AirTree has the largest investment and portfolio support team in Australia. By providing operational support, access to expertise, and connections, they’re dedicated to helping their founders succeed. They partner with entrepreneurs that have the ambition to change the world as we know it. They invest across all tech sectors - from education to energy, fintech to future of work.

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AirTree

Financial Controllers

John Henderson is a Partner at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Previously, John was a Board Observer at Inventia Life Science.

John attended [London Business School](/org/london-business-school).

John Henderson

Gillian Findlay is the Operating Partner at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Previously, Gillian was Chief Operating Officer at [SafetyCulture](/org/safetyculture).

Gillian earned her BS (Hons) in Forensic and Analytical Chemistry from the [University of Strathclyde](/org/university-of-strathclyde) in 1999.

Gillian Findlay

Craig Blair is the co-founder & Partner at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Previously, Craig was Founder & Chairman at Beamly Australia.

Craig holds an MBA from [INSEAD](/org/insead).

Craig Blair

Jackie Vullinghs is the Partner at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Previously, Jackie was an Investment Associate at NAB Ventures. 

Jackie earned her BA (Hons) in History from Magdalene College, Cambridge University in 2010.

Jackie Vullinghs

Aisling McGettigan is the Financial Controller at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Previously, Aisling was a Board Member at Crescent Foundation.

Aisling holds an MSc in Business and Financial Management from 
Trinity College Dublin.

Aisling McGettigan

Victoria Lowe is a Business Operations & Compliance Analyst at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Victoria has previous experience working as a paralegal at Resolve Litigation Lawyers and as a summer clerk at Morris Legal. Prior to that, they worked as a tutor at [Crimson Education](/org/crimson-education).

Victoria Lowe has a Bachelor of Laws from the [University of Sydney](/org/university-of-sydney) as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Government and International Relations from the same school. Victoria also has NCEA Level 3 with Excellence from St Cuthbert's College. Lastly, they have a certification from Wharton Online in Fundamentals of Quantitative Modeling.

Some of their coworkers include Ed Gregory - Legal Counsel. Victoria Lowe reports to Nick Brown, General Counsel.

Victoria Lowe

Jess Blomfield

Annabelle Page is a PR Manager at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Annabelle has worked across ecommerce, tech, business and finance, health and non-for-profit sectors. Key responsibilities included preparing press releases, holding statements and Q&As, writing pitches, opinion pieces and thought leadership articles, pitching stories into national and international journalists, events and monitoring legislation for legislative reform strategies.

Key achievements included: 
• Media coordination at TEDxSydney Events 
• Wide-spread media covering ACS’ 2010 World Computer Congress in Brisbane 
• The AER Foundation’s (now FARE) 2010 Harm to Others Report launch, at the Canberra Press Gallery
• Raising awareness and support for national charity events such as White Balloon Day and ASCA’s Forget Me Knot Day

Annabelle Page has a communications degree from [Charles Sturt University](/org/charles-sturt-university), with a focus in public relations and organisational communication. Annabelle has also attended Roseville College and [Charles Sturt University](/org/charles-sturt-university).

Annabelle Page

Ada Yin is currently an investment manager at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Prior to their current role, Ada Yin served as an associate at [Partners in Performance](/org/partners-in-performance) from February 2021 to May 2022. Ada also has experience as a business analyst, having worked at EY-Parthenon from February 2020 to December 2020. Ada began their career as a technology solutions professional at Microsoft from November 2017 to July 2019. Ada also has experience in the education industry, having worked as a student ambassador at the [University of Sydney](/org/university-of-sydney) from May 2017 to November 2019. Additionally, Ada served as consulting director and secretary at [180 Degrees Consulting](/org/180-degrees-consulting) from June 2016 to November 2018.

Ada Yin completed their Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) at the [University of Sydney](/org/university-of-sydney), with a focus in Business Information Systems, Finance & Economics. Ada then went on to study abroad at [UC San Diego](/org/uc-san-diego), where they majored in Cognitive Science, Public Health and Psychology. After returning to Australia, Ada Yin completed their Diploma of Communication at the Australian Speech Communication Association. Ada is currently certified by the ASCA in Diploma of Communication.

Ada Yin

Harriet Dwyer is the current Head of Impact at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Prior to this, they worked as a Young Social Pioneer for The Foundation for Young Australians from May 2015 to July 2015. Before that, they were with The Myer Family Company Ltd from March 2014 to September 2015, where they worked in philanthropic services. From May 2013 to November 2013, they were with 826 National as a volunteer in development and communications. Harriet has also worked on various large scale events management projects from February 2011 to April 2013.

