About
Leila Pirbay joined Overture Ventures in 2025 to back founders working on decarbonization. She began her career at Stripe, where she worked on European expansion and led the company's entry into Italy, and later spent two years at EQT Ventures focused on early- and growth-stage software investments across the US and Europe. She holds a bachelor's in Anthropology and Economics from Harvard, an MBA from Stanford's Graduate School of Business, and an MPA from Harvard's Kennedy School.
Invests in
CleantechClimate TechSaaS
Experience
- Overture VenturesPartnercurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
- EQT VenturesDirector2022 — 2024New York
- Alter GlobalScout2022
- Stanford GSB Impact FundFintech Investor2021 — 2022
- StripeGrowth - Italy2015 — 2019Dublin, Ireland
- EndeavorInvestor Network & Catalyst Associate2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Blueline - MadagascarMarketing2014 — 2015Madagascar
- Experience MoroccoBusiness Development2014Casablanca, Morocco
- KearneySummer Business Analyst - Italy2013Milan, Italy
Skills & more
Leadership38Business Strategy37Public Speaking34Research25Management Consulting22International Relations18Non-profit Leadership17International Development14Project Management12Impact Investing6Emerging Markets6Education8
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Social MediaWritingMicrosoft OfficeBusiness AnalysisConsultingEntrepreneurshipFrenchManagementStrategySpanishMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointLanguages English · French · Gujarati · Hindi · Italian · Malagasy · Spanish
- Advanced Open Water Diver — PADI
From Leila's professional profile.
Deals · 1
SiteVue AI Inc.Board seat
via Overture Climate · filed May 2026 · $7M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Overture Climate
Allison Hinckley
Senior Principal at Overture Climate
Ben Rhodes
Advisor, Former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama at Overture Climate
Brandon Hurlbut
Co-Founder at Overture Climate
Dan Brunner
Advisor, Co-Founder and former CTO, Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Partner, Future Tech Partners at Overture Climate
Emma McDonagh
Partner & COO at Overture Climate
Gaurav Sant
Advisor, Director, UCLA Institute for Carbon Management at Overture Climate
Julius Genachowski
Venture Partner at Overture Climate
Karen Skelton
Advisor, Visiting Scholar At Stanford's Doerr School Of Sustainability; Former Senior Policy Advisor, US Department Of Energy at Overture Climate
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Leila Pirbay?
- Leila Pirbay joined Overture Ventures in 2025 to back founders working on decarbonization. She began her career at Stripe, where she worked on European expansion and led the company's entry into Italy, and later spent two years at EQT Ventures focused on early- and growth-stage software investments across the US and Europe. She holds a bachelor's in Anthropology and Economics from Harvard, an MBA from Stanford's Graduate School of Business, and an MPA from Harvard's Kennedy School.
- Where does Leila Pirbay work?
- Leila Pirbay is Partner at Overture Climate.
- What does Leila Pirbay invest in?
- Leila Pirbay invests in Cleantech, Climate Tech, SaaS.
- What boards does Leila Pirbay sit on?
- Leila Pirbay holds tracked board seats at SiteVue AI Inc..
- Where did Leila Pirbay go to school?
- Leila Pirbay studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Harvard Kennedy School (Master in Public Administration, Political and Economic Development); Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Anthropology & Economics).
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,384
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended Harvard Kennedy School214
Jeremy PhilipsInvestor at Spark CapitalMike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado VenturesAndrew ForysiakOwner, AJF and Associates at Riphean InvestmentsDouglas Lemott Jr.Vice President, SAP National Security Services at Riphean InvestmentsGayatri SarkarFounder and CEO at Advaita CapitalMs. BakkerManaging Director and Founder at Longitude Capital
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Also attended Harvard University1,558
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates Foundation
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Shared employers
Also worked at EQT Ventures27
Sofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesKaushik SubramanianVenture capitalist, product personMarnix van der PloegInvestor at EQT VenturesSai SriramagiriInvestor at EQT VenturesSandra MalmbergInvestor at EQT VenturesTed PerssonInvestor at EQT Ventures
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Also worked at Alter Global15
Deborah ChuPrincipal at NextGen Venture PartnersSiddharth DhankharPrincipal at LightboxLily JooVenture Partner at VentureFriendsAyan MadaanSenior Quantitive Developer at Rising CapitalAllen TaylorManaging Partner, Endeavor Catalyst at Endeavor CatalystJessica JackleyVenture Partner at MSM
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Also worked at Stanford GSB Impact Fund15
LeSean BrownAssociate at Context VenturesPaola RetesVice President at LiveOak VenturesAbdul AbdirahmanPrincipal at F-Prime Capital PartnersTom CostinCo-founder and Managing Partner at Owl VenturesTatiana BouriCampus Lead at The MBA FundValeria MartinezPrincipal at VamosVentures
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Also worked at Stripe186
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalPatrick CollisonCo-founder & CEO of StripeJohn CollisonCo-founder & President of StripeGreg BrockmanCo-founder & President of OpenAI
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