Pilatus Capital

Co-founder David Teece is the intellectual architect of the firm’s strategy, and his proprietary innovation-value capture model anchors investment decisions. The firm website lists co-founder Sebastien Belanger and a small team including Lucien Zeigler, Adam Krotman, Claire Liou, and Ben Glenney, though specific investment committee roles are not publicly detailed.

Pilatus sources deals through its co-founders’ networks and its focus on deep technology commercialization. The firm’s Super Angel model emphasizes relationships over transactions, targeting technologies with standard-setting potential in CleanTech and retail innovation. Specific sourcing channels are not publicly disclosed.

Pilatus targets early-stage enterprises developing high-impact technologies. It operates as a Super Angel, providing guidance to perfect, protect, and commercialize these innovations. The firm does not publicly disclose a specific fund vehicle size or minimum check size.

Pilatus does not publish a formal exclusionary list. Its stated focus is on CleanTech and retail technology modernization. The firm’s philosophy emphasizes transformative technology with large addressable markets and high barriers to entry, suggesting it avoids sectors that do not meet these criteria, such as low-IP service businesses.

Pilatus characterizes itself as a Super Angel investor making direct, often significant positions in portfolio companies. There is no public indication that the firm makes commitments to third-party venture funds or fund-of-funds investments.