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Chris Richardson

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Smart Money Rating: 93 out of 100

Venture Partner, Avesta Fund

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Avesta Fund
Title
Venture Partner
Role
Venture partner
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Record updated 18 September 2026

About

Chris Richardson, Partner at Realize 2050, expects to retire on January 1, 2050. Every day until then will be spent working toward an America powered by 100% clean, affordable, and abundant energy. A serial entrepreneur, Chris has been a Partner with ADL Ventures, a venture development consultancy, Executive Director and founder of Uptake Alliance, a NYSERDA-funded climate tech venture development program, and co-founder of The EV Button, a Department of Energy-funded EV infrastructure company that leverages underutilized infrastructure such as arenas to accelerate fleet electrification.

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