// THE PARTNERSHIP
A deep and diverse leadership team.
Enerdigm is led by entrepreneurs, operators, and technologists who have built, scaled, and exited companies across energy, cybersecurity, AI, and enterprise software.
/01FOUNDERDarren Kimura
Founding Managing Partner
Technology entrepreneur and venture strategist with over three decades of experience founding, scaling, and investing in high-growth companies across energy, cybersecurity, and AI.
- ▸CEO & President of AI Squared - a government-trusted AI enablement platform solving the last-mile problem in enterprise AI deployment
- ▸CFO at Energy Industries Corporation - managed all aspects of administration, finance, and operations
- ▸CEO & Chairman of LiveAction (2012–2020) - raised capital from Insight Partners, In-Q-Tel, and Sway Ventures; completed multiple acquisitions
- ▸Founder & CEO of Solar Power Technology - patented photovoltaic technologies, secured top-tier venture investment
- ▸Founder of Energy Industries Corporation - expanded across U.S. and Asia-Pacific delivering solar, geothermal, and co-generation systems
- ▸Partner at Sway Ventures and LDVP; Board member of Hawaii Venture Capital Fund
- ▸University of Hawaii (BBA), Stanford GSB, Claremont Graduate University (PhD candidate - AI adoption leadership)
- ▸Inventor of 12+ U.S. patents
/02PARTNERKen Shimada
General Partner
Financial strategist and founding partner bringing over two decades of experience in finance, operations, and capital formation within the energy and technology sectors.
- ▸Former CFO at VWI - oversaw financial strategies and governance across the holding company's portfolio
- ▸COO at Energy Industries Corporation - managed all aspects of administration, finance, and operations
- ▸VP of Finance at Solar Power Technology - orchestrated over $90M in capital formation
- ▸Hoku Scientific (NASDAQ: HOKU) - raised over $700M for polysilicon plant construction in Idaho; participated in the company's IPO
- ▸Began career as analyst at MN Capital, a private equity firm
- ▸BBA from the University of Hawaii
// Operating Principles
How we work.
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Operators first.
We don't just write checks - we join the management team and fill gaps to drive growth from inside.
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Pre-institutional entry.
We invest at lower than market valuations in pre-institutional rounds, minimizing dilution.
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Control the outcome.
By operating inside the company, we guide growth and control exit timing and strategy.
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Exponential returns.
Our model of controlled growth, minimized dilution, and guided exits leads to outsized results.
