Nova Vida Capital

Piyush Kunnapallil, the founder and CEO, personally leads all M&A sourcing, due diligence, and deal execution. He does not delegate investment committee authority to external advisors or a separate team. His background includes direct operating experience as a former president of Ti Foods and a director at Samsung Electronics.

Nova Vida describes itself as a family office, not a venture firm or blind-pool private equity fund. It deploys proprietary capital and co-investor capital on a deal-by-deal basis without raising a committed fund. The firm takes control positions and places its founder into operating roles at acquired companies, holding them indefinitely rather than targeting a 5-7 year exit.

Based on its disclosed strategy, Nova Vida only makes direct control acquisitions — it does not invest as a limited partner in third-party funds. The firm's website emphasizes direct buying of businesses needing ownership or management transition, with no mention of fund-of-funds activity.

The firm targets mature, revenue-generating businesses requiring ownership transition — management buyouts, succession-driven sales, and corporate divestitures. Nova Vida does not invest in startups, growth equity, or minority positions. Its focus is on established B2B distribution and technology services companies in Canada.

The firm states it invests exclusively in distribution and technology services. It does not pursue consumer brands, manufacturing, software-as-a-service product companies, or any sector outside B2B distribution and technology services. Real estate and financial services are absent from its disclosed mandate.

Nova Vida has not publicly disclosed the full source of its proprietary capital. The firm's website notes that its first portfolio company, Ti Foods, was acquired in September 2021 and became part of Nova Vida Capital. That liquidity event likely provided initial seed capital, though the firm has not confirmed this directly.

There is no public evidence of a philanthropic foundation, donor-advised fund, or impact-investing mandate associated with Nova Vida Capital. The firm's disclosures focus entirely on its for-profit acquisition activity.