Directors in Mayfield XIV will be led by Navin Chaddha, along with directors Tim Chang (who joined last year), Robin Vasan, Rajeev Batra and James Beck, chief operating officer.
"Tesla is a bellwether that people are interested in these alternative energy technologies, " says Robin Vasan, a managing director at Mayfield, a Menlo Park-based VC firm that has three energy technology companies in its portfolio.