Alyssa Spagnolo
Growth & Strategy Lead at Banyan Infrastructure
Alyssa Spagnolo
Growth & Strategy Lead at Banyan Infrastructure
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Growth & Strategy Lead
2022 - Current
Working on accelerating the deployment of renewable energy. My role spans GTM Strategy, Product Strategy, Product Marketing, Corporate Development, and Strategic Partnerships.
Climate Tech Fellow
2022 - 2022
Climate Tech Fellow in On Deck Climate's 4th Cohort
Venture Capital Investor
2018 - 2022
OMERS Ventures is a $750m transatlantic fund with offices in San Francisco, Toronto and London. Led full cycle investments in Series A – Series C technology companies, including sourcing, market research, due diligence and post investment support. One of the founding team member that launched the firms United States office and investment strategy, and leader the Insurtech vertical investment practice in the United States.
Board Observer
2020 - 2021
Board Observer
2018 - 2018
Board Observer
2018 - 2018
Venture Capital Investor
2017 - 2018
Led full cycle investments in North American technology companies in the Seed –Series A stage across Enterprise Software, Marketplaces and Consumer companies. Was the second non-partner hire for the first time $100M fund.
Co-Founder & COO
2016 - 2017
Eno is an over-ear headphone that reads your brain activity and uses real time auditory coaching to help you focus (https://enophone.com), raised $1.5M on Kickstarter. Gained acceptance into two world renowned accelerators, The Next 36 (www.nextcanada.com) and HAX Accelerator (www.hax.co). Secured institutional investment, and catalyzed the team to move to Shenzhen, China, the manufacturing capital of the world.
Entrepreneur
2016 - 2016
Entrepreneur
2016 - 2016
Selected to be part of the 2016 cohort for The Next 36 from among 1000+ candidates. The Next 36 is a high profile startup incubator located in Toronto, in which contestants are prompted to start a business over the course of 8 months.