# Zach Dell Co-founder and CEO of [[Base Power]], the Austin residential-battery company that closed a $1B Series D in August 2026 at a $13B valuation — see [[Base Power $1B Series D]]. Son of Dell Technologies founder Michael Dell. The career path is the part worth recording. Dell worked at [[Blackstone]], where he picked up energy-investing exposure, and then at [[Thrive Capital]] before founding Base Power in 2023. Thrive is one of Base Power's existing backers and re-invested in the Series D. A firm funding a company founded by its own alumnus is not unusual in venture, but it is the kind of closed loop the vault tracks: capital, deal flow, and founders circulating inside a small network rather than being sourced from outside it. > Status: stub — expand with the Dell family wealth structure, the Texas grid politics Base Power operates inside, and the dynasty link if the family becomes a political-money actor. ## See Also - [[Base Power]] - [[Base Power $1B Series D]] - [[Thrive Capital]] - [[Justin Lopas]]