Harriet Dwyer earned their Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the [University of Sydney](/org/university-of-sydney). Harriet also holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Harriet'story and Literature from the [University of Melbourne](/org/university-of-melbourne), as well as a Diploma in Modern Languages (DML) in French from the same institution.

Harriet Dwyer works with Dave Parfett - Operating Principal, Tiffany Liu - Head of Fund Finance, and Elicia McDonald - Partner. Their manager is Craig Blair, Co-Founder & Managing Partner.

Harriet Dwyer

Ed Gregory is a solicitor who has worked in corporate, capital raising and startup teams. Ed is currently the legal counsel at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Ed has also worked as a strategic advisor and co-founder at Apollera. Ed's previous experience also includes working as a legal advisor at [Arup](/org/arup) and TNT.

Ed Gregory completed a HSC at [Knox Grammar School](/org/knox-grammar-school) before studying a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Hons.) at [Macquarie University](/org/macquarie-university). Ed then went on to study a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice at The College of Law Australia. After working for a few years, they decided to return to academia and completed a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies at [Arizona State University](/org/arizona-state-university) and a Bachelor of Science in International Law and Legal Studies at the [University of Leicester](/org/university-of-leicester).

Their manager is Nick Brown, General Counsel. Ed Gregory works with and Victoria Lowe - Business Operations & Compliance Analyst.

Ed Gregory

Daniel Petre Ao is the Co-Founder of AirTree Ventures. Daniel has over 25 years of experience in the industry and has held various leadership positions in different companies. Daniel was a Partner Emeritus and Co-Founder of AirTree Ventures, and a Board Director of Smart Sparrow and Oneview Healthcare. Daniel is also a Member of the Advisory Council of UNSW Business School.

Daniel Petre Ao has completed a Hon. DBus from UNSW, an MBA in Finance/Management from the [University of Sydney](/org/university-of-sydney), a BSc in Computer Science/Statistics from UNSW and a GAICD from the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Daniel is currently completing a Grad. Dip. Couns. in Counseling Psychology from the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors.

Daniel Petre Ao

Linkle Liao is a Financial Controller at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Prior to joining [AirTree](/org/airtree), they were a Finance Manager at [Foresight Group](/org/foresight-group) from August 2021 to December 2021. Linkle has also worked as a Finance Manager-Infrastructure Investments at First Sentier Investors from June 2017 to August 2021 and as a Group Financial Accountant at [BNP Paribas](/org/bnp-paribas) from June 2016 to June 2017.

Linkle Liao completed a Master of Management at the [University of Sydney](/org/university-of-sydney), with a focus in business administration and management. Linkle also completed exchange semesters at [Ivey Business School](/org/ivey) at [Western University](/org/western-university) and Université catholique de Louvain. Linkle holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the [University of Sydney](/org/university-of-sydney), with a focus in accounting. Linkle is also a certified member of CPA Australia.

Their manager is Craig Blair, Co-Founder & Managing Partner. They are on a team with Harriet Dwyer - Head of Impact, Jackie Vullinghs - Partner, and James Cameron - Partner.

Linkle Liao

Kevin Hou is an investment intern at [AirTree](/org/airtree) who has previously worked as a research intern at CSIRO's Data61 and the [University of Sydney](/org/university-of-sydney). Kevin also has experience working in sales and as a waiter. Kevin is a skilled coder and analyst, who is comfortable working with productivity tools such as Microsoft Teams, Excel, and Onedrive. Kevin is also a private tutor.

Kevin Hou has a Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine from the [University of Sydney](/org/university-of-sydney), and has also completed the Cambridge International Examinations from Macleans College.

Kevin Hou

Dan Coughlan is an investment manager at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Dan was previously a co-founder of Clean Homes & Co., an online cleaning marketplace in Perth. Dan has also worked as an equity analyst at Indian Pacific Funds Management and as an analyst at [Credit Suisse](/org/credit-suisse), where they specialized in technology sector and small cap equity research. Dan began their career as a vacation student at BDO, where they worked in corporate finance.

Dan Coughlan

Katie Seo is a senior accountant at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Katie previously worked as a senior financial accountant at Euler Hermes from October 2019 to July 2021, a management accountant at Credit Corp from January 2017 to October 2019, and a management accountant at The Heart Research Institute from August 2016 to January 2017. Katie also worked as a finance manager at [Robert Walters](/org/robert-walters) from July 2014 to February 2016, and as a manager of the strategy and planning/business partnering team at CJ Foodville from July 2012 to July 2014. Prior to that, they were an executive in the finance department of [Macquarie Group](/org/macquarie-group)'s Macquarie Funds Group from July 2007 to July 2012, and a junior accountant at [Swarovski](/org/swarovski) from May 2006 to May 2007.

