# Patrick Maloney

> Patrick Maloney is the co-founder and CEO of CIV and co-founder and chairman of The Nuclear Company. He previously founded and led Inspire, the consumer clean energy business acquired by Shell in 2021, after earlier ventures in competitive energy retail. His work spans household energy subscriptions, venture investment and nuclear deployment.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at CIV; Co-Founder and Chairman at The Nuclear Company
- **Organizations:** CIV, The Nuclear Company, Inspire, Independence Energy, Energy Plus, Conservation International, YPO LA
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Founded Inspire and led it through its acquisition by Shell., 2018 EY Greater Los Angeles Entrepreneur Of The Year, Cleantech & Renewable Energy., Co-founded CIV and The Nuclear Company.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2014** — Co-founded Independence Energy and served on the founding team of Energy Plus; both were acquired by NRG.
- **2014** — Launched Inspire.
- **2018** — Won EY Greater Los Angeles Entrepreneur Of The Year in Cleantech & Renewable Energy.
- **2020** — Nominated for the UCLA Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award by Jeff Rosenthal.
- **2021** — Shell completed its acquisition of Inspire on September 15.
- **2024** — The Nuclear Company, which he co-founded and chairs, emerged publicly in July.
- **2025** — CIV announced the close of its inaugural fund with more than $210 million in commitments on April 29.

## Achievements

- Founded Inspire and led it through its acquisition by Shell.
- 2018 EY Greater Los Angeles Entrepreneur Of The Year, Cleantech & Renewable Energy.
- Co-founded CIV and The Nuclear Company.
- 2020 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award nominee.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Participated in a Bloomberg New Economy Forum energy and AI discussion in Singapore.
- **2025-09** — The Nuclear Company announced experienced Vogtle leaders for deployment and announced a planned NOS demonstration at Palantir AIPCon.
- **2025-06** — The Nuclear Company and Palantir announced their NOS software partnership.
- **2025-04** — CIV announced more than $210 million in commitments to its inaugural fund.

## Links

- Website: https://www.civ.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maloney-patrick

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