai
Venture Partner
Zaid is a Venture Partner at PJC and currently works as the CEO of Nexamp, a previous portfolio company of PJC. Zaid focuses on the firm’s Energy Efficiency Investments.
Prior to joining PJC, Zaid worked at GoodEnergies, where he was elected a Kauffman Fellow. Zaid joined Good Energies from Harbourvest Partners and was previously an investment banking analyst in Credit Suisse’s Technology Group.
Zaid has served as a judge and mentor for the New England Cleantech Open and has served as guest faculty member for the Pennsylvania Power Law Conference hosted by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute.
Education
Harvard University, School of Business M.B.A.
Harvard University, JFK School of Government M.P.A. – Zuckerman Fellow
Brown University, B.A. International Relations and Economics, Phi Beta Kappa
Notable Investments
Lively
Mederva Health
Monotony.AI
SparkCharge
Upside
Exits
MyEnergy
Powerhouse Dynamics
Retroficiency