Profile
Adzmel co-founded Piva Capital with Ricardo after successfully launching PETRONAS Ventures, the corporate venture arm of PETRONAS.
During his 10-year tenure, Adzmel was instrumental in developing PETRONAS’ Corporate Venture Capital unit, a new approach to augment the company’s efforts in future-proofing its operations by investing in cutting-edge technology across the new energy value chain.
Prior to that, Adzmel held strategic planning and commercial roles, serving as development and subsurface specialist, developing strategies for Malaysia’s upstream petroleum sector.
These included local industry development, strategic partnership arrangements, and a new fiscal model to prolong the economic lifecycle of Malaysia’s oil and gas assets.
He started his career in the energy sector as a project development engineer and has held various engineering & technical roles within the industry.
Adzmel is fueled by a passion for tackling the energy sector’s most pressing problems.
He seeks to re-shape the future of work, industry, and energy with visionary entrepreneurs.
As a strong advocate for diversity, inclusivity, and servant leadership, Adzmel works to create lasting impact locally and globally.
Adzmel Adznan active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
PIVA, Inc.
 PIVA, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Piva Inc. (Piva Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Ricardo Angel & Adzmel Adznan. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Founder | 2019-04-30 |
On Demand Technologies, Inc.
 On Demand Technologies, Inc. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services On Demand Technologies, Inc. operates as a dynamic document delivery company. It specializes in data-driven, targeted communications in both the print and digital realms. The company was founded by Bill Cantania and is headquartered in Orlando, FL. | Director/Board Member | 2022-10-31 |
Oobli, Inc.
 Oobli, Inc. Food: Major DiversifiedConsumer Non-Durables Oobli, Inc. operates as a food tech company produces non sugar food products. The company was founded by Jason Ryder and is headquartered in Davis, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2022-03-31 |
Former positions of Adzmel Adznan
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Petroliam Nasional Bhd.
 Petroliam Nasional Bhd. Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals Petroliam Nasional Bhd. operates as an investment holding company which engages in the exploration of oil and gas, and marketing of petroleum & petroleum products. It operates through the following segments: Upstream, Gas and New Energy, Downstream and Corporate & others. The Upstream segment activities include oil and natural gas exploration, development and production, together with related pipeline and transportation activities. The Gas and New Energy segment activities include purchase of natural gas from Upstream, liquefaction and processing of natural gas, marketing and trading of liquefied natural gas and sales gas as well as power and new energy business. The Downstream segment activities include the supply and trading, refining, manufacturing, marketing and transportation of crude oil, petroleum and petrochemical products. The corporate & Others segment comprise primarily logistic and maritime segment, property segment and central treasury and project delivery and technology function. The company was founded on January 20, 1998 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. | Private Equity Investor | 2019-04-29 |
Training of Adzmel Adznan
| University of Strathclyde | Graduate Degree |
| Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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PIVA, Inc.
PIVA, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Piva Inc. (Piva Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Ricardo Angel & Adzmel Adznan. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
On Demand Technologies, Inc.
On Demand Technologies, Inc. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services On Demand Technologies, Inc. operates as a dynamic document delivery company. It specializes in data-driven, targeted communications in both the print and digital realms. The company was founded by Bill Cantania and is headquartered in Orlando, FL. | Commercial Services |
Oobli, Inc.
Oobli, Inc. Food: Major DiversifiedConsumer Non-Durables Oobli, Inc. operates as a food tech company produces non sugar food products. The company was founded by Jason Ryder and is headquartered in Davis, CA. | Consumer Non-Durables |
Petroliam Nasional Bhd.
Petroliam Nasional Bhd. Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals Petroliam Nasional Bhd. operates as an investment holding company which engages in the exploration of oil and gas, and marketing of petroleum & petroleum products. It operates through the following segments: Upstream, Gas and New Energy, Downstream and Corporate & others. The Upstream segment activities include oil and natural gas exploration, development and production, together with related pipeline and transportation activities. The Gas and New Energy segment activities include purchase of natural gas from Upstream, liquefaction and processing of natural gas, marketing and trading of liquefied natural gas and sales gas as well as power and new energy business. The Downstream segment activities include the supply and trading, refining, manufacturing, marketing and transportation of crude oil, petroleum and petrochemical products. The corporate & Others segment comprise primarily logistic and maritime segment, property segment and central treasury and project delivery and technology function. The company was founded on January 20, 1998 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. | Energy Minerals |
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