Patricia Silva
Venture Partner at Satgana
Lisbon, Lisbon
Overview
Work Experience
Carbon Removal Strategist
2024 - Current
Patch focuses on building infrastructure for a climate-positive economy, starting with an API for carbon removal.
Raised $81,450,000.00 from AENU, Blue Impact Ventures, Andrew Robb, MCJ, Version One Ventures, Frank Slootman, Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Contrary and Energize Capital.
Venture Partner
2022
Satgana is an early-stage Climate Tech VC fund bringing decades of venture-building experience to support purpose-driven founders in launching and scaling solutions to build the Future of Earth. Currently, my focus is on Carbon Removal opportunities.
Venture Builder / Founding Member
2020 - 2022
National Judge
2020
I serve as a National Judge of the Cleantech Open, the world's largest cleantech accelerator.
Cleantech Open Midwest is a division within the larger Cleantech Open network that accelerates start-up businesses.
Supplier Partnerships Director
2023 - 2024
Co-Founder and Non-Executive Director
2019 - 2023
The Carbon Removal Centre is a UK-based not for profit organisation whose purpose is to advance sustainable carbon removal. We aim to be the go-to organisation advising on the removal of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
Commercial Officer
2022 - 2022
Senior Carbon Adviser
2021 - 2022
44.01 turns CO2 into rock using the natural power of mineralisation.
Climate Tech Fellow
2021 - 2021
On Deck Climate Tech Fellowship brings together the most talented start-up and climate experts to build climate-solving companies.
Investment & Deal Management
2020 - 2021
Green Angel Syndicate is a network of individual investors specialised in making investments in the green economy. • Managed the investment pipeline of ventures in the climate space, from sourcing to investment completion • Developed strategic partnerships and developed co-investor relationships • Led an internal carbon footprint analysis and offsetting project and spearheaded Diversity & Inclusion at the company, membership and portfolio levels
Market Research & Process Improvement
2020 - 2020
The InfraCity Fund focuses on early stage, B2B innovations that increase infrastructure’s resilience to climate change, can improve resource efficiency or evidence the potential to reduce greenhouse gases in urban areas. • Created a dynamic database that improves pre-screening of leads and developed market research
Financial Analysis & Investment Screening
2020 - 2020
Impact investment advisory boutique focused in the Cleantech and Social Impact sectors. • Analysed business and financial models of cleantech companies