Issam Dairanieh
Private Equity Investor at PIVA, Inc.
Profile
Issam’s three decades of experience bring a unique blend of technical knowledge and business expertise to Piva Capital.
Issam concurrently serves as an operating partner for a private equity firm, advising on sustainability-focused investments.
Issam has a strong track record of creating financial and strategic value via technology investment, development, and deployment.
Issam’s unique perspective and experience were gained from an early career in academia conducting fundamental research, working for BP Chemicals on applied chemicals and polymers research (product development, application development, technical service and project management), and working for BP Corporate investing in renewable and conventional energy emerging technologies.
Prior to that, Issam served as a Chief Executive Officer of CO2 Sciences, a global organization focused on carbon reduction.
Issam spent 18 years at BP, holding multiple positions in the chemicals and energy divisions, ultimately leading the BP corporate venture capital team and managing over $250m in related assets.
Issam Dairanieh 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. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Crestline Investors, Inc.
 Crestline Investors, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Crestline Investors, Inc (Crestline Investors) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Douglas Bratton. The firm is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. | Private Equity Investor | 2016-12-31 |
| Ascent Capital Holdings Pty Ltd. | Private Equity Investor | 2018-04-30 |
Former positions of Issam Dairanieh
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| Global Co2 Initiative | Chief Executive Officer | 2018-03-31 |
| BP Ventures LLC | Private Equity Investor | 2016-03-31 |
BP Alternative Energy Holdings Ltd.
 BP Alternative Energy Holdings Ltd. Electric UtilitiesUtilities BP Alternative Energy Holdings Ltd. operates as an investment holding company with interests in renewable power. The firm operates a portion of BP group's former solar panel manufacturing and sales business. The company was founded on June 25, 1990 and is headquartered in Middlesex, the United Kingdom. | Director/Board Member | 2011-10-30 |
Carbonfree Chemicals Holdings LLC
 Carbonfree Chemicals Holdings LLC Chemicals: Major DiversifiedProcess Industries Carbonfree Chemicals Holdings LLC develops a proprietary technologies that capture flue gases that would otherwise release carbon dioxide into the environment and transform into solid carbonate materials. It has three primary technologies include: SkyMine, SkyScraper, and SkyCycle a processes require less energy to remove harmful pollutants and safer ways to store carbon. The company was founded by Joe Jones in 2005 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Director/Board Member | - |
GMZ Energy, Inc.
 GMZ Energy, Inc. Electric UtilitiesUtilities GMZ Energy, Inc. was engaged in providing thermovoltaic solutions for solar, automotive and industrial applications. The company was founded by Zhifeng Ren and Gang Chen in 2006 and was headquartered in Boston, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Issam Dairanieh
| University of Illinois | Doctorate Degree |
| University of Illinois At Urbana–Champaign | Doctorate Degree |
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| Private companies | 8 |
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Carbonfree Chemicals Holdings LLC
Carbonfree Chemicals Holdings LLC Chemicals: Major DiversifiedProcess Industries Carbonfree Chemicals Holdings LLC develops a proprietary technologies that capture flue gases that would otherwise release carbon dioxide into the environment and transform into solid carbonate materials. It has three primary technologies include: SkyMine, SkyScraper, and SkyCycle a processes require less energy to remove harmful pollutants and safer ways to store carbon. The company was founded by Joe Jones in 2005 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Process Industries |
Crestline Investors, Inc.
Crestline Investors, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Crestline Investors, Inc (Crestline Investors) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Douglas Bratton. The firm is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. | Finance |
| Ascent Capital Holdings Pty Ltd. | |
GMZ Energy, Inc.
GMZ Energy, Inc. Electric UtilitiesUtilities GMZ Energy, Inc. was engaged in providing thermovoltaic solutions for solar, automotive and industrial applications. The company was founded by Zhifeng Ren and Gang Chen in 2006 and was headquartered in Boston, MA. | Utilities |
| BP Ventures LLC | Finance |
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 |
| Global Co2 Initiative | |
BP Alternative Energy Holdings Ltd.
BP Alternative Energy Holdings Ltd. Electric UtilitiesUtilities BP Alternative Energy Holdings Ltd. operates as an investment holding company with interests in renewable power. The firm operates a portion of BP group's former solar panel manufacturing and sales business. The company was founded on June 25, 1990 and is headquartered in Middlesex, the United Kingdom. | Utilities |
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