# Ryan Li

> Ryan Li is the co-founder and CEO of Revert Technologies, a climate-tech company building AI-powered smart power adapters that hunt down 'phantom load' - the electricity devices waste while switched off. A chemical engineer turned energy operator, Li drilled deep-sea wells for Shell, designed green hydrogen plants, and ran Alibaba's US SMB business before building hardware in Maine that he describes as 'the easiest energy decision you'll ever make.' His company measures its own success in one unit: tons of CO2 removed.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Revert Technologies
- **Organizations:** Revert Technologies, Shell, Alibaba
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, MBA, Yale School of Management
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Revert Technologies, an AI-powered energy efficiency hardware and software company, Brought the patented Teak Smart Cube to market via a successful Kickstarter campaign, Launched the Acorn Smart Plug for commercial plug-load management

## Career timeline

- **2012-2017** — Worked at Shell - drilled horizontal deep-sea injector wells in the Gulf of Mexico and designed green hydrogen production facilities
- **2017-2019** — Investment banker focused on energy efficiency mergers; later managed Alibaba's US business serving SMBs in global e-commerce
- **2019** — Earned MBA from Yale School of Management; began the venture that became Revert Technologies
- **2021** — Formally co-founded Revert Technologies, Inc. as CEO with CTO Joe Lybik
- **2022** — Launched successful Kickstarter for the Teak Smart Cube; joined the Roux Institute Techstars Accelerator in Portland, Maine; won WeWork Changemakers Sustainability Series pitch competition
- **2023** — Launched the Acorn Smart Plug for commercial applications
- **2024** — Unified products under the Revert Technologies plug-load management platform; closed Seed funding (~$1.1-1.24M total raised)

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Revert Technologies, an AI-powered energy efficiency hardware and software company
- Brought the patented Teak Smart Cube to market via a successful Kickstarter campaign
- Launched the Acorn Smart Plug for commercial plug-load management
- Won the WeWork Changemakers: Sustainability Series pitch competition
- Selected for the Roux Institute Techstars Accelerator (Portland, Maine)
- Backed by Maine Venture Fund and FORGE manufacturing network
- Built US-based hardware manufacturing (designed in New York, assembled in Maine)

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — Closed Seed funding round; Revert Technologies operating from Brunswick, Maine with both Teak and Acorn products under one plug-load management platform

## Links

- Website: https://reverttechnologies.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-li-22120211/

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Last updated: 2026-06-21