🏭Decarbonizing heavy industry 🌎Zero-carbon, low-cost up to 1600°C heat via thermal storage Backed by @activatefellows @forclimatetech @cradle2commerce

Oakland, CA
Joined September 2023
We are excited to share that Malavikha Sudarshan has joined Calectra as a Data Scientist! Malavikha is building our energy pricing model, which underpins how we evaluate project economics, all of which depend on energy prices that vary enormously by geography and time.
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At LBL, Sudarshan developed distributed storage systems for scientific computing and researched AI applications for building energy systems. She recently graduated from UC Berkeley with a Master's in Engineering in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences.
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Malavikha interned with us in summer 2025. We are glad to have her back!
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Excited to be featured on Cemex Ventures 2026 Cleantech Construction Map 🏗️ Energy is a defining factor in cement production — accounting for ~35% of manufacturing costs and ~30% of emissions. At Calectra, we is on making process heat cheaper, cleaner, and more resilient 🔥
The 2026 Cleantech Map is officially revealed 🌍 📍 Discover the full map and explore the solutions shaping the future of construction → cemexventures.com/cleantech-…
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I'm excited to be speaking at #APRAE26!⚡️ I'll share my career journey that has led me to moving from Finland to the Bay Area to build an industrial heat electrification startup @calectra_ Do things, be curious, and follow your intuition. See you in San Diego!
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Calectra has been selected as one of the energy startups to pitch at the @NatLabRockies Industry Growth Forum on March 31-April 2. See you in Denver, CO! nlr.gov/news/detail/program/…
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Excited to be heading to LA this week for the Developer U! Developer U is a two-day workshop on project financing and development by CREO, @springlanecap , @wilsonsonsini Builders Vision, and The Schmidt Family Foundation⚡️🏗️
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New Year, New HQ. We are scaling🔥
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📢 We are kicking off the #NYCW with big news🗽 JLL Foundation, the climate-focused foundation of global real estate firm @JLL, has invested in Calectra! JLL Foundation makes the investment via its program-related investment loan vehicle. Welcome to the team!⚡️
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The eventful September has kicked off for our Calectra team! Here's where you can find our team members this month: LEEP Summit by @ENERGY @YPE_BayArea Panel Western Cement Summit by @cncacement @cradle2commerce Summit New York Climate Week #NYCW @ACerSNews Annual Meeting
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New York Climate Week #nycw 📍New York, NY / September 22-25 Find @MeskanenP presenting Calectra at the Live from the Future: A Deep Tech Showcase at New York Climate Week by @activatefellows and in a range of other events. Ping Pauliina to find time for a coffee!
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@ACerSNews Annual Meeting 📍Columbus, OH / September 28-October 1 Our first employee, materials scientist Dr. Fox Thorpe will be attending The American Ceramic Society's 127th Annual Meeting!
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We at Calectra are hiring an Electrical Engineer!⚡️ We are looking for our fifth full-time team member to lead the electrical development of our power-to-heat thermal storage technology. calectra.com/#careers
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Our Calectra team visited @AshGroveCement plant in Durkee, Oregon!🏭⚡ We learned about the cement manufacturing process and toured the facility and limestone quarry. This facility produces 1 million tons of cement every year!
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We at Calectra strongly believe that to build the next-generation industrial energy infrastructure, we must comprehensively understand customer demands and use them to guide our technology development. This insightful visit to the cement plant got us closer to this goal.
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Thank you to Phil Teintze, Shaun Fogleman, and the whole Ash Grove team for having us and making this experience possible!
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