Judges

Jon Schulhof is co-founder and CEO of FootPrint Coalition Ventures, an environmentally sustainable technology VC he started in partnership with Robert Downey Jr. He was a founder and lead investor in Motivate, which owned and operated Citibike and other leading North American bike-sharing systems. He also started Loom Media to finance the rollout of public electric vehicle charging systems, and other smart city amenities sponsored by corporate media. Earlier in his career, Jon created ColdWatt, a high efficiency power electronics company; and Glori Energy, a microbially enhanced oil recovery business. Schulhof also serves as founder and non-executive chairman of GTI Capital Group, a permanent capital investor in India; Urban Resiliency Board member for the New York City Partnership; and a proud mentor at iMentor. Schulhof holds a law degree from Stanford and attended Dartmouth College.