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Andrew Lai

Investor

Managing Director - Boab AI at Artesian

Melbourne

About

Andrew Lai is the Managing Director of Boab AI, an Australian AI scaleup investment program powered by Artesian. He previously served as Ventures Director at Deakin University, managing its portfolio of spinoff companies, and earlier co-founded and led SproutX, an agtech accelerator and VC fund, as well as founding FinTech Melbourne. He also spent seven years at MLC as Risk and Analytics Manager and holds a Bachelor of Arts/Engineering (Hons) in political science and software engineering from the University of Melbourne.

Invests in

AI & Machine Learning

Experience

  1. BoabManaging Directorcurrent2020 — presentMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
  2. Deakin UniversityVentures Director2020Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  3. ASICDigital Finance Advisory Committee Member2016 — 2020Greater Sydney Area
  4. SproutXManaging / Accelerator Director2016 — 2019Greater Melbourne Area
  5. FinTech MelbourneFounder2014 — 2019Greater Melbourne Area
  6. FinancialAskFounder2014 — 2018Melbourne Area, Australia
  7. The University of MelbourneEntrepreneurial Fellow2014 — 2015Greater Melbourne Area
  8. MLCRisk and Analytics Manager2011 — 2014
  9. MLCSenior Credit Risk Portfolio Analyst2009 — 2011
  10. MLCBusiness Analyst and Product Analyst2007 — 2009
  11. Australia Drug Foundation - Good SportsProject Officer2006 — 2007
  12. University of MelbourneProject Officer at Melbourne University Sports Association2005 — 2006

Skills & more

SAS41SQL16Business Objects12Excel1Oracle SQLSAS Enterprise MinerAnalytics62Data Analysis46Stakeholder Management46Data Mining24Teradata8SAS programming4
+8 moreProcess EngineeringMainframeWeb DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipEarly-stage StartupsFinTechTRIADAgtech

From Andrew's professional profile.

Colleagues at Artesian

Ali Clunies-Ross
Partner & Co-Head VC at Artesian
Amy Wafer
Associate - Investment Ops at Artesian
Ananya Sinha
Principal 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 Andrew Lai?
Andrew Lai is the Managing Director of Boab AI, an Australian AI scaleup investment program powered by Artesian. He previously served as Ventures Director at Deakin University, managing its portfolio of spinoff companies, and earlier co-founded and led SproutX, an agtech accelerator and VC fund, as well as founding FinTech Melbourne. He also spent seven years at MLC as Risk and Analytics Manager and holds a Bachelor of Arts/Engineering (Hons) in political science and software engineering from the University of Melbourne.
Where does Andrew Lai work?
Andrew Lai is Managing Director - Boab AI at Artesian.
What does Andrew Lai invest in?
Andrew Lai invests in AI & Machine Learning.
Where did Andrew Lai go to school?
Andrew Lai studied at University of Melbourne (Arts/Engineering (hons), Political Science and Software Engineering).

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