About
Alex Farrugia is the Investment Manager at Paspalis in Darwin, responsible for deal origination, due diligence, and execution of venture capital investments across the Northern Territory and Asia Pacific. He previously spent eight years as a corporate advisor working with technology startups, spinouts, and scale-ups on M&A, capital raising, valuations, and financial modeling. He holds a Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Commerce, and Master of Applied Finance from the University of Adelaide, and serves as a mentor at the Darwin Innovation Hub.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Sector Agnostic
Experience
- PASPALISInvestment Managercurrent2024 — presentAustralia
- PolybeeInvestorcurrent2025 — presentSingapore
- ArlulaInvestorcurrent2025 — presentSydney, NSW
- HEOInvestorcurrent2025 — presentSydney, NSW
- Esper Satellite ImageryInvestorcurrent2025 — presentMelbourne, VIC
- TranscelestialInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSingapore
- Go LocumInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- Salty GamesInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- Equatorial SpaceInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSingapore
- AtomionicsInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSingapore
- Praetorian AeronauticsInvestorcurrent2024 — presentAdelaide, SA
- bluefliteInvestorcurrent2023 — presentUnited States
- SPEE3DInvestorcurrent2019 — presentMelbourne, VIC
- Axant Corporate AdvisoryManager2018 — 2024Adelaide, SA
Skills & more
Negotiation1Relationship DevelopmentTeamwork18Leadership10Strategy1Reporting & Analysis3Competitive Intelligence1Entrepreneurship1Venture Capital2Financial modelling2Corporate Advisory1Investment Analysis2
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Investment SelectionInvestment ManagementForecastingValuationDue DiligenceTransaction OriginationAdobe PhotoshopAdobe InDesignEarly-stage StartupsMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Capital RaisingVenture Financing- Venture Financing — Hotshot Inc.
- PE101 — Australian Investment Council
- Financial Modelling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA®) Certificate — Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI)
- Advanced Excel Formulas — Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI)
- Venture Capital Virtual Internship — H2 Ventures
- VC Terms Sheets & Cap Tables — Wall Street Prep
- Private Equity and Venture Capital — Coursera
- Google Analytics Certification — Google
- Google AdWords Certification - Search Advertising — Google
From Alex's professional profile.
Colleagues at Paspalis
Amit Drach
M.D, Senior Analyst at Sphera Funds Management
Brooke Young
Business Development Manager, Darwin Innovation Hub at Paspalis
Cameron Bowes
Development Management Consultant at Paspalis
Dante St James
Start NT Manager, Darwin Innovation Hub at Paspalis
Darran Lum
General Manager - Property & Facility Services at Paspalis
Dr. Amit Drach
M.D, Senior Analyst at Sphera Funds Management
Geoff Thomas
Senior Investment Manager at Paspalis
Harley Paroulakis
CEO at Paspalis
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Farrugia?
- Alex Farrugia is the Investment Manager at Paspalis in Darwin, responsible for deal origination, due diligence, and execution of venture capital investments across the Northern Territory and Asia Pacific. He previously spent eight years as a corporate advisor working with technology startups, spinouts, and scale-ups on M&A, capital raising, valuations, and financial modeling. He holds a Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Commerce, and Master of Applied Finance from the University of Adelaide, and serves as a mentor at the Darwin Innovation Hub.
- Where does Alex Farrugia work?
- Alex Farrugia is Investment Manager at Paspalis.
- What does Alex Farrugia invest in?
- Alex Farrugia invests in Sector Agnostic.
- Where did Alex Farrugia go to school?
- Alex Farrugia studied at University of Adelaide (Master of Applied Finance, Bachelor of Laws); University of Adelaide (Computer Science); University of California, Berkeley (Certificate in Venture Capital Transactions, Law).
Same school
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