About
Ali Clunies-Ross is Partner and Co-Head of VC at Artesian, where she works on investment strategy, sourcing, and portfolio management across early and growth-stage companies. She joined Artesian in 2017, serving as an analyst and then portfolio manager before becoming Partner in 2024, and helped launch the firm's Female Leaders Fund in 2023. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Business Law from the University of NSW and was named Australian Clean Tech Investor of the Year in 2022.
Invests in
Cleantech
Experience
- Artesian (Alternative Investments)Partnercurrent2024 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Artesian (Alternative Investments)Portfolio Manager2020 — 2024Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Artesian (Alternative Investments)VC Analyst2017 — 2020
- Pepper Financial Services GroupInnovation Internship2017North Sydney
- Nine Entertainment Co.Sales Internship2014
Skills & more
Microsoft Office1Microsoft Excel1Microsoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointSocial Media2Leadership6Public Speaking3Marketing1EntrepreneurshipVenture CapitalInvestmentsStart-ups1
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Business StrategyFrom Ali's professional profile.
Colleagues at Artesian
Amy Wafer
Associate - Investment Ops at Artesian
Ananya Sinha
Principal at Artesian
Andrew Lai
Managing Director - Boab AI at Artesian
Bushra Mumin
ESG & Credit Analyst at Artesian
Catherine Huang
Corporate & Fund Accountant at Artesian
Channing Chen
VC & Legal Analyst at Artesian
Christine Chang
Director, Fixed Income Operations at Artesian
David Gallagher
Partner at Artesian
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ali Clunies-Ross?
- Ali Clunies-Ross is Partner and Co-Head of VC at Artesian, where she works on investment strategy, sourcing, and portfolio management across early and growth-stage companies. She joined Artesian in 2017, serving as an analyst and then portfolio manager before becoming Partner in 2024, and helped launch the firm's Female Leaders Fund in 2023. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Business Law from the University of NSW and was named Australian Clean Tech Investor of the Year in 2022.
- Where does Ali Clunies-Ross work?
- Ali Clunies-Ross is Partner & Co-Head VC at Artesian.
- What does Ali Clunies-Ross invest in?
- Ali Clunies-Ross invests in Cleantech.
- Where did Ali Clunies-Ross go to school?
- Ali Clunies-Ross studied at UNSW (Master of Business Law); Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Chinese Legal Systems); The University of Sydney Business School (Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)).
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Also attended UNSW235
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Also attended Shanghai Jiao Tong University60
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Also attended The University of Sydney Business School23
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Shared employers
Also worked at Artesian (Alternative Investments)33
Jeremy CollessPartner, CEO at ArtesianVicky LayPartner, Head of Impact, Director VCaaS at ArtesianTim HeasleyPartner at ArtesianLuke FayVenture Partner at ArtesianRichard CaseManaging Director, Head of BD at ArtesianDavid RohrsheimVenture Partner SAVCF at Artesian
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