Katie Seo obtained their Bachelor of Business from [University of Technology Sydney](/org/university-of-technology-sydney). Katie is certified in Operational Excellence Foundations from [LinkedIn](/org/linkedin) and CPA Australia from CPA Australia.

Katie Seo reports to Aisling McGettigan, Financial Controller. They work with and Lucy Plummer - Accountant.

Katie Seo

Justine McCarthy

Sid Kasbekar is an investment manager at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Sid was previously an operations manager at Deferit from August 2021 to August 2022. Prior to that, they were an analyst at [Blackstone](/org/blackstone) from May 2018 to August 2021. Sid began their professional career as a risk analytics summer analyst at [Deloitte](/org/deloitte) from January 2017 to December 2017.

Sid Kasbekar has a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) from UNSW and a Master of Electrical Engineering from [Duke University](/org/duke-university). Sid is currently an Electrical and Computer Engineer at [Duke University](/org/duke-university).

Sid Kasbekar

Jess Walker is the Community & Programs Manager at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Prior to joining [AirTree](/org/airtree), Jess was the Investment Associate and Community Manager at Black Nova Venture Capital. Jess has also worked as an early stage startup consultant and as the Founder and CEO of Idle Limited.

Jess has a passion for helping businesses grow and develop their market strategy and customer acquisition. Throughout their career, Jess has represented companies in public facing media, on radio, TV, digital and print. Jess is also experienced in website development, having created the Idle Wordpress website from concept to design and build.

Jess Walker completed a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) in Marketing at [Auckland University of Technology](/org/auckland-university-of-technology), a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Marketing at San Diego State University-California State University, and a Bachelor of International Hospitality Management in Event Management at [Auckland University of Technology](/org/auckland-university-of-technology). Jess also achieved NCEA Level 1, 2 and 3 at Orewa College.

Jess Walker

Viorica Favetta

Dan Lombard

Sachin Shah is an investment manager at [AirTree](/org/airtree) who has a background in strategy and innovation consulting. Sachin has also worked as an operator and program facilitator for Young Change Agents, a not-for-profit organization that teaches social entrepreneurship and design thinking in schools and universities. In addition, Sachin has experience in digital marketing and growth hacking, which they gained from their previous work at Hampr and TEDxSydney.

Sachin Shah attended the [University of Sydney](/org/university-of-sydney), where they studied commerce with a focus on economics and finance. Sachin then went on to study economics at [Utrecht University](/org/utrecht-university) in the Netherlands as part of an exchange program. Finally, they graduated from Killara High School.

Sachin Shah

Tiffany Liu

Ryan Stevens is currently an Business Operations Manager at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Prior to this, they worked as the Head of Operations at [CANOPUS Networks](/org/canopus-networks) from September 2020 to June 2021. From January 2018 to August 2019, they were a Business Analyst - Operations & Strategy at [HIVERY](/org/hivery). From March 2017 to December 2017, they worked as a Business Analyst - New Ventures and Commercialisation at CSIRO's Data61. From February 2016 to December 2016, they were a Youth Advisory Council - Board Member at NSW Government (Advocate for Children and Young People). Their first job was as an Analyst/ Operations at BlackCitrus from January 2015 to November 2016.

Ryan Stevens has a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the Queensland University of Technology.

Ryan Stevens

Raaj Rayat is an Investment Manager at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Raaj was previously an Investment Associate at Lendable, a FinTech startup using data science to expand fair access to financial services in emerging markets. At Lendable, they helped scale the company from $0 to $200m+ invested across 10+ countries in 4 years. Raaj also drove various aspects of the business through Lendable's growth, including data science, investments, risk management, and strategic projects. In addition, they executed numerous DD's on growth stage FinTechs across 15+ jurisdictions in Africa and Southeast Asia as part of private debt and securitisation transactions.

Prior to their work at Lendable, Raaj served as a Peer Facilitator at the COP21/9th UNESCO Youth Forum. Raaj has also interned at United Family Healthcare, where they worked on CSR projects.

Raaj Rayat studied a Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics at [La Trobe University](/org/la-trobe-university). Raaj then undertook an Australia-China Student Exchange Program at [Peking University](/org/peking-university). After completing their Juris Doctor at the [University of Technology Sydney](/org/university-of-technology-sydney), they became a Chartered Financial Analyst Charterholder (CFA) through the [CFA Institute](/org/cfa-institute). Finally, they attained their Advanced Open Water Diver certification from PADI.

Raaj Rayat

Dave Parfett is the Operating Principal at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Dave has also worked as the Managing Director at Maezel Ventures, a Board Adviser at Checkbox.ai, the General Manager of Strategy and Business Development at [Scentre Group](/org/scentre-group), and a Board Observer at [Volantio](/org/volantio).

