Pivotal Investments

Pivotal Investments is a private equity firm based in Portland, Oregon, established in 2012. It focuses on early-stage investments in consumer-facing healthcare and technology companies across the United States and Canada. Additionally, Pivotal Investments emphasizes the sustainable economy, seeking opportunities in sectors such as clean energy, safe water, clean air, green materials, and sustainable agriculture. By adopting a disciplined investment approach, the firm aims to recognize and cultivate exceptional value both in the present and for the future.

John Miner

Managing Director

Gregory T. Semler

Co-Founder and Entrepreneur in Residence

Bradley Zenger

Co-Founder and Managing Director

7 past transactions

EnergySavvy

Series C in 2014
EnergySavvy is a cloud software company that helps utilities transform their customer experience and operations. EnergySavvy provides personalized customer insights, breakthrough customer engagement, and automated program delivery with the industry's only platform purpose-built to enhance the customer experience and increase operational efficiency. Nearly 40 utilities and state programs rely on EnergySavvy to enable customer experience transformation in the modern, digital customer era. The company is led by alumni from Microsoft, Amazon, PG&E, and EnerNOC. EnergySavvy brings together expertise in software, user experience, and analytics to deliver cloud solutions that clients love.

EnergySavvy

Series B in 2012
EnergySavvy is a cloud software company that helps utilities transform their customer experience and operations. EnergySavvy provides personalized customer insights, breakthrough customer engagement, and automated program delivery with the industry's only platform purpose-built to enhance the customer experience and increase operational efficiency. Nearly 40 utilities and state programs rely on EnergySavvy to enable customer experience transformation in the modern, digital customer era. The company is led by alumni from Microsoft, Amazon, PG&E, and EnerNOC. EnergySavvy brings together expertise in software, user experience, and analytics to deliver cloud solutions that clients love.

Pacific Light Technologies

Seed Round in 2012
Pacific Light Technologies is a materials company specializing in engineered nanomaterials aimed at enhancing solid-state lighting. Based in the Portland metropolitan area, the early-stage start-up focuses on the production and integration of optical nanomaterials as an alternative to conventional phosphors used in lighting and display applications. By employing on-chip quantum dot products, the company improves LED efficacy, allowing for higher color quality and efficiency in color-converted LEDs. Through its innovative approach, Pacific Light Technologies seeks to advance the performance of consumer lighting products.

Axsun Technologies

Series C in 2001
Axsun Technologies, LLC specializes in the design, manufacture, and sale of photonics products utilizing MEMS and micro-scale optical devices. The company offers a range of products, including OCT swept laser engines, OCT data acquisition systems, optical channel monitors, and NIR spectroscopy engines. These products serve various applications, such as advancing medical therapies, optimizing petroleum production, and monitoring telecommunications infrastructure. Axsun's innovations in micro-optics and precision engineering have led to the development of high-performance, miniaturized spectroscopic instruments that facilitate real-time measurements in pharmaceutical, chemical, petrochemical, and homeland security sectors. Founded in 1998 and based in Billerica, Massachusetts, Axsun Technologies operates as a subsidiary of Excelitas Technologies Corp as of early 2019.

Axsun Technologies

Series B in 2000
Axsun Technologies, LLC specializes in the design, manufacture, and sale of photonics products utilizing MEMS and micro-scale optical devices. The company offers a range of products, including OCT swept laser engines, OCT data acquisition systems, optical channel monitors, and NIR spectroscopy engines. These products serve various applications, such as advancing medical therapies, optimizing petroleum production, and monitoring telecommunications infrastructure. Axsun's innovations in micro-optics and precision engineering have led to the development of high-performance, miniaturized spectroscopic instruments that facilitate real-time measurements in pharmaceutical, chemical, petrochemical, and homeland security sectors. Founded in 1998 and based in Billerica, Massachusetts, Axsun Technologies operates as a subsidiary of Excelitas Technologies Corp as of early 2019.