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Jessy Rivest
InvestorFormer Partner at Khosla Ventures
Palo Alto, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Partner at Khosla Ventures focused on climate tech and non-obvious approaches to mitigating climate change. Previously led the cleantech practice at Xerox PARC and worked as an engineer at Evergreen Solar and The Molecular Foundry; holds a BS from MIT and a PhD from UC Berkeley, both in mechanical engineering.
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Invests in
CleantechClimate Tech
Beyond investing
- Education
- Studied at MIT (Bachelor's, Mechanical Engineering) Studied at UC Berkeley (Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering)
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Investments
Board seats
Per SEC Form D filings.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jessy Rivest?
- Partner at Khosla Ventures focused on climate tech and non-obvious approaches to mitigating climate change. Previously led the cleantech practice at Xerox PARC and worked as an engineer at Evergreen Solar and The Molecular Foundry; holds a BS from MIT and a PhD from UC Berkeley, both in mechanical engineering.
- What does Jessy Rivest invest in?
- Jessy Rivest invests in Cleantech, Climate Tech.
- What check size does Jessy Rivest write?
- Jessy Rivest typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Jessy Rivest sit on?
- Jessy Rivest holds tracked board seats at Spiritus Technologies.
Founder mafias
Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,487
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University of Cambridge mafia725
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Khosla Ventures mafia29
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