Mark Gudiksen

Managing Partner atPiva CapitalSAN FRANCISCO

Mark Gudiksen is a Managing Partner at Piva Capital. He previously held leadership roles at Circularis Partners and TPG Alternative and Renewable Technologies.

What Mark can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M
Comes in atSeries A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
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Piva Capital writes $10M to $30M checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. McKinsey & Company · consultant
    2008
  2. TPG Alternative and Renewable Technologies (TPG ART) · Co-founder and Managing Director
  3. Circularis Partners · Co-founder and Partner
  4. Piva Capital · Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Circularis PartnersTPG Alternative and Renewable Technologies (TPG ART)

Investments named in public bios

ContactXage SecurityPykaAlloy EnterprisesKolomaLunar EnergyPlanted Solar

Focus

agriculturemanufacturingchemicalstransportationenergy

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Questions

Who is Mark Gudiksen?

Mark Gudiksen is a Managing Partner at Piva Capital. He previously held leadership roles at Circularis Partners and TPG Alternative and Renewable Technologies.

How much does Mark Gudiksen invest?

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

How do I pitch Mark Gudiksen?

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

What did Mark Gudiksen do before Piva Capital?

consultant at McKinsey & Company; Co-founder and Managing Director at TPG Alternative and Renewable Technologies (TPG ART); Co-founder and Partner at Circularis Partners.

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