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Jessy Rivest

Investor atKhosla VenturesFirm active Oct 8San Francisco Bay Area
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Jessy Rivest is a Partner at Khosla Ventures in the San Francisco Bay Area, focusing on deep tech, advanced materials, and climate technology. She joined in 2021 after roles at Arevo and Xerox PARC, and holds a PhD from UC Berkeley.

What Jessy can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target> 12%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Khosla Ventures writes $1M to $30M+ checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Khosla Ventures.

Career

  1. Evergreen Solar · R&D Engineer
  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Product Design Team Leader
  3. PARC · Member of the Research Staff
  4. PARC · Area Manager, Energy Systems Group
  5. PARC · VP, Head of Cleantech Practice
  6. Arevo · Vice President of Advanced Technology
  7. Khosla Ventures · Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Mojave Energy Systems, Inc.

Focus

deep techadvanced materialsclimate technologyadvanced manufacturingearly-stage

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Science Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of California, Berkeley, MS Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of California, Berkeley, PhD Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science

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Who is Jessy Rivest?

Jessy Rivest is a Partner at Khosla Ventures in the San Francisco Bay Area, focusing on deep tech, advanced materials, and climate technology. She joined in 2021 after roles at Arevo and Xerox PARC, and holds a PhD from UC Berkeley.

How much does Jessy Rivest invest?

Jessy Rivest invests through Khosla Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Jessy Rivest?

A warm intro from a founder Khosla Ventures backed works best.

What did Jessy Rivest do before Khosla Ventures?

R&D Engineer at Evergreen Solar; Product Design Team Leader at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Member of the Research Staff at PARC; Area Manager, Energy Systems Group at PARC; VP, Head of Cleantech Practice at PARC; Vice President of Advanced Technology at Arevo.

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