Leslie Harwell
InvestorCo-Founder and General Partner at Alante Capital
New York City Metropolitan Area
Writes $1M – $5M checks
About
Leslie Harwell left Credit Suisse and J.P. Morgan to focus on apparel sustainability—investing in fashion infrastructure like materials and recycling technologies—and is regularly invited to technical forums alongside ZDHC.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechE-commerceNew MaterialsRetail Tech
Experience
- Alante CapitalCo-Founder and General Partnercurrent2017 — presentUnited States
- Pattern ProjectInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- MaterealInvestorcurrent2024 — presentGolden, Colorado, United States
- InsempraInvestorcurrent2024 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
- FibeInvestorcurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Mango MaterialsInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- Circ™Investorcurrent2019 — present
- LizeeInvestor and Board Observercurrent2020 — present
- FIT:MATCHInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- retracedInvestorcurrent2023 — presentDüsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- FlypInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- TreetInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- SwayInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- ZZ DriggsInvestorcurrent2022 — presentBrooklyn, New York, United States
- NovoloopInvestorcurrent2022 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- IndyxInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- WindowInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.Vice President, Americas Head of Capital Strategies - Sustainable Finance2014 — 2017Greater New York City Area
- Credit SuisseAssociate, LatAm Debt Capital Markets and Global Governments2011 — 2014Greater New York City Area
- Credit SuisseAnalyst, Global Governments2007 — 2011
Skills & more
Capital Markets31Financial Modeling15Fixed Income9Bloomberg5Due Diligence7Corporate Finance14Investment Banking32Financial Analysis15Investments8Series 74Structured Finance6Reference Data4
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SecuritiesValuationEmerging MarketsRisk ManagementEquitiesLanguages Arabic · Italian · Spanish
- Series 63 — FINRA
- Series 79 — FINRA
- Series 7 — FINRA
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Colleagues at Alante Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Leslie Harwell?
- Leslie Harwell left Credit Suisse and J.P. Morgan to focus on apparel sustainability—investing in fashion infrastructure like materials and recycling technologies—and is regularly invited to technical forums alongside ZDHC.
- Where does Leslie Harwell work?
- Leslie Harwell is Co-Founder and General Partner at Alante Capital.
- What does Leslie Harwell invest in?
- Leslie Harwell invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, E-commerce, New Materials, Retail Tech.
- What check size does Leslie Harwell write?
- Leslie Harwell typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
- Where did Leslie Harwell go to school?
- Leslie Harwell studied at Georgetown University (Bachelors of Science in Foreign Service, International Relations - Culture and Politics); The American University in Cairo (Study Abroad); The Lovett School.
Same school
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Also attended The American University in Cairo54
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