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Shashank Samala

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CEO and Cofounder at Heirloom
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Shashank Samala is the CEO and Co-founder of Heirloom, a company dedicated to removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. A Cornell University graduate, he previously co-founded Tempo Automation, a software-driven electronics factory, demonstrating a career focused on building technology companies that solve major global challenges.

He is passionate about inspiring and unleashing the creative potential of others to tackle the worlds most pressing problems. He believes technology companies lie at the intersection of future imagination and todays reality, serving as a powerful tool for positive change.

Unique fact: Shashank was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for his innovative work in the manufacturing industry.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
CEO and Cofounder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Direct Air Capture
His company, Heirloom, is on a mission to engineer the most cost-effective and scalable direct air capture systems to remove gigatons of CO2 from the air.
Climate Technology
He is focused on building technology companies that accelerate the planet's transition to a carbon-negative society, as demonstrated by his leadership at Heirloom.
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Career

Work history

4-2020
CEO and Cofounder
Heirloom
4-2020 - 4-2021
Entrepreneur In Residence
Carbon180
11-2013 - 4-2020
Cofounder, VP Product
Tempo Automation
Marketing, Square
Square Inc.
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Education
Bachelor of Science - BS
Cornell University
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Bangor High School
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