We are a private capital firm investing in energy efficiency-enhancing and decarbonization technologies with a team of connected and accomplished energy industry leaders with broad experience in running small and large technology companies and a proven track record of selecting and overseeing technology investments
Partners
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30 years of executive management experience in the energy industry
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Former Chairman & CEO of Schlumberger
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Oversaw $15 billion of acquisitions
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Initiated Schlumberger’s energy transition strategy
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5 years in various management roles at Exxon
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Former Chairman of Borr Drilling
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Expertise in technology, strategy, manufacturing, and operations
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Exceptional investor access and connectivity
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Co-Founder and Partner in Symfoni Group
Paal Kibsgaard
Managing Partner
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34 years of experience in the energy industry
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Former CEO of Sentinel Energy Services and Weatherford International
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Former CFO of Weatherford International
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26 year career at Schlumberger, serving as Treasurer and Head of M&A
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Led ~$15 billion of M&A transactions and raised ~$10 billion of public capital
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General Partner of Lavni Ventures, an angel and seed venture capital firm
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Extensive investor connectivity
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Board member on several public company corporate boards
Krishna Shivram
Managing Partner
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25 years of energy investment banking experience
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Group Head at J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank
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Advised on ~$90 billion of M&A transactions and raised $30 billion of public capital
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Experience raising capital for energy transition companies
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Significant experience orchestrating investor monetizations through M&A and IPOs
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Deep relationships with and access to private investors
Lackland Bloom
Managing Partner
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Career inventor and entrepreneur
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Responsible for many significant innovations in energy sector
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Chairman of Hall Labs, a state of the art venture accelerator in Provo, Utah
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25 years of experience backing start-ups and venture investing
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Expertise in R&D, engineering, supply chain, and machine learning
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Deep understanding of broad range of leading edge energy technologies
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894 US patents granted with 209 pending
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Stellar track record of high value exits, including sales to Schlumberger and NOV
David Hall
Technology Partner
Technical Advisors
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35+ year career in energy and venture capital
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28 years at Schlumberger
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10 years running Schlumberger’s Corporate Venture department
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Evaluated hundreds of venture stage energy transition and technology opportunities
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Invested in >20 companies and facilitated multiple successful exits
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Authored “Advanced Drilling and Well Technology” for Society of Petroleum Engineers
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Currently CEO of SeekOps, Inc.
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Chartered Scientist
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Fellow of the Institute of Physics, Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society
Iain Cooper
Senior Advisor
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33 year career at Schlumberger
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Most recently VP of Global Services in the Software Information Solutions division
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Held positions in field operations, petrophysics, product development, and global IT
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Co-Founder of Lavni Ventures, an angel and seed capital investor
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Venture Partner at CSL Ventures
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Sits on several boards of start-ups in the US and India
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Advises multi-national companies on technology strategy
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B.Tech and MS in Chemical Engineering
Vasu Guruswamy
Senior Advisor
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42 year career in the energy industry
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30 years at Schlumberger in various executive leadership roles
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Held leadership positions in operations, marketing, and R&D
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Held several management positions in the US, Europe, Middle East and Asia
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As Director of Communications, developed master brand strategy for Schlumberger
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Most recently CEO of Visuray
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Holds more than 20 US patents
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Ph.D. in Atomic Physics from Harvard University
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Business Degree from INSEAD
Kambiz Safinya
Senior Advisor
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Three decade career in the energy industry
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Most recently Chief Technology Officer at ConocoPhillips
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Previously held several leadership positions over 20 year career at Schlumberger
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VP of Research, managing Schlumberger’s corporate research laboratories worldwide
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Currently CEO of RBR Group, a provider of technology advisory services
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Co-Founder of Thermal Mechanical Energy Storage (THEMES) LLC
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Sits on Boards of AlphaX Decision Sciences LLC and SigmaStream
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B.A. and M.A in Electrical Sciences from Cambridge University
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Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University
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MBA from the Stern School of Business, New York University