Russell Sprole

Russell Sprole is a finance and strategy professional with expertise in the Customer Development model. His diverse experience includes working in cleantech, SAAS, and subscription commerce sectors.

He holds an MBA in Finance from The Wharton School and a BA in Political Science from Yale University. Additionally, he studied Managing Product Definition and Design, Product Management at Cooper Professional Education.

Russell has been associated with several notable organizations, both in operational and advisory roles. His previous roles include VC Fellow at Coolwater Capital, Founder and Managing Partner at Virta Ventures, and Investor at FOG Ventures.

He has also served as Member, SF Circle Lead at Operators Guild, Angel Investor & Advisor at FRS Ventures, Advisor at Full Harvest, and Co-Founder and Investor at Climate Tech Operators.

Furthermore, Russell's professional background features positions such as Syndicate Lead and Investor at Amritam Holdings, CFO at Full Harvest, VP Business Development and Business Operations at Soligent, and VP, Strategy and Product at Admirals Bank.

He also held roles like Manager, Strategic Projects and FP&A at Stem, Inc., Manager, Financial Products at SunPower Corporation, and Research Consultant at SOLAZYME. Russell began his career as an Intern at the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy and as a Business Analyst (Intern) at Ecological Development.

In addition to his finance and strategy roles, Russell also gained experience in media as an Associate Producer for Sunday Night Football at NBC Sports Group.