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SE Ventures

SE Ventures, based in California, backs climate, industrial, deep tech, and developer tool startups from Pre-Seed to Series B, can lead rounds, and writes checks of $100k to $250k.

WebsitePortfolioTeam page
Entry stagePre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Check size$100K to $250K
Leads roundsYes
FocusClimate, Industrial, Dev tools and infra, Deep tech
Latest fund€500M (2022)€500M Fund II; €1B+ venture platform (2022)
Investing team8 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at SE Ventures

8 people on the investing team, 5 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Amit Chaturvedy
Amit ChaturvedyGlobal Head & Managing PartnerHe has nearly 20 years of experience in venture capital, private equity, and corporate development.
Carlos (CK) Kokron
Carlos (CK) KokronGeneral PartnerFocus: Energy Transition and Sustainability, with over 20 years of VC and business development experience.
Julien Cristiani
Julien CristianiGeneral PartnerHe previously held roles at Supernova Invest, Cryopal, Cryopdp, Air Liquide, and Citigroup.
Varun Jain
Varun JainGeneral PartnerHe previously led Qualcomm Ventures' Global Early-Stage Fund.
Siddharth Mehta
Siddharth MehtaPartnerHe previously established offices for TDK Ventures and Shell Ventures in India.
Brad Jones
Brad JonesPrincipalFocus: energy transition, sustainability, and industrial automation.
Shashwat Shivam
Shashwat ShivamAssociateFocus: energy transition startups.
Amit PeriSenior AssociateFocus: investments in Israel and Europe.

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Writes $100K to $250K checks. Its smallest check is larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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Before you pitch

Ownership target7-10%

In their words

SE Ventures | Climate Tech Industrial Tech | Venture Capital FundSE Ventures acts as a growth engine for pioneering founders who can benefit from the global customer base and domain expertise of Schneider Electric.www.seventures.com/home
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On these lists

Seed deep tech investors in California94Seed dev tools and infra investors in California85Seed climate investors in California75Series A deep tech investors in California68Seed industrial investors in California67Series A dev tools and infra investors in California59Series A climate investors in California58Pre-seed dev tools and infra investors in California56

Questions

What stage does SE Ventures invest in?

SE Ventures reports entry at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How much does SE Ventures invest?

SE Ventures reports checks of $100K to $250K.

Does SE Ventures lead rounds?

Yes. SE Ventures says it can lead.

Who are the partners at SE Ventures?

Amit Chaturvedy (Global Head & Managing Partner), Carlos (CK) Kokron (General Partner), Julien Cristiani (General Partner), Varun Jain (General Partner), Siddharth Mehta (Partner).

Is SE Ventures active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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