PVS Investments

Founder Pjotr van Schothorst makes all investment decisions personally. He operates as a sole principal with no disclosed investment committee or external advisors. His technical background in physics and 19 years of entrepreneurial experience inform his evaluation of university spin-outs and early-stage climate technologies.

Van Schothorst sources deals through his personal network, university spin-out pipelines, and syndicate partners such as Climate Capital Syndicate. The firm website invites climate tech founders to send pitch decks directly to his email, suggesting that unsolicited, high-quality technical submissions receive review.

It functions as a single-family investment vehicle deploying the founder's personal capital. The firm does not raise outside funds, charge management fees, or employ a dedicated investment team. Its operational posture — direct angel checks, SAFEs, and convertible loans — resembles a personal holding company rather than a commercial venture fund.

PVS targets pre-seed and seed-stage companies, often using convertible loan agreements and SAFEs. Equity rounds appear when syndicate partners lead a priced round. Van Schothorst emphasizes his ability to step in earlier than most venture capital firms, sometimes providing a startup's first external capital.

According to the firm's website, the investment capital originates from the profits of two companies van Schothorst co-founded and operated over 19 years. One of those exits directly funds PVS's climate tech commitments, creating a direct line from his entrepreneurial liquidity to mission-aligned deployment.

Yes. Van Schothorst frequently participates as a syndicate member or alongside institutional leads. Examples include Climate Capital Syndicate's fusion and SMR rounds, ZCC's lead on Nutropy's seed round in April 2024, and Iangels' hydrogen investment vehicle for H2Pro. He also invests in venture builders like Marble Studio that generate future deal flow.

The firm's portfolio is explicitly climate-tech focused, with no disclosed investments outside the energy transition, advanced materials, sustainable food production, or carbon removal. Van Schothorst has backed startups in the Netherlands, France, Germany, Kenya, and the US, but has not disclosed any positions in consumer internet, enterprise SaaS, or non-climate biotech.