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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, US
Instruments
Equity
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 3 of 7 portfolio companies

SaaS ×2Cleantech ×1Climate Tech ×1Consumer ×1Digital Health ×1Energy ×1Fintech ×1Healthtech ×1

HQs:United States×3

Investments · 7 tracked

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Cinderbiocinderbio.comin
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)Ian Pearce(Director)inDavid Gelinas(Chief Financial Officer of Issuer)inSamuel Romer(Director)Raef Sully(Chief Executive Officer of Issuer)in

Luminate Healthluminatehealth.comin𝕏

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)

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)

Papaya Payments

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

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Zestbiozestbio.com

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Frequently asked questions

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.

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