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Piva Capital
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Seed–Growth · 17 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Piva Capital takes a thesis-driven approach, seeking out companies offering foundational, cross-industry technological solutions. It favors platforms with significant deployment value and scalable sales potential addressing large markets. The firm concentrates on companies from early to growth stage that are at commercial inflection points, and it looks for leadership teams with strong entrepreneurial drive.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 17 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 19 of 26 portfolio companiesCleantech ×7Climate Tech ×7Energy ×7Hardware ×6Advanced Manufacturing ×5AI & Machine Learning ×5Deep Tech ×5Enterprise Software ×4
HQs:United States×16Germany×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 15 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×73 founders×14+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 18 founders with education data
University of California, Berkeley ×3University of California, Davis ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 22 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×9Economics ×4Computer Science ×3Finance & Accounting ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 20 founders with career history
Google ×2Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) / University of Karlsruhe (TH) ×2Tesla ×2
5 founders hold a PhD · 1 hold an MBA (of 21 with degree data)
Investments · 26 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 22024 · 22023 · 12022 · 52021 · 32020 · 22015 · 117 dated
Velo3D manufactures metal additive manufacturing systems using laser powder bed fusion technology for industrial production.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSanta Clara, US
Benyamin Buller(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Erel Milshtein(Executive Officer)inArun Jeldi(Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board)in
BoardStrohband Sven(Director)Ofer Shochet(Director)
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersKluz VenturesLam CapitalPlayground GlobalPETRONAS Ventures
Urbint builds AI and predictive analytics software that helps utilities, energy providers, and critical infrastructure companies predict and prevent incidents such as field safety hazards, storm impacts, and excavation damages.
AI & Machine LearningEnergySaaS
Corey Capasso(Founder of Urbint, SVP of Itron Resiliency Solutions)inMatt Crye(President of Urbint)inSid Jain(VP of Finance)inSonam Kala(VP of Strategy)inJim Duffy(VP of Sales)inJon Kremer(VP of Product Management)in
Co-investorsEnergize CapitalEnergy Impact PartnersNational Grid PartnersSalesforce VenturesBlue Bear Capital PartnersClimate Investment+6 more
VEIR manufactures low- and medium-voltage superconducting systems that deliver electricity for high-performance AI data centers.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnergyHardwareWoburn, US
Tim Heidel(CEO & Co-Founder)in
BoardDoug Stewart(Director)Adam Wallen(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesCongruent VenturesTyche PartnersNational Grid PartnersVXI CapitalBaruch Future Ventures+5 more
Worlds develops AI technology for processing and analyzing visual data in spatial and temporal context to enable enterprise applications in the physical world.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software
Dave Copps(CEO)inChris Rhode(President)
Co-investorsMoneta VenturesGreen Park & Golf VenturesPerot JainPETRONAS Ventures
Xage builds zero trust access and security solutions to protect critical infrastructure systems and prevent cyberattacks.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSPalo Alto, US
Roman Arutyunov(Executive Officer)inSusanto Irwan(Executive Officer, Director)inSriinDuncan Greatwood(Executive Officer, Director)inDorea El-Sayed(Executive Officer)Norman Thorlakson(Executive Officer)
Board seatMark Gudiksen· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCity LightMarch Capital PartnersMomenta VenturesSaints CapitalThe HiveValor Equity Partners+7 more
Alloy Enterprises designs and manufactures thermal management and cooling solutions for high-density servers and critical IT equipment.
