Co-Founder & Partner Emeritus at AirTree Ventures · Joined 2014
View Live Interactive Profile →Daniel Petre rose to Vice President at Microsoft during its global expansion before returning to Australia and co-founding AirTree Ventures in 2014 with Craig Blair, built on the conviction that Australian and New Zealand founders could build genuinely world-class technology companies rather than regional also-rans. That early, often pre-product and pre-revenue investing philosophy produced early stakes in Canva, Airwallex, Linktree, and Employment Hero, and AirTree has since evolved from a traditional early-stage fund into a network-powered platform offering talent networks, executive forums, and peer communities to portfolio founders. The firm's more than 125 investments have collectively created over 19,000 jobs, with eight companies reaching billion-dollar valuations, cementing AirTree's position as one of Australia's most influential venture capital firms.