
Mills is a Partner in Montrose Lane, a Texas-based venture capital firm (fka Cottonwood Venture Partners) partnering with early stage companies focused on digital solutions for the energy industry.

Mills is co-founder of Nuburu, a high-power laser start-up.
Previously

For seven years prior to a 2008 acquisition by HP, Mills was the independent Director on the Board of EYP Mission Critical Facilities, one of the world’s leading data center design and engineering firms, a pioneer in green data center design and energy efficiency in high-density environments.

Mills was co-founding Chairman & CTO of ICx Technologies (a Digital Power Capital company), helping take it through IPO. The company was later purchased by FLIR.

Mills was co-founding Chairman & CTO of ICx Technologies (a Digital Power Capital company), helping take it through IPO. The company was later purchased by FLIR.
Examples of investments from the (former) DPC portfolio include:
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