Maria Buitron
InvestorPrincipal at Piva Capital
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Maria Buitron joined Piva Capital from Schlumberger Business Consulting (later acquired by Accenture Strategy Energy), where she advised energy clients across upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors, and previously worked in business development at energy storage company Stem Inc. She focuses on technology and diversity in the energy space. She holds an MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and a Chemical Engineering degree from Tecnologico de Monterrey, and was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Energy.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Energy
Experience
- Piva CapitalPrincipalcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Piva CapitalInvestor2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow (Class 27)current2022 — present
- Stem, Inc.Business Development Summer Associate2018California
- AccentureConsultant2015 — 2017Mexico City, Mexico
- Schlumberger Business ConsultingConsultant2013 — 2015Mexico City, Mexico
- KBR, Inc.Process Engineer2013Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Skills & more
Aspen HYSYS9Microsoft Excel10Leadership2Aspen Plus12Poseidon3AFT Fathom3Polymath5GAMS3COMSOL5Business Strategy3Chemical Engineering5Energy4
Languages English · French · Spanish
From Maria's professional profile.
Colleagues at Piva Capital
Adam Lasics
Partner, Strategy and Operations at Piva Capital
Adzmel Adznan
Co-Founding Partner at Piva Capital
Divina Agellon
Office Manager at Piva Capital
Don Wood
Venture Partner, Energy at B4 Capital
Elizabeth Ann Lowery
Senior Advisor at Piva Capital
Issam Dairanieh
Venture Partner at Piva Capital
Jillian Noel
Investor at Piva Capital
Lee Larson
Investor at Piva Capital
Network2
Adam Lasics
Partner, Strategy and Operations at Piva Capital
Adzmel Adznan
Co-Founding Partner at Piva Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Maria Buitron?
- Maria Buitron joined Piva Capital from Schlumberger Business Consulting (later acquired by Accenture Strategy Energy), where she advised energy clients across upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors, and previously worked in business development at energy storage company Stem Inc. She focuses on technology and diversity in the energy space. She holds an MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and a Chemical Engineering degree from Tecnologico de Monterrey, and was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Energy.
- Where does Maria Buitron work?
- Maria Buitron is Principal at Piva Capital.
- What does Maria Buitron invest in?
- Maria Buitron invests in Energy.
- What check size does Maria Buitron write?
- Maria Buitron typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Maria Buitron go to school?
- Maria Buitron studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business); Tecnológico de Monterrey (B.S. Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering).
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