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Mathew Velcic

Investor

Investment Associate at Virescent Ventures

Australia

About

Mathew Velcic is an investor at Virescent Ventures, Australia's largest dedicated cleantech fund with over $500 million in assets under management. Prior to joining Virescent, he gained operational experience at a renewable energy scale-up with offices in New York and Sydney, and worked as a finance lawyer at Ashurst. The fund has invested in 40 companies across the cleantech ecosystem.

Experience

  1. Virescent VenturesInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
  2. ECOMINDDirector2024 — 2026
  3. 5BInvestment Lead2021 — 2024New York, NY
  4. StartmateClimate Tech Fellow2023
  5. AshurstLawyer2018 — 2021Sydney, Australia
  6. AshurstGraduate2018
  7. AshurstSummer Clerk/Paralegal2016 — 2018
  8. John Holland CPB Contractors Ghella (JHCPBG) - Sydney Metro TSE WorksSustainability Coordinator2014 — 2015Sydney Metro (Northwest)
  9. John Holland CPB Contractors Ghella (JHCPBG) - Sydney Metro TSE WorksEnvironmental Advisor Internship2013 — 2014Sydney Metro (Northwest)

Education

  1. Macquarie UniversityMasters of Applied Finance2021 — 2023
  2. University of Technology SydneyBachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Science (Environmental Forensics)2013 — 2017
  3. St Aloysius'​ College, Milsons Point2003 — 2012

Skills & more

Public Speaking1Legal Research2
  • Company Director's Course — Australian Institute of Company Directors
  • Lawyer of the High Court of Australia — High Court of Australia
  • Lawyer of the Supreme Court of New South Wales — Supreme Court of New South Wales

From Mathew's professional profile.

Colleagues at Virescent Ventures

Alex Oppes
Investment Director 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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mathew Velcic?
Mathew Velcic is an investor at Virescent Ventures, Australia's largest dedicated cleantech fund with over $500 million in assets under management. Prior to joining Virescent, he gained operational experience at a renewable energy scale-up with offices in New York and Sydney, and worked as a finance lawyer at Ashurst. The fund has invested in 40 companies across the cleantech ecosystem.
Where does Mathew Velcic work?
Mathew Velcic is Investment Associate at Virescent Ventures.
Where did Mathew Velcic go to school?
Mathew Velcic studied at Macquarie University (Masters of Applied Finance); University of Technology Sydney (Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Science (Environmental Forensics)); St Aloysius'​ College, Milsons Point.

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