Advanced Materials Venture Capital
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We invest in start-up teams developing breakthrough advanced materials innovations. Our investment strategy is predicated on assisting entrepreneurs with customer and supply chain business development and providing strategic and operational support.

Advanced Materials Venture Capital
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We invest in start-up teams developing breakthrough advanced materials innovations. Our investment strategy is predicated on assisting entrepreneurs with customer and supply chain business development and providing strategic and operational support.

Advanced Materials Venture Capital
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We invest in start-up teams developing breakthrough advanced materials innovations. Our investment strategy is predicated on assisting entrepreneurs with customer and supply chain business development and providing strategic and operational support.

Advanced Materials Venture Capital
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We invest in start-up teams developing breakthrough advanced materials innovations. Our investment strategy is predicated on assisting entrepreneurs with customer and supply chain business development and providing strategic and operational support.

Advanced Materials Venture Capital
PHOENIXVP_Newlogo

We invest in start-up teams developing breakthrough advanced materials innovations. Our investment strategy is predicated on assisting entrepreneurs with customer and supply chain business development and providing strategic and operational support.

Advanced Materials Venture Capital
PHOENIXVP_Newlogo

We invest in start-up teams developing breakthrough advanced materials innovations. Our investment strategy is predicated on assisting entrepreneurs with customer and supply chain business development and providing strategic and operational support.

Advanced Materials Venture Capital
PHOENIXVP_Newlogo

We invest in start-up teams developing breakthrough advanced materials innovations. Our investment strategy is predicated on assisting entrepreneurs with customer and supply chain business development and providing strategic and operational support.

Advanced Materials Venture Capital
PHOENIXVP_Newlogo

We invest in start-up teams developing breakthrough advanced materials innovations. Our investment strategy is predicated on assisting entrepreneurs with customer and supply chain business development and providing strategic and operational support.

Advanced Materials Venture Capital
PHOENIXVP_Newlogo

We invest in start-up teams developing breakthrough advanced materials innovations. Our investment strategy is predicated on assisting entrepreneurs with customer and supply chain business development and providing strategic and operational support.

Advanced Materials Venture Capital
PHOENIXVP_Newlogo

We invest in start-up teams developing breakthrough advanced materials innovations. Our investment strategy is predicated on assisting entrepreneurs with customer and supply chain business development and providing strategic and operational support.

Advanced Materials Venture Capital
PHOENIXVP_Newlogo

We invest in start-up teams developing breakthrough advanced materials innovations. Our investment strategy is predicated on assisting entrepreneurs with customer and supply chain business development and providing strategic and operational support.

Advanced Materials Venture Capital
PHOENIXVP_Newlogo

We invest in start-up teams developing breakthrough advanced materials innovations. Our investment strategy is predicated on assisting entrepreneurs with customer and supply chain business development and providing strategic and operational support.

Advances in underlying materials and processes are revolutionizing almost every industry.

We look for transformative Advanced Materials innovations, including novel engineered materials, new device architectures, and advanced process technologies and tools. We invest in innovations that enable entirely new products, dramatic performance improvements of existing products, enhanced-efficiency, and/or greener manufacturing processes for major industries such as Consumer Electronics, Drug Delivery, Chemicals, Energy Generation, Energy Storage, Solar, Water, and Building Materials to name a few.

Estimates of the industrial impact of Advanced Materials innovations over the next decade exceed $3 Trillion.

Reinventing Venture Capital

Advanced Materials is a significant yet under-served area of innovation by venture capitalists.  It requires specialized knowledge of materials sciences, industrial value chains, and business models.  At PVP, we have developed a unique value-add approach based on successfully founding, operating, and investing in advanced material start-ups over the past 30 years.

Our Team

We understand that teams are the most important ingredient in any start-up. Meet our team. We have an unparalleled success rate, with some failures too. We are constantly learning and enjoy working with entrepreneurs.

John T Chen

John T Chen

Zach Jonasson

Zach Jonasson

Nobuyuki Kambe

Nobuyuki Kambe

Avinash Kant

Avinash Kant

Frank Levinson

Frank Levinson

Srinivas Rao

Srinivas Rao

David Soane

David Soane

Jennifer Wang

Jennifer Wang

Strategic Partners

PVP enjoys strategic relationships with a diversified consortium of industry leading corporations. Our strategic partners have a combined market capitalization exceeding $380 Billion and represent complimentary industry verticals, value chain positions, and geographic concentrations. These partnerships help define industry needs and opportunities. Our portfolio companies enjoy access to this deep set of potential customer and supply chain partner relationships. And, we make business development introductions between partners and promising start-ups, even if the start-up is not an investment fit for our funds.

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MEET THE PARTNERS

Industrial & Scientific Advisory Board

PVP draws from a talented group of Industrial & Scientific Advisors who have expertise in advanced materials R&D and commercialization across multiple industries, including speciality chemicals, high performance materials, photonics, coatings, building materials, pharmaceuticals, electronics, energy, QC tools, and medical devices.

