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RelentlessCompeting to Build the Fastest-Growing Energy Startup Ever | Base Power, Zach Dell & Justin LopasMy first interview with Zach Dell & Justin Lopas, the Co-Founders of Base Power Company.
2025-12-0543 min
What's Your Problem?Could Home Batteries Save the Grid?Justin Lopas is the COO and co-founder of Base Power, a battery and power company based in Texas. Justin’s problem is this: How can you deliver more energy to more people without having to build so much more grid?On today’s show, Justin explains why the grid needs a major upgrade, and how putting batteries next to homes could help. Also: what Texas’ embrace of renewable energy could mean for the future of power in the U.S.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-10-2330 min
The Information's TITVAI Umpires in the MLB, Base Power Updating American Power, Trump & Big Tech | Oct 9, 2025Justin Lopas, COO of Base Power, talks with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about the company's recent $1B funding round and how they are addressing rising energy demands from AI data centers. We also talk with The Information's Sara Germano about AI's impact on sports, and also get into the future of fintech with Sheel Mohnot, a Co-Founder of Better Tomorrow Ventures. Lastly, we get into Trump's evolving relationship with big tech with our D.C. correspondent Sylvia Varnham O'Regan.Articles discussed on this episode:https://www.theinformation.com/articles/can-microsoft-resist-trumps-call-execs-firing-tech-bends-will...
2025-10-0937 min
TBPNAltman's Long-Term Vision, The GPU Bubble, Acquired Hosts Live in The Ultradome | Ben Gilbert & David Rosenthal, David Faugno, Sergiy Nesterenko, Justin Lopas, Ryan Daniels, Zack Ganieany, Yash Rathod, Alex Shieh(01:18) - Altman's Long-Term Vision
(26:18) - Karim Atiyeh, co-founder and CTO of Ramp, discusses the company's innovative use of AI agents to automate financial operations, enhancing efficiency and accuracy in tasks like expense classification and fraud detection. He highlights the integration of these agents with various tools and systems, enabling them to perform complex actions such as web browsing, form filling, and email processing. Atiyeh also addresses the importance of robust controls and guardrails to ensure the security and reliability of AI-driven financial processes.
(01:02:16) - Are We Entering a GPU Bubble?
(01:19:17) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
(01:27:26) - Ben Gilbert and David Ros...
2025-10-093h 28
SourceryBase Power Raises $1B led by Addition, with Trust Ventures, Valor Equity, Thrive, Lightspeed, a16z, Altimeter, Stepstone, Elad GilAt just 2 years old, Base Power has become one of the fastest-growing distributed energy companies in the U.S. Founded by Zach Dell and Justin Lopas, the company just announced a $1 billion Series C led by Addition. All other major investors are re-investing, including Trust Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, Thrive, Lightspeed, a16z, Altimeter, Stepstone, Elad Gil, 137Ventures, Terrain, and Waybury. New major investors include Ribbit, CapitalG, Spark, BOND, Lowercarbon, Avenir, Glade Brook, Positive Sum, and 1789.Zach breaks down:• How Base Power is reinventing America’s energy grid with distributed batteries.•...
2025-10-0837 minTBPNMarkets Surge, Apple's Tariff Strategy, Tracy Alloway, Justin Lopas, Paul Klein, Akshay KrishnaswamyTBPN.com is made possible by:Ramp - https://ramp.comEight Sleep - https://eightsleep.com/tbpnWander - https://wander.com/tbpnPublic - https://public.comAdQuick - https://adquick.comBezel - https://getbezel.com Numeral - https://www.numeralhq.comPolymarket - https://polymarket.comFollow TBPN: https://TBPN.comhttps://x.com/tbpnhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2L6WMqY3GUPCGBD0dX6p00?si=674252d53acf4231...
2025-04-093h 07
SourceryBase Power's $200M Series B Co-Led by Lee Fixel of Addition, A16Z, Lightspeed, & Valor Equity PartnersZach Dell and Justin Lopas, co-founders of Base, discuss their recent $200 million Series B funding and their ambitious vision for revolutionizing the energy industry. Co-led by Addition, Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Valor Equity Partners with participation from existing investors Thrive Capital, Altimeter, Terrain, Trust and others. As part of the fundraise, Addition founder Lee Fixel will join Base Power’s board alongside Antonio Gracias of Valor Equity Partners. The new capital aims to unlock the next phase of growth for Base, including team expansion, market entry, and new product development. The episode del...
2025-04-0958 min
The Nichole Wischoff PodcastFrom Anduril to Base Power | Justin Lopas on The Future of Energy StorageThis week I sat down with Justin Lopas—Co-Founder/COO of Base Power—a former SpaceX and Anduril engineer who shares incredible stories from the early days of Starship development in Boca Chica. He speaks on how his team ingeniously leveraged water tower construction techniques to build rockets, transforming an empty field into what would become Starbase.The discussion also explores the critical relationship between energy access and human prosperity, leading to Justin's current mission with Base—Revolutionizing grid storage. He provides unique insights into the challenges of American manufacturing, how Texas has become the perfect testing ground...
2025-01-2833 min
Research RadioBase Power: The Modern Power CompanyBase Power aims to become the “modern power company of the electric era” by offering its customers a home energy service powered by a network of batteries.
In this episode, we sat down with Base Power co-founders Zach Dell (CEO) and Justin Lopas (COO).
Read our full memo on Base Power's business.
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2024-11-2145 min
AustinpreneurThe Path to Abundant Energy In this episode, Justin Lopas, co-founder of Base Power, takes us through the fascinating story behind his groundbreaking energy startup. From his early days at SpaceX, where he helped build rockets, to his pivotal role at Anduril, Justin brings a wealth of experience and a fresh perspective to solving real-world challenges. He explains how Base Power is leveraging innovative technology, smart policy strategies, and operational excellence to transform the way Texans access renewable energy. Justin also delves into the unique regulatory challenges of the Texas energy market and how Base Power is navigating these to provide decentralized energy solutions...
2024-11-201h 17
InevitableStartup Series: Battery-Powered Homes with BaseThis My Climate Journey podcast episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the Ion during Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week. Zach Dell is the Co-founder and CEO of Base Power Company. Base aspires to build a reliable and affordable home energy service powered by distributed batteries. Their technology supports the grid during times of peak need and protects customers during outages. They claim to do this at a fraction of the cost of other solutions. Base is serving live customers in Texas and claims to be the only electricity provider to offer a h...
2024-10-0341 min
VoltsA clever new way to distribute storage on the gridA new startup called Base Power aims to bring more stability to the volatile Texas grid by selling customers oversized home batteries at minimal costs and then using the excess capacity to trade on the market. In this episode, co-founders Zach Dell and Justin Lopas discuss their innovative business model and its potential impact in Texas and beyond. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribe
2024-07-031h 12
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2024-06-061h 09
First Principles with Christian Keil#9: Justin Lopas - Introducing the Next-Gen Home BatteryToday’s sponsor: If you want a platform that empowers your team to collaborate effectively and focus on shared goals, you can get started with Coda today for FREE. Head over to https://Coda.io/fp======Episode 9: Justin worked at SpaceX and Anduril before starting Base Power, which is aiming to build a modern power company — and an energy trading business on top of it.======(00:00) - Intro(00:41) - What Base Power is Building(03:26) - How Texas' Energy Grid and Market Works
2024-05-0757 minSen. Pappageorge InterviewExcerpt of Interview with 13th District State Senator John Pappageorge on May 10th edition of Justin Lopas show.
2011-05-1200 min