Invests in
Sectors:
Locations:
Min Investment:
$100,000.00Max Investment:
$5,000,000.00Target Investment:
$1,500,000.00
Skills
Lists including Jason
Work Experience
Associate Investment Director
2020
I manage our $300m Elevate Fund of Funds which invests into New Zealand venture capital funds. Established in 2020, we have made allocations across a diversified set of experienced and new fund managers including Blackbird, Movac, GD1, Hillfarrance, Pacific Channel, Finistere Ventures, and Nuance Capital. Our FoF portfolio now comprises over 100 technology companies spanning SaaS, cleantech, biotech, agritech, space-tech, hardware, and gaming. I also sit on the Investment Committee of our seed fund, Aspire, and have led investments into several exciting companies including Portainer, Avertana, Space Rock Games, Riff Raff Games, Hashbane Interactive, and Eight360.
2013 - 2020
Senior Associate, Corporate Development
2013 - 2020
M&A execution covering energy, minerals, agriculture, property and technology sectors Experienced in leading due diligence processes and transaction documentation Experienced in performing company valuations covering full business life cycle Training and mentoring of analysts Advanced financial modelling capability
2012 - 2013
Strategy Analyst
2012 - 2013
Responsible for providing feasibility analysis, valuations, and undertaking due diligence for greenfield and brownfield property developments Prepared funding papers for development stages Built and maintained the company's financial planning model Provided research and analysis for development of strategy papers
2011 - 2012
Energy Market Analyst
2011 - 2012
Responsible for analysis of the New Zealand electricity market Presenter on the NZX Understanding Electricity Markets course