# Joselyn Lai

> Joselyn Lai is the co-founder and CEO of Bedrock Energy, an Austin-based climate-tech company drilling deep, autonomous geothermal wells to heat and cool large commercial buildings for a fraction of conventional cost and land. After a decade across sustainable agriculture, transportation, and consulting, she paired up with oil-and-gas drilling scientist Silviu Livescu to repurpose upstream drilling techniques for the half-kilometer of free thermal energy sitting beneath every building. In January 2025 the company raised a $12M Series A led by Titanium Ventures to scale projects across Texas and the Mountain West.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Bedrock Energy
- **Organizations:** Bedrock Energy, PickTrace, Blue River Technology, Polymath Ventures, Higher Ground Labs, Bain & Company
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in Economics, Harvard University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Bedrock Energy, raising a $12M Series A (Jan 2025) plus equipment financing, with total venture funding exceeding $20M, Delivered Bedrock's first commercial geothermal pilots in 2024, cutting required geothermal field space by over 60%, Pioneered drilling geothermal wells 1,000-2,000 feet deep - far deeper than conventional 300-850 foot residential systems - to maximize thermal efficiency in space-constrained urban sites

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Strategy consultant at Bain & Company
- **Pre-2022** — Worked across sustainable agriculture and transportation startups, including Blue River Technology and Polymath Ventures; Head of Operations at PickTrace, a YC-backed startup digitizing agricultural labor
- **2022** — Co-founded Bedrock Energy with Silviu Livescu after meeting through climate investor Overture Ventures
- **2024** — Completed first two commercial geothermal installations - an office building in Austin (CIM Group) and a Utah resort; partnered with Dominion Energy to study geothermal cooling for data centers
- **2025** — Raised $12M Series A led by Titanium Ventures; lined up projects across Texas, Colorado and Utah

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Bedrock Energy, raising a $12M Series A (Jan 2025) plus equipment financing, with total venture funding exceeding $20M
- Delivered Bedrock's first commercial geothermal pilots in 2024, cutting required geothermal field space by over 60%
- Pioneered drilling geothermal wells 1,000-2,000 feet deep - far deeper than conventional 300-850 foot residential systems - to maximize thermal efficiency in space-constrained urban sites
- Secured partnership with Dominion Energy to evaluate geothermal cooling for data centers
- Assembled a multi-disciplinary team of oil-and-gas drilling veterans repurposing upstream techniques for clean energy

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Bedrock Energy closed a $12M Series A led by Titanium Ventures, with Energy Impact Partners and Sustainable Future Ventures, to scale geothermal projects across Texas and the Mountain West.
- **2024** — Completed first two commercial geothermal installations (Austin office and Utah resort) and partnered with Dominion Energy on data-center cooling research.

## Links

- Website: https://bedrockenergy.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joselynlai

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Last updated: 2026-06-11