Advanced ManufacturingData & InfrastructureDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSomerville, US
Alison Forsyth(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Mykulowycz(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrea Bedell(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsCongruent VenturesFlybridge Capital PartnersRiot VenturesUnlessLockheed Martin VenturesPETRONAS Ventures
Boston Metal develops Molten Oxide Electrolysis (MOE), an electrified process for producing steel and other metals from a range of oxide feedstocks without direct emissions.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsWoburn, US
Donald Sadoway(Co-founder (MIT professor))inAntoine Allanore(Co-founder (MIT professor))Tadeu Carneiro(CEO)in
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesClimate InvestmentPrelude VenturesInternational Finance CorporationBMW i VenturesEnergy Impact Partners+8 more
INERATEC produces synthetic fuels and chemicals from CO₂ and renewable hydrogen using microstructure technology, offering e-SAF, e-diesel, and other drop-in ready fuels and chemical products for energy and manufacturing industries.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyNot stated on page, DE
Tim Boeltken(Founder)inPfeifer Peter(Founder)in
Co-investorsEmerald Technology Ventures AgENGIE New VenturesHG VenturesHonda Innovations Silicon ValleyPlanet A VenturesTDK Ventures+3 more
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Joywell Foods (Oobli) produces sweet proteins found in rare fruits and berries that taste like sugar but digest like protein, and can replace up to 90% of sugar in products such as beverages and baked goods.
BiotechFoodTech
Co-investorsDemos Strategic Investing PartnersFlucas Ventures
Koloma explores and produces natural hydrogen to support global decarbonization efforts.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyDenver, US
Jeff Knupp(Executive Officer)inBunmi Adekore(Executive Officer, Director)Paul Harraka(Executive Officer)inPeter Johnson(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardChristian Garcia(Director)inShayle Kann(Director)in
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesCongruent VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersEvok InnovationsK5 GlobalMaterial Impact+7 more
Lunar Energy develops home energy technology that converts and stores solar power to provide continuous clean electricity for residential customers.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwareMountain View, US
Mark Holveck(Founder)inKunal Girotra(Founder)in
Co-investorsACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSAlumni VenturesB Capital GroupB4 CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Leitmotif+6 more
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Malta Inc. develops a steam-based ultra-high temperature heat pump that delivers 300–550°C process heat for industrial decarbonization and serves as the core technology for its utility-scale long-duration energy storage system.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyCambridge, US
Phil Delleville(Executive Officer, Director)inRamya Swaminathan(Executive Officer, Director)inJeannine Sargent(Director)inAlex Syed(Director)Steve Hirsh(Director)in
BoardJesus Santos Egea(Director)
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesPETRONAS Ventures
OneRail operates the OmniPoint platform, an AI-native last-mile delivery orchestration system that optimizes delivery mode, routing, and carrier selection while providing access to a network of gig and professional couriers on a single rate card.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Bill Catania(Founder)inLisa Catania(Co-Founder & COO/CMO)inJason Quintanain
Co-investorsAliment CapitalAlpine MeridianAlumni VenturesBullpen CapitalChicago VenturesCreativeCo+8 more
Oobli develops sweet proteins derived from equatorial fruits and berries, using a fermentation process to produce a sugar alternative that is thousands of times sweeter than sugar.
BiotechCleantechFoodTechImpact & Social Good
Jason Ryder(Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesGlobal BrainLever VCKhosla VenturesPETRONAS Ventures
The Planetary Society is a member-funded nonprofit that advances space science and exploration through space advocacy, education, and research, including efforts on Solar System discovery, the search for life beyond Earth, and asteroid impact defense.
Impact & Social GoodSpace Tech
Carl Sagan(Co-founder)Bill Nye(Chief Ambassador)in
Co-investorsBeyond Earth VenturesAstanor VenturesBreakthrough Energy VenturesGigascale CapitalGreen Generation FundKhosla Ventures+1 more
Planted Solar operates a vertically integrated solar platform that links site origination, design, permitting, construction, and operations, using high-density terrain-following arrays and precision field machines to reduce land use and speed deployment.
CleantechClimate TechConstruction TechEnergyOakland, US
Richard Erb(Founder)in
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesTeam Builder VenturesKhosla VenturesPETRONAS Ventures
Plantible Foods redesigns the food supply chain to advance health for people and the planet.
