A specialist in sustainable technologies, Rubina Singh leads the deeptech team for early-stage companies at Octopus Ventures. Previously at Centrica, Rubina focused on smart energy & e-mobility at Centrica Ventures, and established and led the innovation division at British Gas. With a BEng and MEng in sustainable energy engineering, Rubina's career kicked off at Fraunhofer, where she worked as a solar engineer before heading up Fraunhofer TechBridge, a division dedicated to validating and backing early-stage cleantech. In the 10 years since, she's worked with US DOE, Fortune 500 companies, FTSE 250, international startups, universities and accelerators on sustainable deep tech development, de-risking, and commercialisation through industry/start up partnerships. Rubina also holds a number of advisory roles, with organisations including the European Innovation Council's deep tech programme, and the Solar Impulse Foundation. Beyond deep tech, she's passionate about empowering people of all backgrounds in the industry, and sits on the board of POWERful Women.  Over the years, she's won a number of awards for her contribution to the energy sector, including the Innovator Award 2022.