Ricardo Angel
InvestorManaging Partner at Piva Capital · Director immediately prior to closing. at Worlds Enterprises
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
Find your path to Ricardo
690 people in our graph share verified history with Ricardo — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechEnergy
Director immediately prior to closing. at Worlds Enterprises
Intro paths
In turn, Ricardo can intro founders to Worlds Enterprises's investors below.
Experience
- Piva CapitalCEO & Managing Partnercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GE VenturesManaging Director2013 — 2019
- GE Energy Financial Services - Venture Capital GroupSenior Vice President2007 — 2013
- Chevron Technology VenturesPrincipal2002 — 2007
- Goldman SachsInvestment Banking2001
- CNA CorpAssociate/Project Manager (Senior Technology Advisor)1994 — 2000
Skills & more
+12 more
InvestmentsPrivate EquityBusiness DevelopmentDue DiligenceMergers & AcquisitionsCorporate DevelopmentJoint VenturesValuationManagementEntrepreneurshipInternational BusinessM&A experienceLanguages Spanish
From Ricardo's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
Malta IncVelo3D
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Piva Capital
Network1
Investors connected to Ricardo in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ricardo Angel?
- 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.
- Where does Ricardo Angel work?
- Ricardo Angel is Managing Partner at Piva Capital and Director immediately prior to closing. at Worlds Enterprises.
- What does Ricardo Angel invest in?
- Ricardo Angel invests in Advanced Manufacturing, Deep Tech, Energy.
- What check size does Ricardo Angel write?
- Ricardo Angel typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies has Ricardo Angel invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Malta Inc, Velo3D.
- Where did Ricardo Angel go to school?
- Ricardo Angel studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (MBA, Strategy and Management); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BS, MS).
Same school
Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management1,121
+ 1,115 more
Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign853
+ 847 more
Shared employers
Also worked at GE Energy Financial Services - Venture Capital Group471
+ 465 more
Also worked at Chevron Technology Ventures72
+ 66 more
Also worked at Goldman Sachs2,000
+ 1,994 more





































