Today we want to introduce Margarita, who is part of our Student Venture Partner cohort. She is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s degree in financial engineering at Columbia University and also interned with us last summer. Picus Capital introduces Student Venture Partner Margarita Demkina What intrigued you about the start-up and…

How start-ups will enable the future of energy — The transition to clean energy is the foremost challenge toward a greener, more sustainable future. In our “Energy 101” article, published as part of our series on the electricity transition, we elaborate on how the modern electricity system underlies much if not all of the welfare we have built over…

First pioneered in 1879 by a San Francisco-based power company that connected a coal-fired steam engine to two generators powering 20 light bulbs, the modern electricity grid has since then become fundamental to life as we know it. Effectively, our ability to generate, transport and use energy underlies much, if…

Henri is currently pursuing his Bachelor’s in Business Administration at University of Mannheim and with co-founding Momentum and gravity he has already been working on projects of his own. He is part of our Student Venture Partner program cohort 2022/23. Picus Capital introduces Student Venture Partner Henri Bekeris Hi Henri…

Aryansh is currently pursuing his integrated Masters in Economics at IIT Kharagpur and is part of our Student Venture Partner program cohort 2022/23. Picus Capital introduces Student Venture Partner Aryansh Singh 1. Hi Aryansh! What motivated you to become a Student Venture Partner for Picus and in which ways do…

Fernandina is currently pursuing her MBA at Stanford University and holds a bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics from Ateneo de Maila University, Philippines. She is part of our Student Venture Partner program cohort 2022/23 and has also interned with Picus in the investment team. Picus Capital introduces Student Venture Partner…

When we were introduced to Aspire founders Andrea Baronchelli and Giovanni Casinelli back in 2018, we knew we’d met the people that were going to revolutionize the Southeast Asian financial services market right from our first interactions. At the time, Aspire was focused on providing underbanked SMEs in Southeast Asia…

We first encountered Narmi’s founders Chris and Nikhil in early 2018 and were immediately struck by the fact that they had that elusive founder-problem fit. Both had first-hand experience running a financial institution, and together they were working on a software solution to improve the industry’s antiquated digital offerings. Over…

We’re excited to share that Avi Medical has raised EUR 50 million in a Series B funding round, and we’re extremely proud to have been a sparring partner to Vlad and his team since day one. We first met Vlad back in 2019. Several months before Avi Medical was founded…