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Maria Buitron

Principal at Piva Capital | Kauffman Fellow | Forbes 30 Under 30

San Francisco, California

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

  • Principal

    2022

  • Investor

    2019 - 2022

    Based in San Francisco, Piva is a newly formed venture capital firm investing its first $250M Fund in disruptive energy and industrial companies across North America and Europe.

  • Kauffman Fellow (Class 27)

    2022

    The Kauffman Fellows Program identifies and develops global leaders in VC while providing a structured curriculum, peer learning, executive coaching, and networking — all with a focus on giving back and one's responsibility as a leader in venture capital. With 800+ Fellows across 65 countries, Kauffman Fellows is the largest network of VCs and innovation leaders in the world. In the 27 years since inception, Kauffman Fellows have started hundreds of funds, raised and deployed hundreds of billions of dollars in capital, and helped pave the way for some of the world’s most groundbreaking companies. As a network, Kauffman Fellows represent over $290 billion in assets under management, have collectively raised over $790 billion dollars in capital, and have been responsible for over $8.5 trillion in exits to LPs.

2018 - 2018

  • Business Development Summer Associate

    2018 - 2018

2015 - 2017

  • Consultant

    2015 - 2017

    Consultant at Accenture Strategy Energy (formerly Schlumberger Business Consulting)

  • Consultant

    2013 - 2015

2013 - 2013

  • Process Engineer

    2013 - 2013