MEET SOME OF OUR ADVISORS

Current Portfolio Companies

AbSci
Autonomic Materials
C3Nano
Crop Enhancement
Imprint Energy
NBD Nano
NOHMs Technologies, Inc.
Reform Biologics
Senova Systems
Sentinel Monitoring Systems
Traycer Diagnostics Systems, Inc.
Vixar Inc.

Some of our Prior Investments and Companies Founded

Testimonials

Meet some of the entrepreneurs we work with and see what they have to say about us

NBD_testimonal

"NBD has been extremely grateful for the partnership with a fund with deep understanding of the materials space. PVP has been hands on in furthering NBD's business development efforts both with PVP's LP base and other interested corporates.  PVP's experience in advanced materials and developing successful pathways to market is unmatched, as many materials companies do not succeed with software/biotech business models. ”

Miguel Galvez, Co-Founder and CEO and Deckard Sorensen, Co-Founder and President - NBD, Inc

2015-10-10T11:56:40+00:00

Miguel Galvez, Co-Founder and CEO and Deckard Sorensen, Co-Founder and President - NBD, Inc

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“NBD has been extremely grateful for the partnership with a fund with deep understanding of the materials space. PVP has been hands on in furthering NBD’s business development efforts both with PVP’s LP base and other interested corporates.  PVP’s experience in advanced materials and developing successful pathways to market is unmatched, as many materials companies do not succeed with View Full →
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"Choosing your financial partner is one of the most strategic decisions founders will make. PVP shares our values. Their technical expertise and business development skills are significant assets to our company. They work to understand our development challenges and provide access to a complimentary network of experts. We are able to leverage the full range of PVP’s assets to accelerate our development timeline in a quality fashion."

Bill Puent Sentinel Monitoring Systems, Inc.

2015-10-27T20:02:15+00:00

Bill Puent Sentinel Monitoring Systems, Inc.

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“Choosing your financial partner is one of the most strategic decisions founders will make. PVP shares our values. Their technical expertise and business development skills are significant assets to our company. They work to understand our development challenges and provide access to a complimentary network of experts. We are able to leverage the full range of PVP’s assets to View Full →
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"Being a battery materials company, we have to navigate a complex and unusual landscape of suppliers, manufacturers, and product designers, and both Nobi and John have provided both nuanced insight into our strategies, as well as productive introductions to potential partners and customers."

Christine C. Ho, Ph.D. - CEO Imprint Energy, Inc.

2015-10-19T16:28:01+00:00

Christine C. Ho, Ph.D. - CEO Imprint Energy, Inc.

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“Being a battery materials company, we have to navigate a complex and unusual landscape of suppliers, manufacturers, and product designers, and both Nobi and John have provided both nuanced insight into our strategies, as well as productive introductions to potential partners and customers.”
vixar_testimonal

"We have been delighted to have PVP as our investors and to have John Chen and Frank Levinson on our board. We have found them to be extremely supportive of the company on all fronts. In addition to their financial support they have provided sound advice and connections to many other resources helpful to the company. When the inevitable high tech start-up problems arise, we particularly appreciate their constructive and positive advice and guidance."

Mary Hibbs-Brenner, Co-Founder and CEO and Klein Johnson, Co-Founder and CTO - Vixar Inc.

2015-10-12T08:34:40+00:00

Mary Hibbs-Brenner, Co-Founder and CEO and Klein Johnson, Co-Founder and CTO - Vixar Inc.

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“We have been delighted to have PVP as our investors and to have John Chen and Frank Levinson on our board. We have found them to be extremely supportive of the company on all fronts. In addition to their financial support they have provided sound advice and connections to many other resources helpful to the company. When the View Full →
C3nano_testimonal

"Phoenix Venture Partners sets the gold standard when it comes to providing valuable support and insight to their portfolio companies. Their innovative yet practical approach to the “partnership model” has proven to be instrumental to our success. "

Cliff Morris - CEO C3Nano

2015-10-12T08:33:27+00:00

Cliff Morris - CEO C3Nano

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“Phoenix Venture Partners sets the gold standard when it comes to providing valuable support and insight to their portfolio companies. Their innovative yet practical approach to the “partnership model” has proven to be instrumental to our success. “
AMI_testimonal

"PVP has added significant value to AMI far surpassing their financial investment in the company. The added value provided through introductions to their large industry network has led to both, funded development projects and current customers for AMI."

Joe Giuliani - CEO, Autonomic Materials, Inc.

2015-10-10T10:55:33+00:00

Joe Giuliani - CEO, Autonomic Materials, Inc.

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“PVP has added significant value to AMI far surpassing their financial investment in the company. The added value provided through introductions to their large industry network has led to both, funded development projects and current customers for AMI.”

News

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Proprietary Incubator Relationships

We enjoy relationships with several advanced materials and cleantech incubators globally. We have proprietary relationships with two incubators founded by our partners:

Soane Labs, Cambridge, MA USA

Team and start-up incubator with core expertise in chemical engineering, interfacial sciences, surface chemistry, polymer sciences.

Small World Group, Singapore & Silicon Valley

Start-up incubator specializing in advanced materials, devices/optics, and cleanthech.

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Seattle

Get in Touch

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