Artesian, founded in 2004, by Jeremy Colless, Matthew Clunies-Ross & John McCartney. is a global alternative investment management firm specialising in public and private debt, venture capital, and impact investment strategies.
Artesian invests in technology startups that can deliver outsize returns and impact at scale by solving the world’s critical problems.
We are one of the Asia Pacific region’s most active early-stage venture capital investors, with a portfolio of over 625 startups (pre-seed to Series A) focused on climate, agrifood, health, artificial intelligence & robotics, education, and gender equality.
Our later-stage continuation funds (Series B to growth) invest in the top startups from this unique pre-screened and de-risked pipeline and provide additional co-investment opportunities to our LPs.
The iconic outback windmill logo represents our mission to tap unrecognized value and deliver sustainable performance in challenging environments.
Artesian manages money for government organizations, pension and superannuation funds, insurance companies, corporations and industry groups, financial planners and family offices.
Artesian’s foundational belief is that a sustainable and scalable VC business depends on unfettered access to a diversified pipeline of high quality early-stage opportunities.
Commitment: Early-stage venture capital is part of Artesian's DNA. We have been building our early-stage platform and networks for more than 10 years, in Australia, China and across the Asia Pacific region
Specialization: Sector specialization is central to our investment strategy and alpha generation. Artesian operates as a multi-strategy manager with Portfolio Managers responsible for specific verticals, sectors and thematics
Experience: Deep domain experience has enabled first-mover advantage, with Artesian launching Australia’s first dedicated VC funds for clean energy, agrifood, medical devices, AI & Robotics, and female founders
Collaboration: Long-established partnerships with regional accelerators, incubators, university programs, angel groups, industry groups, corporations and government organizations