I couldn't be more delighted to partner with Prithvi Ventures. I sought investor partners who understood the unique challenges faced by climatetech startups, and even more unique challenges faced by companies seeking to disrupt heavy industry. Since becoming a portfolio company for Prithvi, not only have we found patient and understanding investors - but we've found a group of people committed to our/my well-being. It's not always easy being a founder - the demands of the job can be overwhelming - but I can always expect a check-in text from Kunal or the team when he senses the going is getting tough. That kind of empathy along with the team's industry expertise is why I refer founders to the firm.

– Mars Materials Founder and CEO, Aaron Fitzgerald

I have had the pleasure of working with Kunal Sethi for the past year at Tandem Repeat, where he consistently supported our startup as a general partner at Prithvi. He has a strong passion for investing in climate technologies and solutions. In addition to his technical skills, he is a highly effective communicator and team player. He can clearly explain complex financial concepts to me and my co-founders. He is also a great listener and is always willing to take feedback. I have been very impressed with Kunal's work ethic and dedication. He is also very positive and enthusiastic, always ready to help others. I continuously learn from him as a professor who served in academia for three decades. Our planet, Prithvi, would benefit from having more individuals like Kunal.

– Tandem Repeat Co Founder, Melik C. Demirel, PhD

Of all our investors, you and the Prithvi team have been the most responsive to our investor updates and frequently reached out with suggestions, ideas for tackling current challenges, and potential connections. I have also appreciated your ongoing efforts in sharing best practices that you have seen from other companies and have found that has helped me think more deeply about how we can continue to improve our operations and communications. Further, I have deeply appreciated the Prithvi team's deep empathy for founders and the personal challenges that we all face at one point or another along the way. As a founder, one of the hardest things to find are people who are "in your corner" no matter what and who are there to support you personally to navigate and handle these challenges. Through our interactions, it has become clear to me that you and Prithvi are in that rare group to whom I could bring any sort of challenge when I need of advice or just need someone to talk things through with. From our recent conversations, I have also been impressed by your commitment to clarify and quantify investing for impact in a way that I have not seen from other 'impact investors' we have spoken with (our current investors or otherwise). I have appreciated your support and push for us to develop a clear, increasingly quantified impact thesis backed up by third-party data. While challenging at our relatively early stage, I have begun to appreciate how this exercise has sharpened our thinking and improved our credibility with our corporate customers and would not have prioritized it as early without the Prithvi team raising this to us.

– Umami Meats CEO, Mihir Pershad