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Ali Clunies-Ross

Investor

Partner & Co-Head VC at Artesian

Sydney

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.

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Invests in

Cleantech

Experience

  1. Artesian (Alternative Investments)Partnercurrent2024 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
  2. Artesian (Alternative Investments)Portfolio Manager2020 — 2024Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  3. Artesian (Alternative Investments)VC Analyst2017 — 2020
  4. Pepper Financial Services GroupInnovation Internship2017North Sydney
  5. Nine Entertainment Co.Sales Internship2014

Education

  1. UNSWMaster of Business Law2017 — 2018
  2. Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChinese Legal Systems2017
  3. The University of Sydney Business SchoolBachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)2013 — 2016

Skills & more

Microsoft Office1Microsoft Excel1Microsoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointSocial Media2Leadership6Public Speaking3Marketing1EntrepreneurshipVenture CapitalInvestmentsStart-ups1
+1 moreBusiness Strategy

From Ali's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended UNSW171

Jeremy PhilipsInvestor at Spark CapitalSimon CantInvestor at Reinventure GroupLeah MitchellChief of Staff at Differential VenturesGrant AllenFounding GP, Schneider Electric Ventures at Giant Ventures Global LlpCharles WongCo-Founder & Managing Partner at TNBAuraDyson BoggInvestor at Mercuri.vc

+ 165 more

Also attended Shanghai Jiao Tong University49

Meera BissoondeealInvestor at 13books CapitalRobert ShanManaging Partner Redstone Hong Kong at RedstoneXiao (Sean) YangAssociate at Shunwei CapitalShawn NiuInvestment Manager at DCM VenturesJingtong ZhuDirector of Business Development at Griffin Gaming PartnersHugo TamInvestor at Sand Hill Angels

+ 43 more

Also attended The University of Sydney Business School21

Dominik EsenPrincipal at NorthzoneJess FirthAssociate at Square Peg CapitalKate CoffeyInvestment Manager at AirTree VenturesChloe GroundsInvestment Associate at Active PartnersLucas PaulInvestment Team at RedstoneAndreas SchwarzenbrunnerGeneral Partner at Speedinvest

+ 15 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Artesian (Alternative Investments)17

Jeremy CollessPartner, CEO at ArtesianTim HeasleyPartner at ArtesianLuke FayVenture Partner at ArtesianRichard CaseManaging Director, Head of BD at ArtesianDavid RohrsheimVenture Partner SAVCF at ArtesianStuart FoxPartner at Artesian

+ 11 more

Also worked at Pepper Financial Services Group1

Eric ChangVice President at Upper90

Also worked at Nine Entertainment Co.5

Simon CantInvestor at Reinventure GroupLouise TomlinsonInvestor at Reinventure GroupDaniel PetreCo-founder and Partner Emeritus at AirTree VenturesNicolas LairVenture Partner at ScaleFundSimon KellyIndependent Non-Executive Director and Audit and Risk Committee Chair at MA Growth Ventures

Colleagues at Artesian

Alex Cutting
Senior Legal Counsel 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