Leadership Driving Impact
Strategic Advisors Include:
Our team and leadership committee bring decades of combined experience in early-stage climate tech investing
Aina Abiodun
General Partner
Allison Arnold
Managing Partner
Ken Vaughn
Managing Partner
Opalene’s Investment Committee includes VertueLab’s president and executive director, 2 board members, and 2 members at large.
Lucas. Joppa, PHD
Former Chief of Sustainability Officer
Microsoft
Uzma Siddiqi, PE
Former Grid Modernization Engineer
Seattle City Light
Mark Young
Former Managing Director
Blackrock Renewables Group
Building on Our Specialized Experience
Opalene Climate Capital was launched by VertueLab, a Pacific Northwest nonprofit with 15+ years of climate tech startup acceleration experience.
PIONEER FOUNDERS
Opalene builds on the success of VertueLab’s last fund, the Climate Impact Fund, which invested catalytic and venture capital in innovative companies like these:
