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Elicia McDonald

Elicia McDonald

CEO & General Partner at Airtree Ventures

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Elicia McDonald is Chief Executive Officer and General Partner at AirTree Ventures, one of Australia's largest venture capital firms. She joined AirTree as an associate in 2016 and was appointed CEO in May 2026, succeeding co-founder Craig Blair, who moved to chair the investment committee; she continues to invest and sit on that committee. Before AirTree, she worked in tech investment banking and held roles at a B2B SaaS startup and at LinkedIn. On First Cheque with Cheryl Mack & Maxine Minter, she discussed resilience and founder empathy in venture investing. McDonald is based in Sydney.

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First Cheque · 17 March 2024 Elicia McDonald discusses resilience and founder empathy in venture investing

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