Dave Parfett

Dave Parfett is the Operating Principal at 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, and a Board Observer at 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, 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.