Ravi Mulugu

Ravi Mulugu, the engineer turned investor, is a Senior Investment Director at UL Ventures, the Venture arm of UL. He focuses on early-stage venture investments related to Cybersecurity and Industrial Internet of Things. Before joining UL, Ravi worked at Next47 (Siemens Venture Capital) where he invested in growth stage startups in Smart Grid, Industrial IoT and Analytics.”

Ravi’s professional experience includes working in both the solar and wind energy industries in various technical and managerial roles. Before joining Siemens Venture Capital, Ravi worked at SunPower Corp. as a Product Manager responsible for utility-scale solar inverters and plant control software. Prior to that, Ravi was a consultant at Siemens Power Systems Consulting Group where he conducted techno-economic studies for electric utilities and renewable project developers. Earlier in his career, Ravi worked at GE Wind Energy where he was responsible for various electrical subsystems within the 1.5 MW wind turbine. Ravi received a Master’s in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.