Adzmel Adznan

Adzmel Adznan

Co-Founding Partner atPiva CapitalCalifornia

Adzmel Adznan is a co-founding partner at Piva Capital, previously spending over a decade in the energy sector and helping build PETRONAS Ventures. He focuses on backing entrepreneurs in energy and industry, with investments including Oobli, OneRail, and Ineratec.

What Adzmel can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M
Comes in atSeries A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Piva Capital writes $10M to $30M checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. PETRONAS Ventures · founding member
  2. Piva Capital · Co-Founding Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Piva CapitalPETRONAS Ventures

Investments named in public bios

OobliOneRailIneratec

Focus

energynew energyadvanced materialsindustrial automationdeep techindustry

Education

Harvard Business School, Certified Corporate DirectorUniversity of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, Master of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)

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Who is Adzmel Adznan?

Adzmel Adznan is a co-founding partner at Piva Capital, previously spending over a decade in the energy sector and helping build PETRONAS Ventures. He focuses on backing entrepreneurs in energy and industry, with investments including Oobli, OneRail, and Ineratec.

How much does Adzmel Adznan invest?

Adzmel Adznan invests through Piva Capital, which writes checks of $10M to $30M at series a, series b.

How do I pitch Adzmel Adznan?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Adzmel in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Piva Capital backed works better.

What did Adzmel Adznan do before Piva Capital?

founding member at PETRONAS Ventures.

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