# Potenza Capital

> Potenza Capital is a VC fund in New York backing Health Care, Energy and Retail. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://potenzacap.com/

Potenza Capital is a VC fund in New York focused on Health Care and Energy. Potenza Capital, LP is a privately held investment firm that deploys capital in direct private equity investments and LP investments.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 2 | 50% |
| Energy | 1 | 25% |
| Retail | 1 | 25% |
| Apparel | 1 | 25% |
| Fashion | 1 | 25% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alterra Energy | Alterra Energy is an innovative chemical recycling technology company. Alterra Energy engages in developing and commercializing continuous recycling technology, which transforms waste plastic into petrochemical products. |  |  | Oct 22, 2024 |  |
| Gussi | Gussi is a provider of keratin treatment and hair care products. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| Alterra Energy | Alterra Energy is an innovative chemical recycling technology company. Alterra Energy engages in developing and commercializing continuous recycling technology, which transforms waste plastic into petrochemical products. |  | Corporate Round | Jul 21, 2021 |  |
| Jaanuu | Jaanuu was founded to reimagine the multi-billion dollar medical apparel market via the industry's first contemporary, Antimicrobial-finished products. Since its launch, Jaanuu has sold product around the globe and has quickly become the fastest growing company in its category. For more information, please contact support@jaanuu.com. | $750K | Seed | Nov 24, 2015 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Chevron Phillips Chemical](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chevron-phillips-chemical) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Infinity Recycling](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/infinity-recycling) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LyondellBasell](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lyondellbasell-industries) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [M3 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/m3-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Neste](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neste) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ravago](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ravago) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Potenza Capital invest in?

Potenza Capital invests primarily in Health Care, Energy and Retail startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Potenza Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Potenza Capital closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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