Kiva Dickinson
InvestorGeneral Partner at Selva Ventures · Board director at Clevr Blends
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Kiva Dickinson is General Partner at Selva Ventures, a seed fund he founded, where he handles sourcing and executing deals and supports portfolio brands. He previously was a Partner at CircleUp, joining as the firm launched its first discretionary equity fund, CircleUp Growth Partners, and led Series B investments in Nutpods and Liquid I.V. Earlier, he invested in consumer and digital media companies at TPG Capital in San Francisco — including TPG's Series B rounds in Lynda.com (later acquired by LinkedIn) and Ipsy — after beginning his career in consumer-focused investment banking at Barclays in Los Angeles.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AgTechConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechHealthtechImpact & Social Good
Board director at Clevr Blends
Intro paths
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Clevr Blends's investors · 1
Co-founders at Clevr Blends
Experience
- Selva VenturesFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GrünsBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentColorado, United States
- cadootz!Co-Founder and Board Membercurrent2024 — presentNew Jersey, United States
- FoodNerdBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentBuffalo, New York, United States
- Clevr BlendsBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentSanta Barbara, California, United States
- OneSkinBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Surely WinesBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Native PetBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentSt Louis, Missouri, United States
- Ace Beverage GroupInvestor2019 — 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Ace ValleyInvestor2019 — 2021Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Liquid I.V.Investor & Board Observer2018 — 2019Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- nutpods (Green Grass Foods Inc.)Investor2017 — 2019Greater Seattle Area
- CircleUpPartner, CircleUp Growth Partners2017 — 2019San Francisco, California
- TPG GlobalPrivate Equity Investor2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- IPSYInvestor2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Minds Matter of San FranciscoCo President2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Lynda.comInvestor2015Santa Barbara, California Area
- BarclaysInvestment Banking2012 — 2014Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
From Kiva's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
FoxtrotHausMid-Day SquaresMUD\WTRNative PetSurely WinesVerb Energy
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Selva Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kiva Dickinson?
- Kiva Dickinson is General Partner at Selva Ventures, a seed fund he founded, where he handles sourcing and executing deals and supports portfolio brands. He previously was a Partner at CircleUp, joining as the firm launched its first discretionary equity fund, CircleUp Growth Partners, and led Series B investments in Nutpods and Liquid I.V. Earlier, he invested in consumer and digital media companies at TPG Capital in San Francisco — including TPG's Series B rounds in Lynda.com (later acquired by LinkedIn) and Ipsy — after beginning his career in consumer-focused investment banking at Barclays in Los Angeles.
- Where does Kiva Dickinson work?
- Kiva Dickinson is General Partner at Selva Ventures and Board director at Clevr Blends.
- What does Kiva Dickinson invest in?
- Kiva Dickinson invests in AgTech, Consumer, Direct to Consumer, E-commerce, FoodTech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good.
- What check size does Kiva Dickinson write?
- Kiva Dickinson typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies has Kiva Dickinson invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Foxtrot, Haus, Mid-Day Squares, MUD\WTR, Native Pet, Surely Wines, Verb Energy.
- Where did Kiva Dickinson go to school?
- Kiva Dickinson studied at Ivey Business School at Western University (Honors Business Administration); University of Toronto Schools.
Founder mafias
Barclays mafia41
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Ivey Business School at Western University mafia34
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University of Toronto Schools mafia8
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CircleUp mafia2
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Food Nerd mafia2
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Same school
Also attended Ivey Business School at Western University336
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Also attended University of Toronto Schools21
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Shared employers
Also worked at cadootz!1
Also worked at OneSkin4
Also worked at nutpods (Green Grass Foods Inc.)2
Also worked at TPG Global166
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