# Steve Huang

> Steve Huang is the founder and CEO of KiWi New Energy, a Taiwan-born, San Mateo-based startup building what he calls an operating system for global renewable energy. A serial green entrepreneur with more than 15 years across the semiconductor and solar value chain, Huang went from NVIDIA and public silicon-wafer ventures to a near-total collapse when Chinese rivals undercut his micro-inverter business, then rebuilt around an AI-driven energy datacenter that matches clean supply with retail and small-business demand in real time.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at KiWi New Energy
- **Organizations:** KiWi New Energy, NVIDIA, Danen Technology, Gintech Energy, i-Energy Corp
- **From:** Taipei, Taiwan
- **Nationality:** Taiwanese
- **Education:** Studied in Canada (originally admitted to medicine); later shifted to business and computer science, University of Toronto, PhD, Business Administration, London University
- **Known for:** Founded and leads KiWi New Energy, an AI-driven renewable energy platform based in San Mateo and Taipei, Built a micro-inverter and smart energy business that sold more than 100,000 units across 30+ countries, Co-founded silicon wafer maker Danen Technology, which subsequently went public

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Joined NVIDIA, later serving as Senior Channel Marketing & Operations Director for the Asia-Pacific region
- **2000s** — Co-founded silicon wafer company Danen Technology, which later went public, and worked in solar manufacturing (Gintech Energy)
- **2011** — Launched an independent venture developing one of Asia-Pacific's first micro-inverter and smart energy management systems
- **2014** — Chinese competitors including Huawei and GoodWe entered with aggressive pricing, cutting prices to roughly a quarter of his own
- **2016** — The micro-inverter company closed; Huang has described being left with only about NT$3,000 in his darkest period
- **2017** — Co-founded KiWi New Energy with Gary Hsiang and Paul Garrity, initially as a blockchain platform for solar project investment and financing
- **2018** — KiWi New Energy named to CIO Review's Top 20 Blockchain Technology Solution Companies
- **2021** — Raised Series A funding (approximately US$1M total)
- **2026** — Positioned KiWi as an AI-driven 'operating system for global renewable energy' expanding toward Silicon Valley

## Achievements

- Founded and leads KiWi New Energy, an AI-driven renewable energy platform based in San Mateo and Taipei
- Built a micro-inverter and smart energy business that sold more than 100,000 units across 30+ countries
- Co-founded silicon wafer maker Danen Technology, which subsequently went public
- Held a senior Asia-Pacific channel marketing and operations role at NVIDIA
- Grew KiWi's platform to 3,000+ subscribers with retail partners including FamilyMart and Decathlon
- KiWi named among CIO Review's Top 20 Blockchain Technology Solution Companies (2018)

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Featured in coverage of how his Taiwanese startup pushed into Silicon Valley and worked to open up Tesla's energy storage system, arguing the AI dispatch layer is the key layer of the energy transition.
- **2026** — KiWi repositioned as 'The Operating System for Global Renewable Energy,' centered on an AI-Driven Energy Datacenter with a matching engine cited at 90%+ prediction accuracy and 10,000+ connected meters.

## Links

- Website: https://kiwinewenergy.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-huang-14a1a911a
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/KiWi_New_Energy

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Last updated: 2026-07-24