About Us
Navitas Capital is a sector-based venture capital firm within the cleantech sector. Navitas Capital's investment focus is unique among VCs -- dedicated to working with entrepreneurs who are developing innovative building materials and technologies for a sustainable built environment. Founded in 2008, Navitas has been one of the early and driving forces behind several of today's leading green building technology companies. Navitas Capital is based in Berkeley, California.
- The phrase "built environment" refers to the entire inventory of man-made buildings and the infrastructure which supports and connects them ($1.3 trillion market) -- including: offices, homes, schools, hospitals, hotels, public buildings, airports, streets, sidewalks, parks, parking structures, expressways, bridges, railroads and waterways.
Investment Thesis: Buildings require vast amounts of natural resources, including energy and water to construct and operate, while producing waste and pollutants that negatively impact the environment over their life cycle. In aggregate, the built environment is responsible for over 50% of all greenhouse emissions, which compares to less than 10% for automobiles and light trucks. dedicated to working with entrepreneurs who are developing innovative building materials and technologies for a sustainable built environment.
Looking ahead, Navitas believes that green building construction (new and existing building stock) is well on its way of becoming the accepted practice of leading developers, builders and designers -- fueled by both policy mandates (LEED, etc) and positive financial dynamics.
In that vein, Navitas believes that there is an exciting opportunity to see out-sized financial returns by investing in and supporting innovative green building companies with a significant process or technology innovation within the built environment.