VC Firm Eclipse Lures Another Rivian Alum in Industrial Push (1)

Silicon Valley investment firm <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1392328D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018d-fb5f-d64e-af9d-ff5fb4780000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Eclipse has hired another high-profile Rivian Automotive Inc. alumnus, building up its expertise to invest in modernizing industries including manufacturing and transportation.

<-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018d-fb5f-d64e-af9d-ff5fb4790000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Jiten Behl, formerly Rivian’s chief growth officer and one of its first employees, has joined Eclipse as a partner based in California. He has no prior experience in venture investing, but will focus on areas he’s familiar with such as transport and energy.

“We’re looking for founders looking to upset these massive industries. and then find applicability globally,” Behl said in a Bloomberg Television interview. He added that he wants to leverage his ...