Our team brings decades of experience in environmental entrepreneurship, venture capital, private equity, and company building
FOUNDERS
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David Hertz
Founder, General Partner
• 40 years of experience as an architect, inventor and entrepreneur
• Founder of Studio of Environmental Architecture/Syndecrete
• Cofounder of Skysource, a pioneer in the field of atmospheric water generation
• Winner of 2018 Water Abundance XPRIZE, Time Magazine Best Inventions of 2020 and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s National Design Award for Climate Action
• BA Architecture, Southern CA Institute of Architecture
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Mike Siegel
Founder, General Partner
• 20+ years as a product-centric technology executive
• 5+ years as an angel investor focused on deep tech investing
• Co-founder of AVP, a disruptive technology focused early-stage venture fund
• Former SVP/GM at SailPoint (NYSE: SAIL) that took co. public in 2017
• BS, MBA University of CA - Berkeley
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Mark Arnold
Founder, General Partner
• 25+ years as a venture investing/ tech M&A executive (more than $6B of transaction experience)
• Co-founder of AVP, a disruptive technology focused early-stage venture fund
• Executive leader at multiple energy innovation start-ups
• Former VP CorpDev at Forcepoint, $1.9B sale to Raytheon (NYSE: RTX)
• BS, MBA University of Pennsylvania
WORLD CLASS INDUSTRY EXPERTS AND ADVISORS
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Zenia Tata
Former Chief Impact Officer, XPRIZE
• Designed more than 25 impact innovation challenges at XPRIZE
• Served as Executive Director of International Development Enterprises USA
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Dr. Albert Binger
UN Secretary General, SIDS DOCK
• Coordinator of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Sustainable Energy and Climate Resilience International Organization (SIDS DOCK)
• Energy Science Advisor of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre
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Raymond Chavez
Executive, Resilient Energi
• Converting biomass or municipal waste into net zero renewable energy
• Senior Advisor Earth Council Alliance & Senior Producer UN Conference Sustainable Development
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Dr. Marcelo de Andrade
Founder, Earth Capital Partners
• Founder of Pró-Natura International, one of the first international Sustainability Development Agencies based in the Southern Hemisphere
• Over 31 years experience advising the mining, gas / oil sector on sustainable development
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Dr. Paul Bunje
Co-Founder & COO/CSO, Conservation X Labs
• Former Chief Scientist at the XPRIZE Foundation
• Managing Director of the Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability
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Jib Ellison
Founder & CEO, Blu Skye
• Works with Fortune 500 companies on implementing sustainable practices
• Serves on the Advisory Board of the Corporate Eco Forum & Conservacion Patagonica
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Rick Citron
Founder & Partner, Citron & Deutsch
• Over 40 years of experience in practicing law
• An attorney and entrepreneur specializing in business law, real estate, and succession planning
“The world’s greatest problems produce some of the greatest opportunities, and we have been chosen to solve grave challenges facing the planet.”
—David Hertz, Mike Siegel, Mark Arnold