Victor Pascucci III is the co-founder and Managing General Partner of Energy Capital Ventures. See sector focus and contact routes.
Victor Pascucci III is the co-founder and Managing General Partner of Energy Capital Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund in Chicago dedicated to the resilience, sustainability, and digital transformation of the natural gas industry. His investment thesis targets Series A through C companies developing clean, intelligent, mobile, and distributed solutions for the energy tech and utility sectors, with a specific focus on decarbonization, renewable natural gas, and hydrogen. The firm typically invests between $2 million and $5 million in Series A startups and acts as a lead investor in these early-stage deals. Notable portfolio companies are not explicitly named in available public profiles, though the fund backs startups addressing clean energy challenges within the natural gas utility sector. Pascucci brings over 20 years of venture capital experience, having previously led USAA’s $330 million corporate venture program and served as a Managing Partner at Lightbank. He emphasizes that Energy Capital Ventures is the only early-stage fund solely focused on the natural gas industry’s digital transformation, distinguishing its niche approach from broader
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