Where does Alex Oppes work?

Alex Oppes is Investment Director at Virescent Ventures.

Where did Alex Oppes go to school?

Alex Oppes studied at University of Melbourne (Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)); University of Melbourne (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History); University of Virginia (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Exchange student).

Alex Oppes

Investor

Investment Director at Virescent Ventures

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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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

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

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

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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

Jonathon Cronin

Investment Manager at Virescent Ventures

Kristin Vaughan

Managing Partner at Virescent Ventures

Madi Benton

Investment Associate at Virescent Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Alex Oppes?: 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.
Where does Alex Oppes work?: Alex Oppes is Investment Director at Virescent Ventures.
Where did Alex Oppes go to school?: Alex Oppes studied at University of Melbourne (Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)); University of Melbourne (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History); University of Virginia (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Exchange student).

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