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Co-founder @airtreevc, occasional adventurer, enthusiastic cook, dad
Sydney
Joined April 2007
Chuffed to announce @airtreevc latest family of funds. - $200m to continue seed funding A+ founders. - $50m #web3. We've be quietly investing for a few years. Now its official.- $450m to support companies for decades. All thanks to our incredible team.
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The caution in global tech investment markets is being shrugged off in the local start-up sector, with AirTree Ventures bagging $700m to pour into future giants.
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From a tiny room in Sydney to a shout out from British PM @RishiSunak . Nice to see our Aussie success stories like @EmploymentHero making a splash on the global stage. Love your work @bnthompson.
Thanks for the shout out @RishiSunak .We’re excited to be doing all we can to support the UK small and medium sized business community and all their employees. @EmploymentHero is off and running in 🇬🇧 .
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How good is this? Startups built in our backyard are now the ones acquiring big global players. Well done Andrew Barnes, Chris Eigeland and team @go1com . Queensland ‘unicorn’ buys German start-up star in biggest deal yet
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Go1 has defied the tech wreck, raising capital at a huge $3b valuation to fund a $100m acquisition of Blinkist, a German start-up that summarises non-fiction books.
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Capital efficiency has never been more important and our Aussie start-ups punch way above their weight when it comes to capital management. There are tough times ahead but our founders are as well place as any to weather the storm.
As the cost of capital increases, so does the focus on capital efficiency💰 .And Aussie startups are uniquely positioned to weather the current market conditions: Over the past 5 years, Australia has been one of the most capital-efficient producers of unicorns globally🦄
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Huge congrat's to our friends @nikiscevak @rcsbaker @blackbirdvc. Terrific to see investor support at scale in your new fund. A testament to your model and returns and a boost for AusVC as a whole. Looking forward to working together.
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Despite the tech wreck hitting valuations, Blackbird Ventures has convinced super funds, the Future Fund and a raft of wealthy Australians to back it again.
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RT @airtreevc: Looking to scale your business through partnerships? 📈. @go1com's Co-founder and CEO @ajbarnes is sharing his tips and advic….
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RT @go1com: 💡 Did you know that someone completes a lesson on Go1 every 1.3 seconds?. Go1 Co-founder and CEO Andrew Barnes will chat with @….
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RT @airtreevc: Aussies and Kiwis are knocking it out of the park in the web3 space. 🤯The number of projects? Mind-blowing!.💎The calibre of….
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We talk a lot about technology solving big thorny problems. There's not many bigger than chronic health. We are jazzed to join @Gvidler and @KateLambridis on their ambitious journey @Humanhealth_ 💜.
.@AirTree's investment notes on @Humanhealth_ 💜 . "We get excited about big, hard problems that need to be solved. And we back ambitious founders with the resilience to solve them.". @Gvidler @KateLambridis .
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RT @airtreevc: What a list! What a lineup!⭐. And a great reason to celebrate all the innovation happening in Australia's tech ecosystem, de….
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RT @AndrewYeolo: 1/9 Aussies and Kiwis are punching way above their weight in Web3 by both the number and world class calibre of the teams….
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We are looking forward to working with @AlboMP and Ed Husic to create pathways for reskilling and targeted immigration. 1m tech jobs by 2025 is very achievable.
Labor's job summit presents a huge opportunity to work with the tech sector on the goal of reaching a 1m tech jobs by 2025 🚀. To do this, we need to improve the GTSE and TSS schemes to develop a pipeline of skilled workers. More from @craigRblair: .
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RT @airtreevc: Reputation DAO are building a reputation layer native to DeFi, equivalent of a credit score in traditional finance to unlock….
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Airtree, DACM and Chainlink are among the investors in DeFi developer Mycelium’s latest decentralised autonomous organisation.
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Jazzed to be joining @ReputationDAO on their quest to bring decentralised reputation services to DeFi.
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Airtree, DACM and Chainlink are among the investors in DeFi developer Mycelium’s latest decentralised autonomous organisation.
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Who knew that a sneaker obsession could open up a huge, exciting opportunity in hype sales. Welcome to the Airtree family @officiallyeql.
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Aussie start-up EQL lets online retailers thwart bots and scammers in limited edition sales, and has banked $25m from a rollcall of big name global investors.
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RT @airtreevc: “When we’re lucky enough to have an inside view to see a company outperform in the way @Law_Vu has, it’s an easy decision t….
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The collaboration software company has raised another $15.8 million, buying it time before a larger series B round.
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It's been a tough time for public tech stocks over the last 3 months with many down 50-90%. This may portend rocky period in the short term but the long term future is bright.
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RT @VullinghsJ: Community is at the ❤️ of @airtreevc. By bringing people together with complementary skills & interests to share knowledge….
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Airtree's collection of resources to help you shortcut company-building firsts.
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From a seemingly simple bio link to a big platform vision empowering creators to own their destiny. I've loved watching the journey so far and pumped to see where it goes from here. Congrats @AlexZac and team @Linktree_ 👌🚀.
How much is 'link in bio' real estate worth? Linktree's new valuation says $1.3 billion by @asilbwrites.
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Green milk at the Caffrey Blair household. Happy St Patricks day to all the Irish out there ☘️
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