David Roper

Researcher
DISC Type : Cs

Managing Director at M/Finance

Western Australia, Australia

Overview

David Roper is an experienced finance professional and Director at Helios Partners, where he focuses on uniting compelling ideas with strategic capital. His career includes leadership roles as Managing Director at M/Finance and Director at Sonam Capital. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Curtin University.

Outside of his primary roles, David demonstrates a keen interest in fostering innovation by publicly supporting and celebrating the success of technology founders. His academic background also includes a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies, suggesting a personal interest in the regions culture and markets.

He is actively involved in capital raising for impactful technologies, including companies focused on green hydrogen and metabolic health solutions.

Personality Overview

Self-Disciplined

Detail Oriented

ROI Seeker

Being observant comes to them naturally.  They are thorough and always follow a systematic approach. They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.

Topics They Care About

Green Hydrogen
He is involved with New Energy Technology (NET), an investment fund that curates a portfolio of emerging green hydrogen technologies from around the globe.
Health Technology
Actively leads capital-raising efforts for companies like Metabolic Health Solutions (MHS), which is developing technology to combat obesity and metabolic disorders.
Capital Raising
His professional focus is on bringing great ideas and capital together, exemplified by his work leading pre-series A raises for emerging tech companies.

Media Appearances

David has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2024 - 2-2025
Managing Director at M/Finance
2-2020
Director at Helios Partners
3-2017 - 2-2020
Director at Sonam Capital
5-2016 - 10-2016
Business Banking Manager at ANZ
9-2015 - 5-2016
Market Analyst at COFCO Corporation

Education

2004 - 2008
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) from Curtin University
2012 - 2012
Financial Accounting for Lenders from Omega Performance

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Insights For Selling To David

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • If they are not asking many questions, nudge them to ask questions rather than just starting to talk yourself
  • Share a one-off customer success story but keeps the focus on highlighting objective, numerical results
  • Preferably use email to follow up with them instead of phone or Linkedin, engage by asking question or opinions

DONT's

  • Don't ask them to move fast, let them take their time and digest all the information
  • Do not sound overly eager, modulate your energy levels especially if you are generally enthusiastic
  • Give it some time before you try to build rapport and a relationship, it doesn't come to them naturally

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with David is

  • Adoption by others is very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from David

  • Often, they don't say no, or keep going about it in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will David move?

  • They don't like to hasten, so their speed of decision-making may be slow.
  • Can David take some risk or not?

  • They have little willingness to take risks, and prefer making calculated decisions.

You And David

Personality Compatibility


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