Parfett has been instrumental in the success of many businesses. Dave was the Founding CCO/CCO responsible for seeding and launching Upkeep+, a home maintenance and improvement subscription business for IAG’s venture arm. Dave also played a key role in the success of high growth legal services and technology firm by establishing an operational model for scale and determining key priority growth areas.

Parfett is a well-rounded business professional with a proven track record of success. Dave is an asset to any company they are involved with.

Dave Parfett has a background in accounting and e-commerce from the [University of Technology Sydney](/org/university-of-technology-sydney), and also holds a graduate diploma in applied finance: investment banking from Kaplan Professional. Dave is also a chartered accountant from the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. Dave Parfett is currently a Disruptive Strategy & Innovation executive at Harvard Business School Executive Education.

Dave Parfett works with Elicia McDonald - Partner, Sam Kroonenburg - Venture Partner, and James Cameron - Partner. Dave Parfett reports to Craig Blair, Co-Founder & Managing Partner.

Dave Parfett

Lucy Plummer

Gurinder Chahal

Anna Tyndale is a Portfolio Success Manager at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Anna has over ten years of experience in the media and technology industries.

Anna began their career as a Journalism Intern at Australian Geographic in 2010. Anna then went on to work as an Account & Marketing Executive at The Loop, before moving into digital project management at Fohm.

In 2015, Anna joined Beamly as a Digital Account Executive. However, the Australian office was acquired by another company in July 2015 and the team was dismantled.

Anna then took on the role of Lead Client Engagement Manager, Venture Services at MaRS Discovery District. Anna was with MaRS for four years before moving to their current role at [AirTree](/org/airtree) in November 2020.

Anna Tyndale has a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies, Biology, and Physics from the [University of Sydney](/org/university-of-sydney). Anna also has a Master's degree in Communication and Media Studies from [Griffith University](/org/griffith-university).

Anna Tyndale

Bree Fedele is the Content Marketing Manager at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Bree has previous experience working as a Content Marketer at Hatch and as a Senior Content Strategist and Content Strategist at BBC Global News. Bree also worked as a Content Solutions Executive on a contract basis for BBC Global News and as an Account Manager and Account Executive for Time Out Sydney. Bree began their career in marketing as an intern for Christian Dior Couture.

Bree Fedele has a Bachelor of Business in Marketing Communications from [University of Technology Sydney](/org/university-of-technology-sydney) and an American Semester Summer Study Abroad Program in New Media and Digital Marketing from [Michigan State University](/org/michigan-state-university).

Bree Fedele

Jess Heffernan is the Investor Relations & Operations Manager at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Previously, Jess was Director, Asia Pacific at Melcrum.

Jess holds a Bachelor of Sport Management from [Southern Cross University](/org/southern-cross-university).

Jess Heffernan

Stephanie Cain is the current Investor Relations Manager at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Stephanie has over ten years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining [AirTree](/org/airtree), Stephanie worked as a Senior Associate in Deal Strategy at PwC UK and as a Manager in Group Strategy at Commonwealth Bank. Stephanie also has experience working as an Investment Analyst at Colonial First State.

Stephanie Cain has a Bachelor of Commerce from the [University of Sydney](/org/university-of-sydney) and a Bachelor of Veterinary Science from the [University of Sydney](/org/university-of-sydney). Stephanie also has a South Australian Certificate of Education from Seymour College (Adelaide, South Australia).

Stephanie Cain

Stephanie Bazley

Justine Ellis is the Executive Assistant at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Previously, Justine was an Executive Assistant / Corporate Flight Attendant to Chairman at [Westfield](/org/westfield-insurance).

Justine Ellis

Elicia McDonald is the Partner at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Previously, Elicia was Non-Executive Director at TidyMe.

Elicia attended the [University of Sydney](/org/university-of-sydney).

Elicia McDonald

Sam Kroonenburg

Kevin Lu is the Portfolio Analyst at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Previously, Kevin was an Investment Analyst at Reinventure Group.

Kevin earned his BCom in Finance from the [University of Sydney](/org/university-of-sydney) in 2017.

Kevin Lu

Anil Sabharwal is on the Board of Advisors at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Anil is also a Non Executive Director at [Wesfarmers](/org/wesfarmers-ltd).

Anil Sabharwal

James Cameron is the Partner at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Previously, James was Vice President at Accel Partners. 

James holds an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business

James Cameron

Helen Norton is the Partner at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Previously, Helen was a Controller at UBS Investment Bank.

Helen Norton

Kate Mason is on the Board of Advisors at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Kate is also the Founder of Hedgehog + Fox.

Kate Mason

Nick Brown is the General Counsel at [AirTree](/org/airtree). Previously, Nick was a Practice Leader at LegalVision Australia.

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