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Tamin Pechet

Investor

General Partner at Kilonova Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Tamin Pechet is CEO of Upwell, which co-founded and invested in Kilonova Capital, Upwell Water, and Hawk Hill Group. He founded and led Imagine H2O, a water technology accelerator, and Banyan Water, a software and analytics company operating water systems. Earlier he was a principal investor in Goldman Sachs's Special Situations Investing group, where he helped launch two of the firm's subsidiaries.

Invests in

CleantechEnergy

Experience

  1. Upwell LLCCEOcurrent2014 — present
  2. Imagine H2OChairmancurrent2007 — present
  3. Stanford UniversityAdjunct Lecturer2026Stanford, California, United States
  4. Lux ResearchMember of the Board of Directors2007 — 2016
  5. Banyan WaterCEO / Founder2010 — 2016
  6. Catamount VenturesPrincipal2006 — 2010
  7. Goldman Sachs E&P CapitalFounder2003 — 2005
  8. Goldman SachsSpecial Situations Group2002 — 2005
  9. LAUNCHBusiness Development2000 — 2001Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Colleagues at Kilonova Capital

Abe Morris
Operating Partner at Kilonova Capital
Anurag Chandra
Operating Partner at Kilonova Capital
Atul Shinde
Operating Partner at Kilonova Capital
Bill Beyer
Advisor at Kilonova Capital
Charles Jolley
Operating Partner at Kilonova Capital
Claire Chauvel
Senior Associate at Kilonova Capital
David Anderman
Operating Partner at Kilonova Capital
Dr. Eric Cole
Operating Partner at Kilonova Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tamin Pechet?
Tamin Pechet is CEO of Upwell, which co-founded and invested in Kilonova Capital, Upwell Water, and Hawk Hill Group. He founded and led Imagine H2O, a water technology accelerator, and Banyan Water, a software and analytics company operating water systems. Earlier he was a principal investor in Goldman Sachs's Special Situations Investing group, where he helped launch two of the firm's subsidiaries.
Where does Tamin Pechet work?
Tamin Pechet is General Partner at Kilonova Capital.
What does Tamin Pechet invest in?
Tamin Pechet invests in Cleantech, Energy.
Where did Tamin Pechet go to school?
Tamin Pechet studied at Harvard Business School; Harvard University (AB, Economics).

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