Dipender Saluja spent about half of his 35-year Silicon Valley career working in semiconductor physics and chip design before moving into climate investing, and he brings that background to bear by pushing industrial sectors like batteries, electric aviation, and power electronics to develop on 3-5 year timelines instead of the usual 10-15 years. He was an early Tesla investor and has since served on the boards of technically demanding companies like Joby Aviation, Navitas, QuantumScape, Electric Hydrogen, and Saildrone, reflecting a consistent focus on hard engineering problems across electrification, aviation, and ocean data systems.