Naveen Sikka, Founder of TerViva

About Naveen Sikka

Naveen Sikka is the Founder and CEO of TerViva, a company established in 2010. TerViva develops pongamia, a climate-resilient tree, to produce plant-based ponova oil, food products, and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The company initially focused on pongamia as a biofuel crop and later expanded into food and feed applications after achieving predictable yields around 2017.

Naveen Sikka at a glance

• Company: TerViva
• Total raised: $100M
• Latest round: Series D
• Investors: Chevron Renewable Energy Group, Idemitsu Kosan, Danone, Evans Properties, Grantham Foundation, Ag Family Offices
• Location: Alameda, California

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