Advisory Holdings Teaching Background
Manas Gosavi

Manas
Gosavi

Manas Gosavi is an experienced deep tech advisor, operator, and investor. With a background deploying capital on behalf of some of the most successful long-term institutional investors in the world, Manas is now collaborating with a small group of global asset owners on investing in the next generation of businesses in energy, industrials, health, and systemic resilience.

Advisory Services

Advisory

Focused on developing and executing private markets investment strategies for large, long-term asset owners.

Confidential
U.S. Government Entity
Senior Advisor & Senior Strategist

Supporting the U.S. government in translating policy goals into effective direct investment strategies, and ensuring American competitiveness across the global geopolitical landscape.

8090 Industries
Senior Advisor & Operating Partner

Advising on investment strategy, platform expansion, and portfolio opportunities. 8090 Industries is an investment firm focused on leading the next industrial revolution, anchored by over twenty global industrial conglomerates.

Confidential
Family Office
Senior Advisor

Providing investment sourcing, structuring, and execution support with a focus on permanent capital vehicles.

Portfolio Companies

Holdings

Investing in deep tech companies across energy, industrials, human health, and systemic resilience, including providing governance and operational support when helpful.

Natrion
Chairman

Natrion develops next-generation battery components enabling higher density, more efficient, and safer energy storage for industrial, defense, and commercial customers. Natrion proudly maintains a fully domestic manufacturing footprint in the United States.

Everstar
Investor

Everstar uses advanced artificial intelligence to streamline and accelerate complex regulatory, licensing, and documentation workflows for nuclear energy operators. Everstar's mission is to push humanity into an era of energy abundance.

Resilience Investments
Investor

Resilience utilizes a data-driven approach to develop and manage affordable, long-lasting homes for American families. Resilience is particularly focused on the Midwest region today.

Update Energy
Investor

Coming soon.

HUPTech
Co-Founder

Commercialized a novel polymer technology to make microelectronics manufacturing cleaner and more efficient. Exited.

Education

Teaching

Supporting education initiatives, with a particular focus on science, technology, and leadership.

University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign
Faculty Member

Serving as an Adjunct Faculty Member in the Grainger College of Engineering, teaching a course on commercializing university-based research into viable startups.

University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign
Military Education Council

Serving as a Representative on the Military Education Council, leading on campus ROTC programs to develop the next generation of military leaders. Responsible for staff appointments, supervising academic curricula, administering programs, and ensuring academic freedom within military departments.

Prior Experience

Background

Mubadala Capital
Venture Capital

Fourth hire on the venture capital and growth equity team at Mubadala Capital, which manages capital for the ~$300bn sovereign wealth fund of Abu Dhabi and select third-party LPs. Focused on deep tech investments.

Adams Street Partners
Private Equity

Member of the investment team at Adams Street Partners, a ~$40bn private equity platform. Focused on buyouts, special situations, and growth equity as a generalist with a technology skew.

Koch Industries / Molex
Corporate Development

Focused on scaling the electronics manufacturing platform of a ~$100bn conglomerate through strategic acquisitions, divestitures, and large-scale capital projects across a global footprint.