The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Charles Haythornthwaite, managing director, Chrysalix RoboValley Fund
Charles Haythornthwaite joined VC firm Chrysalix Venture Capital in 2008 as partner and steadily climbed the ladder to become managing director in September last year, with his responsibilities covering the Chrysalix RoboValley Fund.
The $120m fund was launched in 2016 in partnership with Delft University of Technology to invest in robotics technology developers, relying on the network of Delft’s robotics centre RoboValley and Chrysalix’s connections.
Haythornthwaite has led investments in and sat on the boards of companies including solar steam generator manufacturer GlassPoint, mining technology producer MineSense and energy storage devices maker Primus Power as well as GaN Systems, a semiconductor company also backed by corporates Delta and BMW.
He gained a PhD in optoelectronics and materials science from University of Southampton in 1999 before returning to academia in 2004 to study for an MBA at University of California Berkeley.
