Airtree Ventures
Airtree Ventures is a prominent venture capital firm based in Sydney, Australia, dedicated to supporting and investing in technology startups across Australia and New Zealand. Founded in 2014, Airtree manages over $1.3 billion AUD in funds and has backed more than 80 active companies, including notable successes like Canva and A Cloud Guru.
- Sector
- Venture capital (seed to growth, AU/NZ founders)
- Business model
- Venture fund
- Founders
- Craig Blair
- Headquarters
- Sydney
- Markets
- Australia, New Zealand
- Latest round
- AirTree Fund V, A$650M (seed + growth funds) (2025)
Sources: airtree.vc, airtree.vc
4people interviewed
5episodes across 3 shows
1mention in other conversations
The team on Day One
Hear from the team
▶ 26 August 2026 · Building Tech Teams Nobody Knows What to Pay Anymore: A Building Tech Teams Best-Of Cloë Stanbridge
▶ 4 August 2026 · Building Tech Teams The Junior Engineer Isn’t Needed Anymore: Cloë Stanbridge, Talent Lead at Airtree Cloë Stanbridge
▶ 29 May 2026 · Investment Thesis Episode Five: Dan Coughlan's Investment Thesis Dan Coughlan
▶ 17 March 2024 · First Cheque Elicia McDonald discusses resilience and founder empathy in venture investing Elicia McDonald
▶ 18 February 2024 · First Cheque Craig Blair Shares Insights on Investing and Building a VC Fund Craig Blair
Milestones
- 2014 AirTree Ventures founded airtree.vc
- Aug 2025 Announced A$650M Fund V (seed + growth) airtree.vc
What others say about Airtree Ventures
Moments from other conversations on the network where Airtree Ventures comes up.
The funding round was led by Airtree Ventures for the first time. So Airtree is now on the cap table at SafetyCulture.”
Portfolio on Day One
Companies Airtree Ventures has backed whose teams have been on the network.
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