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Mount Wilson Ventures

Venture capital

Pasadena · Pre-Seed–Seed · 2 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Mount Wilson Ventures focuses on backing founders at the earliest stages of company building, with an emphasis on companies grounded in the physical and data sciences. As a small two-partner firm, it aims to invest early and stay closely involved as portfolio companies develop. Its portfolio reflects a deeptech orientation spanning semiconductors, biotechnology, materials, cleantech, and health-related technologies.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
HQ
Pasadena, California, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2014
Tracked investments
7

Team · 2 people

from the firm's website
Mike Giardello· Partnerin

Partner at Mount Wilson Ventures; holds a PhD.

Richard Weil· Partnerin

Partner at Mount Wilson Ventures; holds a CFA designation.

What they invest in

from 6 of 7 portfolio companies

Biotech ×2Circular Economy ×2Deep Tech ×2Healthtech ×2New Materials ×2SaaS ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1AgTech ×1

HQs:United States×3Sweden×1

Investments · 7 tracked

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Cinderbiocinderbio.comin

CinderBio develops HyperThermoacidic Archaeal Proteases (HTA-Proteases) for proteomics research, enzymes that function at high temperature and low pH to enable rapid, single-step sample preparation before LC-MS/MS analysis.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtech

Lilac Solutionslilacsolutions.comin

Lilac Solutions develops direct lithium extraction technology using ceramic ion exchange media, enabling fast, clean, and affordable lithium production from brines for the electric vehicle and battery industries.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyNew MaterialsOakland, US

David Snydacker(President & Chief Technology Officer)inNicholas Goldberg(Chief Legal Officer of Issuer)David Gelinas(Chief Financial Officer of Issuer)inRaef Sully(Chief Executive Officer of Issuer)in

BoardClay Dumas(Director)inDavid Danielson(Director)in

Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesLowercarbon CapitalAzolla VenturesBMW i VenturesPrelude VenturesPresidio Ventures+7 more

Luminate Healthluminatehealth.comin𝕏Jul 2024

Luminate Health provides a patient and provider engagement platform for clinical, anatomic pathology, specialty, and hospital labs, giving patients the ability to access, manage, and understand their lab results over time.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSSan Mateo, US

Siddharth Sinha(Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer and Director)Shally Madan(President and Director)

BoardJeffrey Parkinson(Director)Nicholas Howell(Director)

Co-investorsWavemaker Three-Sixty Health

Papayapapayapay.comin𝕏

Papaya provides a platform to help Americans track and pay bills online, aiming to reduce financial anxiety and simplify bill payment management.

ConsumerFintechSaaS

Patrick Kann(Co-founder)Jason Meltzer(Co-founder)

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalActivant CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersFikaGraph Ventures

Papaya Payments

Mobile bill-pay that turns any paper bill into a one-tap payment.

Co-investorsF-Prime Capital

Sweganswegan.sein

SweGaN produces gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) wafers for high-performance power electronics and semiconductor devices.

Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyDeep TechNew MaterialsSemiconductorsNot stated on page, SE

Anders Lundskog(R&D Manager)in

Co-investorsAtlantic Bridge VenturesLifelike CapitalNavigare Ventures

Zestbiozestbio.comin

Zest Bio uses engineered microorganisms to convert low-value industrial fruit and vegetable processing waste — such as citrus peels, sugar beet pulp, potato peels, and grape pomace — into higher-value products.

AgTechBiotechCircular Economy

Ryan ProtzkoLuke LatimerJohn Dueber

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Mount Wilson Ventures made?
Mount Wilson Ventures has 7 tracked investments.
What stage does Mount Wilson Ventures invest at?
Mount Wilson Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What sectors does Mount Wilson Ventures focus on?
Mount Wilson Ventures focuses on Biotech, Cleantech, Deep Tech, Fintech, Healthtech, New Materials, Semiconductors.
Where is Mount Wilson Ventures located?
Mount Wilson Ventures is headquartered in Pasadena, US.
Who does Mount Wilson Ventures co-invest with?
Mount Wilson Ventures most often shares deals with Bessemer Venture Partners, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, F-Prime Capital, among 18 tracked co-investors.

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