Victor Pascucci
InvestorIII, Managing General Partner at Energy Capital Ventures
Chicago, Illinois, United States
About
Victor Pascucci is Managing General Partner and Co-Founder of Energy Capital Ventures, focusing on energy and power investments including natural gas, deep tech, and green molecules innovation. Over more than 19 years, he has deployed over $650 million across venture capital, including a $330 million strategic corporate venture program he designed and ran. His earlier experience spans corporate strategy, transformation, and general counsel roles, along with fintech and insurtech venture capital investing.
Experience
- ENERGY CAPITAL VENTURES®Managing General Partner, Co-Foundercurrent2020 — presentGreater Chicago Area
- Vertus EnergyChairman of the Supervisory Boardcurrent2024 — presentVienna, Austria
- Furno MaterialsBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Sapphire TechnologiesBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- OsmosesBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentGreater Boston
- Highwood Emissions ManagementBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentCalgary, Alberta, Canada
- Cemvita Inc.Board Membercurrent2021 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
- Alpha NetworkAdvisory Board Member, Chicago Chaptercurrent2022 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- ID.meBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- IA Capital GroupAdvisory Partnercurrent2020 — presentGreater Chicago Area
- mHUBMentor, Climate and Energy Techcurrent2022 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- Graphitic EnergyBoard Member2024 — 2026Santa Barbara, CA
- gener8torMentor, Sustainability Accelerator2022 — 2024Chicago, Illinois, United States
- PacelineStrategic Advisor2021 — 2024
- Techstars ChicagoMentor2017 — 2021Greater Chicago Area
- EdmitAdvisor2018 — 2021
- LeapLifeAdvisor2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- ExtendBoard Member2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Paladin CyberBoard Member2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- BillTrim Inc.Board Member2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- The University of ToledoJuris Doctorate, Law1992 — 1994
- Bowling Green State UniversityBAC, Communications1988 — 1992
- Illinois Institute of TechnologyCertificate, Ecommerce2001
Skills & more
Venture Capital99Corporate Development99Mergers59Deal Sourcing21Company Acquisitions15Intellectual Property77Joint Ventures68Technology Transactions12Financial Technology15Consumer Internet11E-commerce41Technology Commercialization10
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Due DiligenceDeal StructuringSoftware LicensingStrategy DevelopmentNegotiationBusiness TransformationCorporate LawLitigationTrial PracticeStart-upsStrategyStrategic PlanningFrom Victor's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended The University of Toledo7
Vipul KellaInvestor at FortySix Venture CapitalChris HocevarExecutive Partner at Flare Capital PartnersTyler AmesEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceVictor Pascucci IIIManaging General Partner, Cofounder at Energy Capital VenturesBala SrinivasaManaging Director at Arkam VenturesEllyn RafteryChief Marketing and Communications Officer at FIS
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Also attended Bowling Green State University10
Scott WeissFormer CEO, Evenflo at Tribes VenturesVictor Pascucci IIIManaging General Partner, Cofounder at Energy Capital VenturesKola AinaFounding Partner at Ventures PlatformLarry CookPartner, Chief Financial Officer at Flourish VenturesThom RuhePresident and CEO at IDEA NCNatasha AnikOperations at Rock Health
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Also attended Illinois Institute of Technology16
Joseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Victor Pascucci IIIManaging General Partner, Cofounder at Energy Capital VenturesLina NilssonInvestor at EPIC VENTURESMinni ShahiInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsBarnali BiswalExecutive Team at Hilbert GroupMarc SokolAdvisory Board Member at Florida Funders
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Shared employers
Also worked at ID.me6
Also worked at mHUB8
Victor Pascucci IIIManaging General Partner, Cofounder at Energy Capital VenturesEric YablonkaDigital Health Advisor at Excelerate Health VenturesMark O’ConnorAssociate at Illinois VenturesZach KaplanFounding Venture Partner at Corazon CapitalKarlo KukecVenture Associate at Vesna AdvisorsMary DoctorEvents Coordinator at Lofty Ventures
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Also worked at BillTrim Inc.4
Also worked at Clearcover7
Victor Pascucci IIIManaging General Partner, Cofounder at Energy Capital VenturesEugene LeeInvestor at OMERS VenturesMike MansellPrincipal at American Family VenturesDave WechslerPrincipal at OMERS VenturesRatan ManehaniPartner at R136 VenturesPeter GunderVenture Partner at American Family Ventures
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Colleagues at Energy Capital Ventures
Dan Pfeil
Associate at Energy Capital Ventures
Daniel
Investor at Energy Capital Ventures
Jack Smith
MBA Associate at Energy Capital Ventures
Jeff
Investor at Energy Capital Ventures
Jeffrey Yingling
General Partner, Cofounder at Energy Capital Ventures
Katie Dabbar
Analyst at Energy Capital Ventures
Ray
Investor at Energy Capital Ventures
Ray O'Connor
General Partner, Cofounder at Energy Capital Ventures


































