Ricardo Angel is CEO and Managing Partner of Piva Capital, the San Francisco venture firm he founded in 2019 with a 250 million dollar inaugural fund backed solely by PETRONAS. He has more than 25 years of experience investing in the industrial and energy sectors. He was previously the founding Managing Director of GE Ventures and led Energy Technology Ventures, a 300 million dollar joint venture among GE, NRG Energy, and ConocoPhillips. Earlier he was a venture capital investment professional at Chevron, an investment banking analyst at Goldman Sachs, and a management consultant at CNA Corporation. His portfolio work at Piva includes Worlds.io, VELO3D, Malta, and VEIR. He holds a PhD in engineering from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Kellogg.
Education
PhD in Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MS in Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
BS in Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MBA, Kellogg School of Management
Previous Experience
Founding Managing Director, GE Ventures
Led Energy Technology Ventures, a 300 million dollar joint venture of GE, NRG Energy, and ConocoPhillips
Venture capital investment professional, Chevron
Investment banking analyst, Goldman Sachs
Management consultant, CNA Corporation
Notable Investments
Worlds.ioVELO3DMalta Inc.VEIR
Career Timeline
2019
Founded Piva Capital in San Francisco as CEO and Managing Partner, closing a 250 million dollar inaugural fund backed solely by PETRONAS.
2021
Expanded the firm, announcing Mark Gudiksen as Piva's second Managing Partner.