Craig Blair

entrepreneurtechnologyventure capitalist

Craig Blair is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at AirTree Ventures, which has invested > $0.5b into more than 50 start-ups, including iconic companies such as Prospa, Secure Code Warrior, Brighte, and Canva.

Craig's venture capital experience began15yrs ago at netus, a venture fund that delivered top decile returns to investors. Before his VC career, Craig founded three businesses: Travelselect (exited to Lastminute.com) and Beamly Australia. He was the Founding Chairman of PetCircle Craig and spent his early career in strategy consulting at Kachlas, investment banking at Macquarie Bank, and as a civil engineer.

Craig is a Councillor on the St Andrew's College Council, University of Sydney, and a guest lecturer at AGSMs Graduate School of Business. Craig holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Sydney and an MBA from INSEAD.