Jim Pettit is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Navitas Capital. See sector focus and contact routes.
Jim Pettit is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Navitas Capital, a venture firm he established in 2008–2009 to invest in early-stage technology for the built environment. His investment thesis targets Seed and Series A companies in real estate technology (PropTech), construction technology, and green building materials, with a focus on the United States. Pettit typically leads or participates in checks ranging from $500,000 to $4.0 million, though the firm has historically invested between $100,000 and $5 million in early-stage rounds. Notable portfolio companies include Aquicore, Gridium, Truss Holdings, and Cherre, where he serves as a board director or observer. He provides strategic advice to these firms on strategy, technology, and financing while drawing on prior experience at Bancroft Capital and JPMorgan Chase (Hambrecht & Quist). Pettit’s distinctive focus lies at the intersection of Energy and IT, emphasizing intelligent buildings, advanced materials, smart systems, and resource efficiency. No public writing or distinctive point-of-view articles by Pettit himself are cited in the available sources.
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