Toby Kraus
About
Toby Kraus is from San Francisco Bay Area. Toby works in the following industries: "Renewables & Environment", "Financial Services", "Venture Capital & Private Equity", and "Automotive". Toby is currently Co-Founder & President at Lightship, located in San Francisco Bay Area. In Toby's previous role as a Entrepreneur In Residence at Eclipse Ventures, Toby worked in San Francisco Bay Area until May 2021. Prior to joining Eclipse Ventures, Toby was a Vice President - Proterra Powered at Proterra Inc and held the position of Vice President - Proterra Powered. Prior to that, Toby was a Vice President - Finance & Strategy at Proterra Inc, based in San Francisco Bay Area from Mar 2017 to Dec 2018. Toby started working as Director - Finance & Strategy at Proterra Inc in San Francisco Bay Area in Mar 2016. From Sep 2014 to May 2015, Toby was Senior Manager, Model S Product Management at Tesla, based in San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to that, Toby was a Head of Finance at Tesla, based in San Francisco Bay Area from May 2013 to Sep 2014. Toby started working as R&D Finance Manager at Tesla in San Francisco Bay Area in May 2011.
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Toby Kraus's past jobs
General manager of Proterra's battery and powertrain technology business, deploying Proterra batteries, drivetrains and other hardware and software into global commercial vehicle manufacturer's electric vehicle platforms.
Responsible for Proterra's finance, business development, strategy and corporate development activities.
Led Proterra's finance team, raised $375m of capital from strategic, venture capital and mutual fund investors across four rounds of private equity fundraises.
Led product management for the Model S. Partnered with a cross functional team spanning engineering, manufacturing, sales, marketing and finance groups to launch new products including Model S All-Wheel Drive and Autopilot.
Led the Tesla FP&A and Business Operations teams reporting to the CFO. Responsible for financial and strategic planning and gross margin improvement initiatives. Key member of program team executing Model S, Model X and early development of Model 3.
Responsible for all financial support of the engineering groups at Tesla with a primary focus on the Model S. Led the Model S cost reduction effort, successfully achieving 25% gross margin target.
Supported FP&A and corporate finance activities including Tesla's IPO and Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Loan issued by the Department of Energy.
Part of the leveraged & acquisition finance team, focused on transportation and industrials clients.