Osama Idrees

Osama is a venture investor with 15 years of experience across industrials, manufacturing, energy and the built environment. He originated and ran Électrité de France’s (EDF) North America corporate venture capital arm to accelerate their net-zero transition, sourcing and leading investments totaling over $40M, across sectors including carbon capture, electrification, climate fintech and long-duration energy storage. Osama has a strong operational background, having managed projects ranging from $5M to $30M. Prior to EDF, he was next47’s Innovation Manager (Siemens’ Global VC) and invested in emerging technologies at Chevron Technology Ventures.