Ben Tarbell

Partner
AiiM Partners

Ben Tarbell is a Partner at AiiM Partners where he supports portfolio companies with product strategy and execution and helps develop the investment pipeline related to energy technology.

As the Energy Principal on the Foundry team at X (formerly Google X) he led the formation of new business and technology projects with a focus on energy and climate change.

As VP of Products at SolarCity for its first 6 years, he led the creation of many industry firsts in finance, monitoring, mounting, storage, and energy efficiency. Ben led the development and launch of Mosaic’s residential solar loan product. He has invested in many cleantech startups including a period at the venture capital firm Nth Power, and led product development for MiaSole’s thin film solar product. He also led the sustainable design practice at the product innovation firm IDEO and served for 6 years on the board of GRID Alternatives.

He has degrees in engineering and business from Stanford and Cornell. In the spaces in between, Ben has lived and worked in places like Hockessin, Sneedville, Mbeurbeuf, and Kariobangi.