Ricardo Angel
InvestorManaging Partner at Piva Capital
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K β $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M
About
Founder and Managing Partner of Piva Capital with over 25 years of experience investing in industrial and energy sectors. Previously a founding Managing Director of GE Ventures where he led Energy Technology Ventures, and earlier worked at Chevron's venture capital group, Goldman Sachs, and CNA Corporation.
Invests in
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechEnergy
Experience
- Piva CapitalCEO & Managing Partnercurrent2019 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GE VenturesManaging Director2013 β 2019
- GE Energy Financial Services - Venture Capital GroupSenior Vice President2007 β 2013
- Chevron Technology VenturesPrincipal2002 β 2007
- Goldman SachsInvestment Banking2001
- CNA CorpAssociate/Project Manager (Senior Technology Advisor)1994 β 2000
Education
- Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementMBA, Strategy and Management2000 β 2002
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBS, MS1988 β 1994
Skills & more
Venture Capital99Cleantech45Energy84Strategy90Renewable Energy99Start-ups99Investment Banking29Business Strategy73Financial Modeling10Finance15Angel Investing12Solar Energy5
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InvestmentsPrivate EquityBusiness DevelopmentDue DiligenceMergers & AcquisitionsCorporate DevelopmentJoint VenturesValuationManagementEntrepreneurshipInternational BusinessM&A experienceLanguages Spanish
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Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign295
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Shared employers
Also worked at GE Energy Financial Services - Venture Capital Group169
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Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,237
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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
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Investor at Piva Capital
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