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Alex Oppes

Investor

Investment Director at Virescent Ventures

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

About

Alex Oppes is an Investment Director at Virescent Ventures, Australia's largest dedicated climate technology VC fund, where he invests from Fund II ($155m+) across clean energy, mobility, smart cities, food and agriculture, and circular economy sectors. Previously, he spent seven years at SVA's Impact Investing team, where he helped grow assets under management from $12m to over $300m. He holds a dual BA/LLB from the University of Melbourne, is a CFA Charterholder, and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Experience

  1. Virescent VenturesInvestment Directorcurrent2023 — presentMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
  2. Career BreakTravel2022 — 2023
  3. Social Ventures AustraliaDirector, Impact Investing2013 — 2022Melbourne, Australia
  4. Vanguard LaundryFounding Director2016 — 2019Toowoomba, Australia
  5. Freelance Strategy ConsultantPrincipal Consultant2009 — 2013Melbourne, Australia
  6. McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2009 — 2011
  7. Department of Premier and Cabinet (Vic)Intern - Policy, Strategy and Implementation2007 — 2008Melbourne
  8. Macquarie GroupIntern - Industrials M&A2006 — 2007
  9. ASICIntern - Legal/Regulation2005Melbourne

Education

  1. University of MelbourneBachelor of Laws (LL.B.)2003 — 2008
  2. University of MelbourneBachelor of Arts (B.A.), History2003 — 2008
  3. University of VirginiaBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Exchange student2007
  4. Trinity College, University of MelbourneResident2003 — 2005
  5. St Peter's CollegeInternational Baccalaureate1994 — 2002

Skills & more

Impact Investing2Social EnterpriseStart-upsFinancial Modeling11Business Strategy7Mergers & Acquisitions7Management Consulting3Business Analysis1Management5

Languages Italian

  • GAICD - Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors — Australian Institute of Company Directors
  • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) — CFA Institute

From Alex's professional profile.

Colleagues at Virescent Ventures

Ben Gust
Managing Partner at Virescent Ventures
Blair Pritchard
Partner at Virescent Ventures
Diane Connor
Head of Finance at Virescent Ventures
Gerd Goette
Investment Committee Member at Virescent Ventures
Ian Learmonth
Investment Committee Member at Virescent Ventures
John Clifford
Non-Executive Chair at Virescent Ventures
Jonathon Cronin
Investment Manager at Virescent Ventures
Kristin Vaughan
Managing Partner at Virescent Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Alex Oppes work?
Alex Oppes is Investment Director at Virescent Ventures.

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Also attended University of Melbourne206

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Also attended University of Virginia400

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Also attended St Peter's College3

David RohrsheimVenture Partner SAVCF at ArtesianViraj PillaiFinance Director at SR One Capital ManagementWillInvestment team at MA Growth Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at Freelance Strategy Consultant1

Leila LeePartner & Head of Distribution at Square Peg Capital

Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,453

Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners

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Also worked at Department of Premier and Cabinet (Vic)1

Mark GustowskiManaging Partner, Chair Investment Committee at Mandalay Venture Partners

Also worked at Macquarie Group168

Clare McCartney BeerCOO & Managing Director at Burda Principal InvestmentsKim RobertsonFinancial Manager at 4Di CapitalSara McMunnOperating Partner at Keen Venture PartnersMichael DavisAssociate at Questa CapitalDaphne ZhaoDirector - APAC at Type One VenturesEliza DragomirSenior Analyst at SKY VC

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