Alexis Ringwald is a

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and one of the founders of both the Valence Energy and LearnUp corporation. She was twice a member of

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for having founded the two companies. She was 2010's Most Influential Women in Technology by

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magazine.

Education and early career

Ringwald graduated from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Science (F&ES) (which is presently the

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) in 2006 with a dual BA and MEM (Masters in Environment Management) degree in

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. That same year, she began her research at the Tata Energy Research institute (presently The Energy and Resources Institute) in India as a

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. After graduating, her book ''Momentum for Renewable Energy in India'' (2008) was published. In 2009, she and Caroline Howe (also from Yale) orchestrated the Climate Solutions Road Tour. She later became the co-founder of Valence Energy, a company that produces energy management software and that was later sold to Serious Energy.

LearnUp

She later was chairman and co-founder with Kenny Ma of LearnUp, a

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platform for entry-level workers. In 2015, the company was funded in a

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transaction with venture capital firms

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, High Line Ventures Partners, and

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. In the same year, the company was the by the

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's 2015 Technology Pioneer. The company was later acquired by

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in 2017.

Awards and accolades

: 2012 and 2013 *

Magazine's Most Influential Women in Technology: 2010

References

External links

TEDxBayArea Women - Alexis Ringwald - MarketYoYoClimate Solutions Road Tour 2009
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ringwald, Alexis Living people Yale University alumni American environmentalists Women founders American businesspeople American women in business Year of birth missing (living people)