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
Focused on developing and executing private markets investment strategies for large, long-term asset owners.
U.S. Government Entity
Supporting the U.S. government in translating policy goals into effective direct investment strategies, and ensuring American competitiveness across the global geopolitical landscape.
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.
Family Office
Providing investment sourcing, structuring, and execution support with a focus on permanent capital vehicles.
Holdings
Investing in deep tech companies across energy, industrials, human health, and systemic resilience, including providing governance and operational support when helpful.
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 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 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.
Coming soon.
Commercialized a novel polymer technology to make microelectronics manufacturing cleaner and more efficient. Exited.
Teaching
Supporting education initiatives, with a particular focus on science, technology, and leadership.
at Urbana-Champaign
Serving as an Adjunct Faculty Member in the Grainger College of Engineering, teaching a course on commercializing university-based research into viable startups.
at Urbana-Champaign
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.
Background
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.
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.
Focused on scaling the electronics manufacturing platform of a ~$100bn conglomerate through strategic acquisitions, divestitures, and large-scale capital projects across a global footprint.