Experienced, Technical, Driven

We are a team of venture capitalists, serial entrepreneurs, academics, and analysts fueled by innovative solutions, diverse perspectives, and an unwavering determination to build successful companies with the potential to reach unmet global needs.

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JUAN LUIS PALMA

Founding partner. Former Investment & Regional Director at Capria Ventures, impact fund backed by Bill Gates, Sourced and led due diligence of +500 PE/VCs funds and companies, invested in funds and in SMEs. Supported SMEs enter in the US and the UK, and attracted foreign direct investment. Raised throughout career and teamwork +$2B form pension funds and family offices. Worked in Seattle, London, Chicago and Santiago, covering the US, LatAm and the UK. Founder at Patagonia Reserves. JD UC, MBA London Business School.

Conner Lachenbruch

Partner. Most recently responsible for deal sourcing, portfolio management and investment due diligence at Atlantica Ventures, an early stage impact investing fund. Formerly at Capria Ventures where he built and implemented the co-investing program. Began his investing career at MFP Investors, a +$1B hedge fund based in New York run by value investor Michael Price. Serves as an advisor and angel investor to several impact companies in the US, Africa and Latin America. Certified in multiple courses and program designed to educate and connect investor addressing climate change. BA Yale.

HANS PETERSEN

Cofounder as Venture Partner. Former Chief Strategy Officer and current COO in a multinational public company. Experience in SMEs in South Africa, China, USA and Chile, in family, corporate and financial investment business. Has led significant M&A transations. Engineer. and MBA Harvard with specialization in Private Equity.

OUR FOCUS

Sustainable Global Technology

We focus on a new breed of entrepreneurs who are paving the way for sustainable, global technology breakthroughs by unlocking the proven technologies to advance humanity

We focus on a new breed of entrepreneurs who are paving the way for sustainable, global technology breakthroughs by unlocking the proven technologies to advance humanity

Focus Areas

01 ENERGY

02 Transportation

03 Built Environments

04 Industry

05 Agriculture & Food

06 Hard Science

07 Carbon

08 Ecosystems & Biodiversity

Latin America & The United States

We focus on a new breed of entrepreneurs who are paving the way for sustainable, global technology breakthroughs by unlocking the proven technologies to advance humanity

We focus on a new breed of entrepreneurs who are paving the way for sustainable, global technology breakthroughs by unlocking the proven technologies to advance humanity

01 INSTITUTIONAL-grade due diligence

We focus on a new breed of entrepreneurs who are paving the way for sustainable, global technology breakthroughs by unlocking the proven technologies to advance humanity

OUR APPROACH

Acting primarily as a venture firm & investment advisor Grove Capital plays a vital role in helping sustainable global technology firms across early stage achieve their growth potential