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Alex Mitchell

Founder of Meridian Foresight

Los Angeles, California

Overview 

Alex Mitchell is a seasoned professional in the cleantech industry, with a strong background in strategic partnerships and market transformation. Currently serving as the Founder of Meridian Foresight and a Venture Partner at Virta Ventures, Alex has a successful track record in scaling cleantech startups and driving large-scale deployments, with notable roles at organizations like Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) and Groupe PSA. Highlights of Alex's career include holding leadership positions at well-known companies such as Groupe PSA and Toyota Motor Europe, as well as making strategic investments in promising startups like ChargeNet.

Work Experience 

Meridian Foresight

  • Founder

    2024 - Current

    Management consulting for climate solutions

VV

Virta Ventures

  • Venture Partner

    2024

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

Virta Ventures invests in companies enabling the rapid decarbonization of energy, mobility, agriculture and the built environment.

virtaventures.co
BV

Blue Vision Capital

  • 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

MI

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Senior Fellow

    2024

    Researching transportation, technology, investment and climate impact.

LA

Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)

  • 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

EP

Enduring Planet

  • Scout

    2023

    Helping cleantech founders access revenue-based financing

Enduring Planet is a fintech lender focused on the New Climate Economy.

Raised $5,000,000.00 from Dangerous Ventures.

enduringplanet.com
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Groupe PSA

  • VP Strategy and Corporate Planning

    2016 - 2017

WE

World Economic Forum

  • Director, Head of Automotive Industry

    2013 - 2016

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CODA Automotive, Inc.

  • VP of Retail Sales

    2010 - 2013

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

CODA Automotive designs and semi manufactures lithium-iron phosphate battery systems for automotive and power storage utility applications.

Raised $229,000,000.00 from Harbinger Ventures, Angeleno Group, Aeris Capital and Riverstone Holdings.

codaautomotive.com
TM

Toyota Motor Europe

  • Network Development

    2010 - 2010

  • Business Planning (Strategic Planning)

    2007 - 2010

Education 

Investments 

ChargeNet

Seed

Total funding: $6M

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