BEN PARKER

Age: 28 • Cofounder, Lightship

Trucks are going electric—it’s only natural that trailers will follow. Parker and cofounder Toby Kraus, both Tesla alums, launched San Francisco–based Lightship to bring EV technology to the $55 billion recreational vehicle market. Parker worked as a battery engineer for Tesla’s Model 3 and became interested in RVs while doing a side project to electrify food trucks. In 2020, he rented a Winnebago for a three-month tour of the American West:

“It was one part soul searching, one part business research.” He launched Lightship from the road and has since raised

$27 million from investors including Prelude Ventures, Obvious Ventures and Congruent Ventures. A prototype is expected this spring.