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Bhargavi Chevva

Investor

Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Boston, Massachusetts

Writes $500K – $50M checks · typically $25M

About

Bhargavi Chevva is a Business Fellow and Operating Partner at Breakthrough Energy. She works with early-stage technology companies on business development and strategy, with experience in both investing and operations.

Experience

  1. Breakthrough EnergyBusiness Fellow/Operating Partnercurrent2025 — present
  2. ReMo Energy, IncSVP Business Development and Strategy2022 — 2025
  3. Browning the Green SpaceCapital Committee Co-Chair2020 — 2023
  4. ArkeaBio™Board Member2021 — 2022
  5. CarbonCure TechnologiesBoard Observer2018 — 2022
  6. Breakthrough Energy VenturesPartner2017 — 2022Greater Boston Area
  7. GenentechChief of Staff, Finance and Operations2016 — 2017South San Francisco, CA
  8. PicoEnergyCo-Founder2015Mumbai, India
  9. ExxonMobilAdvanced Engineer2012 — 2014Fairfax, VA
  10. ExxonMobilComplex Engineer2012Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area
  11. ExxonMobilHydroprocessing Engineer2010 — 2012Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area
  12. ExxonMobilModel Validation Engineer2009 — 2010Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area
  13. Hess CorporationSummer Intern2008

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA)
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyS.B., Chemical-Biological Engineering

Skills & more

Refinery12Distillation9Data Analysis16Chemical Engineering7Process Engineering5Engineering6Energy7Petroleum2Chemical Process Engineering1Turnaround Experience1Technical Leadership3Hydrotreating1
+12 moreBusiness StrategyFinancial ModelingProject ManagementResearchAspen PlusSolar ThermalSolar PVRefinery OperationsAnalysisStrategyMatlabPortfolio Management

Languages English · Hindi · Spanish · Telugu

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Colleagues at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Adam Wallen
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Alice Jackson
Head of Grid Modeling at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Allegra Kowalewski-Ferreira
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Ashley Grosh
Head of Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Ben Gaddy
Breakthrough Energy Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Bill Gates
Founder at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Brenda Haendler
Breakthrough Energy Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Brian Mayers
Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Network13

Adam Wallen
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Allegra Kowalewski-Ferreira
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Brian Mayers
Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Carmichael Roberts
Investor at Material Impact
Cheua Lovan
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Chris Poirier
Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Christian Garcia
Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Christina Karapataki
Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Christopher Rivest
Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Cooper Rinzler
Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
David Danielson
Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Eric Toone
Chief Technical Officer, Breakthrough Energy; Managing Partner, Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
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Frequently asked questions

Where does Bhargavi Chevva work?
Bhargavi Chevva is Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures.
What check size does Bhargavi Chevva write?
Bhargavi Chevva typically writes checks of $500K – $50M.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,971

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital; architect of Invest America; BG2 co-hostAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,281

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars

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Shared employers

Also worked at Browning the Green Space3

Daniel GoldmanCo-Founder and Managing Director at Clean Energy VenturesEric Graber-LopezInvestor at Clean Energy VentureJulianne ZimmermanManaging Director at Reinventure Capital

Also worked at CarbonCure Technologies5

Andrew HaughianPartner at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Phoebe WangPartner at WI Harper GroupChris PoirierBreakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy VenturesChristian Hernandez GallardoPartner at 2150Benjamin HoganDirector / Private Equity at Blue Earth Capital AG

Also worked at Breakthrough Energy Ventures34

Carmichael RobertsInvestor at Material ImpactBill GatesFounder at Breakthrough Energy VenturesWill MorrisonPrincipal at DFJMatt EggersManaging Director at Prelude VenturesJeannine SargentAdvisor at Colle Capital PartnersHarshita Mira VenkateshPrincipal at Avesta Fund

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Also worked at Genentech95

David SchenkeinInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Karthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Marco PrunottoInvestor at MedicxiLogan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechJosephine ChenInvestor at Sequoia CapitalAbbie CelnikerInvestor at Third Rock Ventures

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