Ira Ehrenpreis

Ira Ehrenpreis is a general partner at DBL Partners (formerly Technology Partners), which pioneered double-bottom-line investing — pursuing competitive venture returns while achieving measurable social and environmental impact. He was an early investor in Tesla and served on its board from 2007 to 2022, helping guide the company through its most challenging periods. DBL's portfolio companies have included solar, energy storage, and clean mobility companies. Ehrenpreis's investment track record demonstrated that social impact and financial returns could be simultaneously maximized in venture capital. His fifteen-year tenure on Tesla's board — spanning the company's early near-bankruptcy experiences, the launch of the Model S, and eventual trillion-dollar valuation — gave him firsthand experience of how breakthrough clean technology companies navigate the capital-intensive and operationally complex path from startup to global market leader.