Mr. Gudiksen is a Managing Partner at Piva Capital, which is focused on investing in people, companies and breakthrough technologies that will usher in a new industrial era. Mr. Gudiksen has spent over 20 years working at the intersection of technology, company building, and investing.
Previously, Mr. Gudiksen was a co-founder and Partner of Circularis Partners, an investment firm focused on advancing the circular economy, promoting sustainability, and increasing resource efficiency. Prior to Circularis, Mr. Gudiksen served as Managing Director of the TPG Alternative & Renewable Technologies (TPG ART) Fund, which holds investments across a variety of different sectors, including industrials, agriculture, and energy. Mr. Gudiksen joined TPG in 2008, originally investing in both healthcare and industrial biotechnology within the TPG Biotechnology platform, before co-founding the TPG ART platform. Mr. Gudiksen was involved with multiple investments during his time at TPG, including Progyny (NASDAQ:PGNY), Mercatus, Advantek Waste Management, DNAnexus, and Alphabet Energy, among others. Prior to TPG, he was a consultant at McKinsey & Company.