RS

Russell Sprole

Supporting Early Stage Climate Tech Companies

United States

Invests in

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

  • Founder and Managing Partner

    2022

    Virta Ventures is an early stage fund and syndicate backing entrepreneurs and companies building sustainable businesses that deliver positive social and environmental benefits. We leverage our deep operating experience to support founding teams in getting from zero to one.

  • VC Fellow

    2022

    YC for emerging VC managers. Run by Winter Mead who wrote the book: “How to Raise a Venture Capital Fund”.

  • Investor

    2021

    FOG Ventures was created to invest and support innovative founders that are helping create toolbox 2.0 for the modern day operator. We’re backed by the world's top COOs & CFOs at tech’s most prominent startups. We do not just invest in what we believe in — as active operators, we’re investing in products we actually love and use. Send amazing teams/products our way: www.fog.ventures / deals@fog.ventures

  • Angel Investor & Advisor

    2015

    Early stage investments focused on climate tech. Investments include: -Convex -HyPoint (Advisor) -FarmTogether -Omnidian -Peerspace -Cantos Fund II and III (Fund Investment) ...and many more...

  • Member, SF Circle Lead

    2018

    Operators Guild is an independent group of operations leaders at (mostly) tech companies. Scaling a company is hard. We are working together to share best practices, help one another solve similar problems, and invest in the operator community. We meet and email regularly to support each other with advice as we create the next generation of technology companies and company leaders.

2018 - 2023

  • Advisor

    2022 - 2023

  • CFO

    2018 - 2022

  • Co-Founder and Investor

    2021 - 2023

    Co-Founded angel investing syndicate of experienced executives across multiple climate tech sectors. Leveraging our capabilities and networks, we have formed CTO with the aim of being the only investment group funded exclusively by climate industry operators and formed for the purpose of providing a unique value proposition to investors and founders alike.

2021 - 2023

  • Syndicate Lead and Investor

    2021 - 2023

    Amritam Holdings is a new type of investment firm, formed in 2021 by friends and colleagues to collaborate on investments in top quality, early-stage companies scaling commercial solutions to acute environmental challenges.

2017 - 2018

  • VP Business Development and Business Operations

    2017 - 2018

    Business Development and Operations Executive at REPOWER, a residential solar software and franchise business acquired by Soligent in early 2018. REPOWER was a startup in the Bay Area, with backing from RockPort Capital.

2015 - 2017

  • VP, Strategy and Product

    2015 - 2017

    Led strategy and product for Admirals Bank, focusing on solar and home improvement lending. Admirals Bank is backed by General Catalyst.