AirTree Ventures was founded in 2014 in Sydney by former Microsoft Vice President Daniel Petre and Craig Blair, built on a specific conviction that Australian and New Zealand founders could build genuinely world-class, globally competitive technology companies rather than regional-only businesses. That belief translated into a willingness to invest unusually early, often pre-product and pre-revenue, backing Canva, Airwallex, and Linktree years before any of them were obvious winners. AirTree has since evolved from a traditional early-stage fund into a network-powered platform offering talent networks, executive forums, and peer communities to founders across fintech, consumer, enterprise software, healthtech, and climate tech, with a portfolio of more than 125 companies that have collectively created over 19,000 jobs, including eight companies valued above $1 billion.
No confirmed public exit yet - AirTree's clearest proof points are current unicorns Canva, Airwallex, and Linktree, all still privately held among the firm's eight billion-dollar-plus portfolio companies