# Daniel Lim

> Daniel Jesuph Lim is the CEO and co-founder of Crocus, an energy technology company founded in Silicon Valley in 2016 and active in the United States and South Korea. Trained in statistics at Carnegie Mellon and engineering at Brown, he moved through Samsung SDI's U.S. operation and grid-software company Utilidata before building systems for industrial voltage optimization, EV charging and AI-managed power infrastructure.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at Crocus
- **Organizations:** Crocus, Utilidata, Samsung SDI
- **Education:** BS in Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University, ScM in Engineering/Industrial Management, Brown University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Crocus, an energy technology company operating across the United States and South Korea., Developed and commercialized an industrial voltage-optimization offering that Crocus said could reduce electricity costs without changing production processes., Expanded Crocus's work from industrial energy management into EV charging and smart-grid control.

## Career timeline

- **2005-2009** — Studied statistics at Carnegie Mellon University.
- **2013-2014** — Completed a master's degree in engineering at Brown University.
- **Before 2016** — Built energy-sector experience at Samsung SDI's U.S. operation and Utilidata.
- **2016-06** — Co-founded Crocus Energy in Silicon Valley.
- **2019** — Explained Crocus's industrial voltage-optimization approach and factory-software ambition in an interview with ChosunBiz.
- **2020** — Joined the COMEUP 2020 panel on AI-based next-generation infrastructure.
- **2022** — Spoke at the Climate Energy Summit Seoul as Crocus CEO.
- **2024** — Signed Open Charge Alliance certification records for Crocus as CEO.
- **2026** — Led Crocus as it was selected to direct a Korean government R&D project for an AI-controlled solid-state transformer system for data centers.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Crocus, an energy technology company operating across the United States and South Korea.
- Developed and commercialized an industrial voltage-optimization offering that Crocus said could reduce electricity costs without changing production processes.
- Expanded Crocus's work from industrial energy management into EV charging and smart-grid control.
- Participated as an energy-AI founder on the AI-based next-generation infrastructure panel at COMEUP 2020.
- Led Crocus when it was selected in 2026 to direct a Korean government-supported data-center solid-state-transformer R&D project.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Crocus was selected to lead a Korean government-supported project developing an AI-autonomous solid-state transformer system for data-center power quality.
- **2024-10** — Open Charge Alliance records listed Daniel Lim as Crocus CEO on charging-system certification documents.
- **2024-10** — Crocus announced an agreement with LS E-Link concerning electric-mobility infrastructure, according to the company's press listing.

## Links

- Website: https://crocus.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-lim-65935715
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/CrocusEnergy
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/crocusenergy

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Last updated: 2026-08-26