About Us
Empowering engineers and product developers with the intelligence to build better.
Our Mission
Materials Ventures is a startup advancing battery cell and critical minerals projects by providing services in supply network design, implementation and oversight.
Company
Founded
2026
Headquarters
San Francisco
Industry
Software & Consulting
Stage
Revenue Stage
Focus Areas
Battery Cells · Critical Minerals
Founded
2026
Headquarters
San Francisco
Industry
Software & Consulting
Stage
Revenue Stage
Focus Areas
Battery Cells · Critical Minerals
Leadership

Founder & CEO
Most recently, she served as the Vice President of Consumer Accounts at Sila Nanotechnologies, a next-generation battery materials company dedicated to accelerating the world's transition to clean energy. Earlier at Sila, Linda served as the Vice President of the company's Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Operations.
Before joining Sila, Linda spent 15 years in leadership roles in the semiconductor capital equipment industry at Applied Materials, UBS Securities, and Montgomery Asset Management. Her professional journey began as a mechanical engineer at Hitachi's Mechanical Engineering Research Laboratory in Japan and at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Linda holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a master's of arts degree in Japanese Studies from Harvard University.
Recognition
100 Most Influential Women in Supply Chain
Global Women Supply Chain Leaders, 2021
Advisory Role
Senior Scientific Advisor
NEO Battery Materials Ltd. (TSXV: NBM)
Board Position
Executive in Residence & Board of Advisors
University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business
Council Member
Engineering Leadership Council
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute