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
- Bank of America Merrill LynchInflation Trader2013 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
- Kurk Lietuvai (Create Lithuania)Project Manager2012 — 2013Vilnius, Lithuania
- Bank of America Merrill LynchGlobal Markets Summer Analyst2012London, United Kingdom
- Morgan StanleySummer Analyst2011London, United Kingdom
- Morgan StanleySummer Analyst2010
Skills & more
Investments93Venture Capital77Investment Banking39Start-ups71Trading33Economics30Entrepreneurship28Financial Markets17Fixed Income11Financial Analysis19Derivatives8Financial Modeling14
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FX OptionsDue DiligencePrivate EquityStartupsEmerging MarketsMergers & AcquisitionsAlternative InvestmentsInvestor RelationsDeal SourcingPrincipal InvestingCapital FormationVenture DevelopmentLanguages English · Lithuanian
From Rokas's professional profile.
Deals · 2
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Led
BeZero Carbon
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Contrarian Ventures
Agne Gudonaviciute
Chief of Staff at Contrarian Ventures
Benjaminas Venslovas
Data Scientist at Contrarian Ventures
Bunmi Adekore
Venture Partner at Contrarian Ventures
Christopher Brown
Venture Partner at Contrarian Ventures
Darius Zakaitis
Venture Partner at Contrarian Ventures
Eryk Frontczak
Venture Partner at Contrarian Ventures
Giedrius Muckus
Investor at Contrarian Ventures
Iohan Dessard
Finance & Operations Manager at Contrarian Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rokas Peciulaitis?
- 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).
- Where does Rokas Peciulaitis work?
- Rokas Peciulaitis is Managing Partner at Contrarian Ventures.
- What does Rokas Peciulaitis invest in?
- Rokas Peciulaitis invests in Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy.
- What check size does Rokas Peciulaitis write?
- Rokas Peciulaitis typically writes checks of $50K – $1M.
- What companies has Rokas Peciulaitis invested in?
- Investments tracked here include BeZero Carbon, Ember, PVcase.
- Where did Rokas Peciulaitis go to school?
- Rokas Peciulaitis studied at Harvard Business School (Private Equity and Venture Capital); University of Glasgow (MA, Economics); UC Santa Barbara (BA, Economics).
- Does Rokas Peciulaitis lead rounds?
- Yes — Rokas Peciulaitis has led 3 tracked investments.
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