Oliver Bonallack
Community & Marketing Associate at ClimateImpact
Bristol, England
Overview
Work Experience
Operations Assistant
2024 - Current
𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 Shadowing Soldera’s leadership during a successful €2.5M seed raise and beyond— contributing to market and regulatory research, registry applications & communications, mapping user flows, video editing, written copy & graphic design, and building internal processes in a fast-paced ClimateTech startup within the renewable Guarantees of Origin (GO) ecosystem.
Analyst & Platform
2023
𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐦 ➣ Early-stage category defining B2B SaaS. ➣ Founder, Investor, or Podcast Speaker? 📨 oliver@teamignite.ventures ➣ Investments I led include: - Otis AI (https://meetotis.com): All-in-one digital advertising solution for growing businesses - Rightcharge (https://rightcharge.co.uk/): Effortless EV charging cost management solution - Collectwise (https://collectwise.com/): AI agents and integrated legal for debt collection - Value Buddy (https://hellovaluebuddy.com/): The valuation solution for business loan underwriting Led deal sourcing and syndication efforts, worked with investor relations head on institutional materials, performed investment analysis, and participated in weekly investment committee meetings. Crafted detailed YC fund deal memos. Managed content team while implementing standardized processes and best practices following VCLab Venture Institute structured learning residency. Generated substantial social media growth with thousands of LinkedIn followers and 100k+ views across shorts and posts for Ignite and GP.
Venture Institute Residency
2023 - 2024
𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐦 ~10% acceptance, ~10% residency progression
Investing, Mentoring, and Fueling the Future of Entrepreneurship
Founder, Investor, Operator
2023
𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲-𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 & 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Collective.VC is currently working towards capital deployment and value creation for the benefit of humanity.
Outreach Officer & Governance Team Member
2024
𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ➣ Re-elected for 24/25 ➣ Coinbase 2024 #StandWithCrypto Cohort 3 ➣ Stellar Ambassadors
Founding Committee: Outreach Officer & Governance Team Member
2023 - 2024
𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ➣ $300,000+ peak voting power across Arbitrum, Euler, Optimism, and DYDX (Feb 2024) ➣ Only non-STEM student in the governance team. ➣ Hosted Coinbase EMEA directors for 70+ students in 2023 ➣ Hosted Railgun DAO Privacy Protocol in 2023 & 2024 ➣ Hosted Internet Computer (ICP) UK Hub in 2024 ➣ Hosted ReFi (Regenerative Finance) DAO Founder in 2024 ➣ Invited to and attended Oxford Blockchain Conference 2023 ➣ Member Society of European Students Blockchain Coalition ➣ 6th/45th @ IBCOL 2023 with 'CrossVote' ➣ Written content for socials and email, liaised with different speakers, societies, and schools. ➣ EasyA App Enjoyer
Community & Marketing Associate
2024 - 2024
𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 Working on Videography, Outreach & Content for ClimateImpact’s ‘Growth Retreat’, an event for ClimateTechs raising $50m to $1bn — 25th Nov: See you there!
Entrepreneur in Residence
2024 - 2024
𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭s 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 EIR role under Ash Phillips alongside my studies: Developing/deploying an investment model, supporting Rebel Meetups globally, and working on ways to tackle the status quo using entrepreneurship as a vehicle. Earned hotdesk privileges in perpetuity.
Networking
2022 - 2024
𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Bristol-based founder/investor keen to share? Get in touch!
Carbon Offset Lead (Summer)
2023 - 2023
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 ➣ Undertook a sponsored CFA climate finance course before leading the offset arm ➣ Structuring and leading an outreach plan for financial and commercial clients
Community Lead
2023 - 2023
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 Stratiphy is a FinTech startup providing personalised quantitative investment strategies and carbon offsetting for retail and corporate investors. • Learned how to best assist the Stratiphy team as community lead and investor liaison • Sourced a substantial commitment from a private investor
Inaugural Cohort
2023 - 2023
𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐕𝐂 𝐂𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 Inaugural Cohort Member - The Venture Institute: The VC Career Launchpad. Successfully completed an intensive 8 week program from Adeo Ressi's VC Lab designed to accelerate an ethical career in venture capital. ~10% acceptance rate, ~10% apprenticeship progression rate.
Markets & Politics Analyst
2022 - 2023
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 Wrote some articles for this section of Krugman Insights (previously Krugman).
Education
BSc Politics and International Relations
2022 - 2025
Learning For Action Climate Fellowship
2024 - 2024
Venture Institute 1
2023 - 2023
Nights and Weekends, s5
2024 - 2024
A Levels
2019 - 2021
GCSE
2014 - 2019