Rokas Peciulaitis
InvestorManaging Partner at Contrarian Ventures
Lithuania
Writes $50K – $1M checks · typically $350K
About
Founder and managing partner at Contrarian Ventures who led first institutional checks in climate tech companies including PVcase, BeZero Carbon and Ember. He co-founded climate ecosystem initiatives such as the Energy Tech Summit, Climate 50 and Climate Brick, and began his career as an inflation trader at Bank of America Merrill Lynch before moving into early-stage climate investing in 2016. He holds an M.A. in Economics from the University of Glasgow and is a Kauffman Fellow (Class 25).
Invests in
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Experience
- Contrarian VenturesFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2017 — present
- altroveBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- MetafuelsBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentZurich, Switzerland
- EmberBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentEdinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
- EmberBoard Member2022 — 2024Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
- PVcaseBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentVilnius, Vilniaus, Lithuania
- PVcaseBoard Member2018 — 2023Vilnius, Vilniaus, Lithuania
- StarflowInvestorcurrent2025 — presentStavanger/Sandnes, Rogaland, Norway
- MarvinInvestorcurrent2023 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- DelfosBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- UrbioBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentSwitzerland
- EliqBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- Satellite VuInvestorcurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- BeZero CarbonInvestorcurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- H2ProInvestorcurrent2019 — presentQaesarea, Haifa, Israel
- ChoooseInvestorcurrent2019 — presentOslo, Norway
- Vilniaus universiteto fondasShareholdercurrent2024 — presentVilnius
- Kauffman FellowsFellowcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Lithuanian Private Equity and Venture Capital AssociationChairman Of The Board2018 — 2022Vilnius, Vilniaus, Lithuania
- Avia Solutions GroupVP of Investments2016 — 2017
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolPrivate Equity and Venture Capital2018
- University of GlasgowMA, Economics2008 — 2012
- UC Santa BarbaraBA, Economics2010 — 2011
Skills & more
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FX OptionsDue DiligencePrivate EquityStartupsEmerging MarketsMergers & AcquisitionsAlternative InvestmentsInvestor RelationsDeal SourcingPrincipal InvestingCapital FormationVenture DevelopmentLanguages English · Lithuanian
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Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,818
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Also attended University of Glasgow38
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Also attended UC Santa Barbara179
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Shared employers
Also worked at altrove2
Also worked at Starflow1
Also worked at Satellite Vu5
Also worked at Kauffman Fellows365
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Deals · 2
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