Shomik Dutta, Overture VC

Shomik Dutta is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Overture VC. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.

About Shomik Dutta

Shomik Dutta is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Overture VC, leveraging 20 years of experience spanning venture capital, climate technology, and his prior role as a White House aide in the Obama administration. His firm’s investment thesis targets early-stage companies in energy, AI, resilience, and industrial transformation, specifically investing at the Seed and Series A stages. Overture VC typically deploys checks between $1 million and $3 million, with Dutta helping founders navigate government support and regulatory complexity as a distinctive value add. Notable portfolio companies include Lydian, Optera, Glacier, and BioSqueeze Inc., where Dutta serves as an Investor or Board Observer. In public discussions, Dutta emphasizes that climate risks will become unavoidable business risks, advocating for energy abundance, grid modernization, and scaled domestic manufacturing as key thematic bets for the next decade. He also previously founded Higher Ground Labs, an accelerator that modernized technology stacks for campaigns and governments, further grounding his approach to tech-enabled systemic change.

Shomik Dutta at a glance

Role
Co-founder and Managing Partner
Organization
Overture VC
Location
Santa Monica, California, United States
Investor type
Individual/Angel
Focus areas
Energy
Investments recorded
1

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Shomik Dutta at Overture VC (Santa Monica, California, United States) — sector focus: Energy.
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Where is Shomik Dutta based?
Shomik Dutta is based in Santa Monica, California, United States.

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