AgTechBiotechFoodTechImpact & Social GoodSan Marcos, US
Tony Martens(Founder & CEO)inMaurits Van de Ven(Founder)in
BoardAlan Chen(Director)
Co-investorsAstanor VenturesCerity Partners VenturesDoon CapitalFTW VenturesGood FriendsLerer Hippeau+6 more
Pyka develops all-electric cargo aircraft for military logistics applications.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechClimate TechDefense TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSpace TechSan Francisco, US
Michael Norcia(Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer)inNathan White(Co-Founder, Head of Flight Operations)inKyle Moore(Co-Founder, Software Fellow)inChuma Ogunwole(Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer)in
Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersCatapult VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)LightbankMetaplanetObvious Ventures+14 more
Ouster develops high-resolution lidar sensors for long, mid, and short-range applications, enabling automation and autonomous systems across infrastructure and industrial sectors.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareIoTRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Charles Angus Pacala(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Frichtl(Founder)inEric Younge(Founder)inZachary Frankel(Director)David Blau(Director)Ashok M. Rao(Director)
Co-investorsAmity VenturesCongruent VenturesCreative VenturesFontinalis PartnersIDEA Fund PartnersPrelude Ventures+4 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
On Demand TechnologiesAnuvia Plant NutrientsJoywellMenlo MicroMenlo MicrosystemsNovastusWorlds Enterprises
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 1
1 IPOsVelo 3DNASDAQ: VELO
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesBoston Metal · globenewswire.com · May 20, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Piva Capital made?
- Piva Capital has 26 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Piva Capital invest at?
- Piva Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Piva Capital focus on?
- Piva Capital focuses on Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Piva Capital located?
- Piva Capital is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Piva Capital lead rounds?
- Piva Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Piva Capital co-invest with?
- Piva Capital most often shares deals with Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Prelude Ventures, Congruent Ventures, among 94 tracked co-investors.
- What size deals does Piva Capital back?
- Across 6 deals with disclosed amounts, Piva Capital has joined rounds of $7M – $130M (median $50.5M).
Co-investors · 30
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs bold, early-stage, technology-driven companies across deep tech and other sectors, providing hands-on 'venture assistance' to help founders build category-defining businesses.
Breakthrough Energy, founded by Bill Gates, backs innovators developing affordable, reliable, and clean energy technologies, investing across manufacturing, electricity, agriculture, transportation, and buildings.
Prelude Ventures is a venture capital firm backing entrepreneurs building climate and clean-technology companies across sectors such as energy, carbon management, food and agriculture, mobility, and industrials.
Energy Impact Partners is an investment firm that connects entrepreneurs with major corporate partners to help drive the transformation of the global economy toward a more sustainable future.
Astanor Ventures is an impact-focused investment firm dedicated to transforming the agrifood system by backing innovation across the value chain from 'soil and sea to gut'.
National Grid Partners is the venture capital unit of National Grid plc, a major investor-owned energy utility company. The firm invests in innovative energy-related technologies and business models.
Paladin Capital Group invests in early stage and growth companies developing cyber, AI and deep technologies that address security and resilience needs for commercial and government customers.
Mana Ventures is a venture capital firm backing founders building companies in advanced AI and other frontier technologies, supported by an LP network of founders, investors, executives, operators, and specialists.
Ironspring Ventures is an early-stage venture firm investing in technology innovators across the industrial supply chain, including manufacturing, construction, alternative energy, and transport & logistics.
DBL Partners is an impact venture capital firm that invests in companies aiming to deliver top-tier venture returns alongside positive social, environmental, and economic outcomes.
Obvious is a venture capital firm focused on supporting founders building solutions to humanity's largest challenges across planetary health, human health, and economic health.
Bullpen Capital is an early-stage venture firm that has funded over 100 companies, focusing on businesses that have found product-market fit but are overlooked by other investors.
▶18 more co-investors
March Capital PartnersPlayground GlobalGE VenturesMomenta VenturesBlue Bear Capital PartnersTDK VenturesLas Olas Venture CapitalA3VenturesSequoia CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Lightspeed Venture PartnersGreylock PartnersSOSVMayfield FundHanabi CapitalWireframe VenturesTrimble VenturesVentureUs
Firms observed investing alongside Piva Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Piva Capital's recorded portfolio.
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