# Vincent Pluvinage

> Vincent Pluvinage is a Belgian-American inventor, entrepreneur and technology investor based in Atherton, California. A co-founder and former CEO of OneD Battery Sciences, he helped acquire Nanosys’ nanowire technology and research team in 2013. His career includes AT&T Bell Laboratories, ReSound, Preview Systems, IPValue Management, Intellectual Ventures and Invention Capital Partners.

- **Role:** Managing Partner at Invention Capital Partners
- **Organizations:** Invention Capital Partners, OneD Battery Sciences, AT&T Bell Laboratories, ReSound Corporation, Preview Systems, IPValue Management, Intellectual Ventures
- **Nationality:** Belgian-American
- **Education:** M.S. in Applied Physics Engineering, summa cum laude, Université catholique de Louvain, Ph.D. in Bioengineering, University of Michigan, Advanced Executive Management program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Inventor on more than 100 patents, as reported in his professional biographies and interviews., Helped build businesses that went public in 1993 (ReSound) and 1999 (Preview Systems)., Led the 2013 acquisition behind OneD Battery Sciences.

## Career timeline

- **1985-1987** — Member of the technical staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories.
- **1987-1997** — Held senior roles at ReSound spanning R&D, international operations, business development and strategic marketing.
- **1993** — ReSound went public.
- **1997** — Joined Preview Software in June; subsequently led Preview Systems after its 1998 merger.
- **1999** — Preview Systems went public.
- **Before 2013** — Co-founded IPValue Management, led strategic acquisitions and private equity at Intellectual Ventures, and founded Invention Capital Partners.
- **2012** — Met Yimin Zhu and began evaluating his Nanosys silicon nanowire project.
- **2013** — Led an investor group acquiring Nanosys’ nanowire technologies, team and facilities, forming OneD.
- **2022** — As OneD CEO, announced a GM research collaboration; GM Ventures and Volta participated in a $25 million Series C round.
- **2024** — OneD announced commissioning of its Moses Lake pilot line in August.
- **2025** — Identified as former OneD CEO in May reporting on the pilot plant’s closure.

## Achievements

- Inventor on more than 100 patents, as reported in his professional biographies and interviews.
- Helped build businesses that went public in 1993 (ReSound) and 1999 (Preview Systems).
- Led the 2013 acquisition behind OneD Battery Sciences.
- Led OneD during its 2022 GM research agreement and funding announcement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Published LinkedIn commentary on Starlink connectivity and international access; this documents his public interests, not independent verification of the statistics in the post.
- **2025-12** — Described developing AI tools for patentable inventions in a public LinkedIn post.
- **2025-05** — Identified as former OneD CEO in reporting on the Moses Lake pilot facility closure; he attributed part of the difficulty to tariffs and weakening EV demand.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincentpluvinage

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