Investment Details
Investor Type
Venture Capital
Asset Class Focus
Venture Capital
Stage Focus
Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage, Series A, Series B, Growth, Late Stage, Pre-IPO
Geographical Focus
United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Switzerland, Spain, Mexico, Ireland, Austria, Netherlands, Hungary, Portugal, Sweden, Belgium, Norway, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic
Industries Focus
- Technology
- Energy
- Materials
- Software
- Industrial
- Logistics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Food and Beverage
- Manufacturing
- Robotics
- Food Technology
- Machine Learning
- Biotechnology
- ClimateTech
- Cleantech
- Supply Chain
- Consumer Electronics
- Hardware
- Materials Science
- Security
- Automation
- Industrial Technology
- Resource Efficiency
- Alternative Proteins
- Additive Manufacturing
- Specialty Chemicals
- Resiliency
Investment Size:
1,000,000 to 50,000,000 USD
Investor Details Founded: 2019
Piva Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm established in 2019, focusing on transformative technologies across the energy, industrial, and materials sectors. The firm invests in early to growth-stage companies worldwide, aiming to redefine trillion-dollar markets by supporting companies at the intersection of scientific breakthroughs and mass market impact. Their investment areas include the future of industry and work (IoT, AI, robotics, automation), future of materials and production (specialty chemicals, resource efficiency, food and alternative proteins), and future of energy and mobility (energy transition, electrification, digitalization of mobility, smart cities).
The team comprises domain experts with a global network in over 90 countries, assisting startups in accessing new markets and technical expertise. Piva Capital's global connections help startups access new markets, leading corporations, and technical experts. They take risks and reap the rewards — as a team and as a planet.
Piva Capital has made 27 investments, with their most recent investment on July 29, 2025, when Planted Solar raised funding. The firm manages a $250 million fund, targeting companies at the intersection of scientific breakthroughs and mass market impact, aiming to redefine trillion-dollar markets. Their portfolio includes companies in sectors such as energy, industrial technology, materials science, manufacturing, automation, robotics, supply chain, logistics, additive manufacturing, security, resiliency, specialty chemicals, resource efficiency, food technology, and alternative proteins.
Requirements
- Innovative technologies addressing critical industrial challenges
- Scalable business models with potential for mass market impact
- Strong management teams with a clear vision for growth
- Commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility
- Companies at commercial inflection points
- Managed by executive teams with high entrepreneurial drive
- Substantial deployment value and scalable sales potential in large markets
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Portfolio Companies
- Boston Metal
- Joywell Foods
- Pyka
- Alloy Enterprises
- INERATEC
- Koloma
- Lunar Energy
- Malta, Inc.
- Menlo Micro
- Novastus
- Planted Solar
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