Airtree Ventures

Airtree Ventures is a prominent Australian venture capital firm dedicated to backing early-stage technology startups across Australia and New Zealand. The firm focuses on identifying and supporting founders who are building disruptive ideas in high-growth sectors, with a mission to help them scale into iconic technology companies of tomorrow. Their investment scope is broad, encompassing areas such as financial services and fintech, consumer technology, healthcare and healthtech, enterprise software, and artificial intelligence.

Founded in 2014, Airtree Ventures emerged from the belief that world-class businesses could be built from the 'Down Under' region. The firm has since grown to manage $2 billion across five funds, demonstrating a strong track record as trusted and transparent custodians of capital. They are known for their long-term partnership approach, investing from the earliest stages, including pre-seed and seed, through to growth rounds, and providing significant resources and a robust network to accelerate company building.

Airtree Ventures boasts a diverse portfolio of over 120 companies, including several unicorns and successful exits. Notable investments include Canva, a global design platform; Go1, a corporate learning platform; SafetyCulture, a workplace operations software; Employment Hero, an HR and payroll platform; Airwallex, a global payments company; Linktree, a link-in-bio tool; and Pet Circle, an online pet supplies retailer. They also support emerging ventures like Advanced Navigation, Legora, Firmable, ProcurePro, Constantinople, Fetch, Human, and Haast, which they believe have the potential to become category leaders.

The firm operates as a network-powered VC, comprising a team of experienced founders, operators, and tinkerers who work in service of their portfolio companies. Airtree provides extensive platform support, assisting with critical aspects such as recruitment, ESOP structures, parental leave policies, and mental health resources. They also foster a strong community through programs like Pioneer and Explorer, designed to support emerging founders, operators, and diverse angel investors, further strengthening the ANZ startup ecosystem.