Climate Tech | Building Picks-and-shovels & AI Startups for Real Estate & Construction's Global Energy Transition, with One Dream Ventures Co-Founder Eli Harris

A Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur, Eli Harris is the Co-Founder and Partner at One Dream Ventures, a venture studio developing cutting-edge enterprise SaaS and AI startups for the global energy transition in real estate and construction sectors. Previously, he co-founded R-Zero, backed by investors like Mayo Clinic and John Doerr, to revolutionize disinfection with hospital-grade, UV-C technology, and served as CEO of EcoFlow, a portable power leader supported by Sequoia China and Hillhouse Capital. With a background in tech roles at DJI and FLIR Systems and fluency in Mandarin, Eli brings a global, innovative approach to real estate, energy, and technology solutions.

(01:38) -  Eli's Journey: From Foreign Service to DJI

(03:10) - Founding EcoFlow: A Battery Innovation

(05:12) - Launching R0: Healthy Buildings Infrastructure

(06:29) - NewCo: AI for Construction Projects
(9:10) - Feature - Blueprint: The Future of Real Estate 2025
(09:59) - Pre-seed Strategy & Validation
(12:07) - Advice for Founders & Investors in the energy transition
(14:31) - Collaboration Superpower: Rick Rubin (Wiki - co-founder of Def Jam).

💚 Learn more:
➡️ One Dream Ventures site
➡️ Eli Harris on LinkedIn

➡️ Rick Rubin's book The Creative Act: A Way of Being

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