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Alex Mitchell

Scaling cleantech

Los Angeles, California

Skills

Strategic Partnerships
Market Transformation
Pilots
Large Scale Deployments
Finance
Venture Capital
Commercial Lending
Startup Development
People Management
Automotive
Business Planning
Strategic Planning
Management Consulting
French
Electric Vehicles
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Product Development
Product Launch
Product Marketing
Lean Manufacturing

Work Experience

  • Founder

    2024

    Management consulting for climate solutions

  • Venture Partner

    2024

    Investing in bold founder working on critical climate solutions, generally at the pre-seed stage

  • Venture Partner

    2024

    Investing in seed stage innovative, disruptive, and breakthrough startups that can demonstrate a measurable and meaningful positive impact in solving our climate crisis all the while generating attractive venture scale return

  • Senior Fellow

    2024

    Researching transportation, technology, investment and climate impact.

  • Senior Advisor

    2023

  • SVP Unlocking Innovation (Incubation Services)

    2020 - 2023

    Designed and launched the nationwide LACI Cleantech Debt Fund, a first-of-its-kind solution in the climate capital stack, offering loans of $20K to over $250K without personal collateral or guarantees. Deploying the LACI Impact Fund I, a venture capital fund designed to support LACI companies. Portfolio includes: FreeWire, Seatrec, Envoy (exited), Xeal, Repurpose, Electrum (formerly Pick My Solar), Ampaire, Nature Coatings, SparkCharge, Llama (formerly Urb-E), ChargerHelp!, Connect Homes, Hive, ChargeNet, Verity, Circuit and Automotus

  • SVP Market Transformation

    2018 - 2020

    Launching LACI’s pilots program, including the nation’s first zero-emissions delivery zone

  • Scout

    2023

    Helping cleantech founders access revenue-based financing

2016 - 2017

  • VP Strategy and Corporate Planning

    2016 - 2017

  • Director, Head of Automotive Industry

    2013 - 2016

  • VP of Retail Sales

    2010 - 2013

    A 325 person manufacturer of all-electric automobiles (EVs)

  • Network Development

    2010 - 2010

  • Business Planning (Strategic Planning)

    2007 - 2010

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