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Maria Buitron

Investor

Principal at Piva Capital

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

30 Under 30 2020 · Energy

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.

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Invests in

Energy

Experience

  1. Piva CapitalPrincipalcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Piva CapitalInvestor2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow (Class 27)current2022 — present
  4. Stem, Inc.Business Development Summer Associate2018California
  5. AccentureConsultant2015 — 2017Mexico City, Mexico
  6. Schlumberger Business ConsultingConsultant2013 — 2015Mexico City, Mexico
  7. KBR, Inc.Process Engineer2013Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

Education

  1. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Business2017 — 2019
  2. Tecnológico de MonterreyB.S. Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering2008 — 2013

Skills & more

Aspen HYSYS9Microsoft Excel10Leadership2Aspen Plus12Poseidon3AFT Fathom3Polymath5GAMS3COMSOL5Business Strategy3Chemical Engineering5Energy4

Languages English · French · Spanish

From Maria's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business511

Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHariFellow at Clear VenturesDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera Capital

+ 505 more

Also attended Tecnológico de Monterrey112

Fernando GonzalezPartner, Global Capital Strategy at QED InvestorsAileen AllenPartner at Mercury FundKevin BernalSenior Associate at Mighty CapitalMax BräuningerInvestor at 13books CapitalLuis EnríquezPartner at NazcaRicardo WederVenture Partner at Nazca

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Shared employers

Also worked at Piva Capital15

Don WoodVenture Partner, Energy at B4 CapitalBri WangInvestor at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALRicardo AngelCEO and Managing Partner at Piva CapitalAdzmel AdznanCo-Founding Partner at Piva CapitalTony Di BonaCFO at Piva CapitalMark GudiksenManaging Partner at Piva Capital

+ 9 more

Also worked at Kauffman Fellows365

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaTobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesRoi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures

+ 359 more

Also worked at Stem, Inc.6

Marianne WuVenture Partner at Congruent VenturesUgo CatryPartner at Princeville CapitalRussell SproleFounder and Managing Partner at Virta VenturesWill HanleySenior Associate at Segue Sustainable InfrastructureLarsh JohnsonExecutive in Residence at Earthshot VenturesJane WoodwardManaging Partner at WovenEarth

Also worked at Accenture613

Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpAmira OujiVice President of Platform & Portfolio Success, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone

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Colleagues at Piva Capital

Adam Lasics
Partner, Strategy and Operations at Piva Capital
Adzmel Adznan
Co-Founding Partner at Piva Capital
Bennett Cohen
Partner at Piva Capital
Divina Agellon
Office Manager at Piva Capital
Don Wood
Senior Advisor at Piva Capital
Elizabeth Ann Lowery
Senior Advisor at Piva Capital
Issam Dairanieh
Venture Partner at Piva Capital
Jillian Noel
Investor at Piva Capital

Network3

Adam Lasics
Partner, Strategy and Operations at Piva Capital
Adzmel Adznan
Co-Founding Partner at Piva Capital
Bennett Cohen
Partner at Piva Capital

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