Former Tesla executive Drew Baglino has quietly founded a heat pump startup, TechCrunch has learned. This is the second company founded by Baglino in the two years since he left Tesla. Sources confirmed the existence of the startup, called Sadi Thermal Machines, and TechCrunch has reviewed company filings in Delaware and California. Sadi was formed in June 2025 and shares its Scotts Valley, California, headquarters with Heron Power , a startup also founded by Baglino, that sells solid-state tra…
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