Will Kain

CEO, Board Director at SonicEnergy

Will Kain is the CEO and Board Director of SonicEnergy, an ultrasonic wireless power-at-a-distance company. Prior to SonicEnergy, Will was the Founder & Board Chair of C4-MCP, LLC, an early-stage company focused on low-cost, low-emission hydrogen production technology with only a solid carbon byproduct. With partners Southern California Gas, the US Department of Energy, Pacific Northwest National Lab and West Virginia University, C4-MCP was developing a new process for producing hydrogen and solid carbon through methane pyrolysis from inexpensive and domestically available natural gas.

Will has also been a Principal & CFO at Rusheen Capital Management, LLC, where they invested in and assisted companies that focus on resource efficiency and leveraging waste streams as new resources. Will has also founded and/or managed 9 de novo companies, 2 corporate spin-outs, 1 university spin-out and 15 private equity investments. Notable examples include stamps.com (www.stamps.com – NASDAQ:STMP), Fulcrum BioEnergy (www.fulcrum-bioenergy.com), and NanoH2O (www.nanoh2o.com – sold to LG Chemical).

Will has a proven track record in sourcing, raising and investing over US$2 billion from leading venture capital funds, family offices, public pension funds and global corporate investors for companies and projects around the world, including

Will Kain's educational career includes a BA in Economics and Government from the University of Virginia.

Some direct reports include Trevor Niblock - VP, Advanced Technology, Lawrence Starr - VP, Engineering.

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