About
Blair Pritchard is a partner at Virescent Ventures, Australia's dedicated climate tech fund spun out of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation in 2022. The firm invests at seed to Series B stages in Australian companies developing renewable energy, energy efficiency, and low emissions technologies. Pritchard serves on the boards of Hysata, Relectrify, Wattwatchers, AgriWebb, and Zoomo, with sector focus areas including energy storage, hydrogen, transport, and soil health.
Experience
- Virescent VenturesPartnercurrent2022 — present
- Clean Energy Finance CorporationDirector, Innovation Fund2016 — 2022Sydney, Australia
- Clean Energy Finance CorporationDirector, Investment Development2016Sydney, Australia
- My Angel Investment Ltd.Chief Investment Officer2015 — 2016Sydney, Australia
- Phoenix WaterCFO2014 — 2015Melbourne, Australia
- Pacific Channel LimitedPartner2013 — 2014Auckland, New Zealand
- Macquarie BankChief Investment Officer, Macquarie Global Investments1999 — 2013Sydney, Australia
- William M MercerAnalyst, Mercer Investment Consulting1996 — 1999
Education
- Australian Institute of Company DirectorsGraduate2011 — 2012
- Victoria University of WellingtonBachelor of Arts (BA). Bachelor of Laws, Economics1988 — 1992
Skills & more
Financial Structuring9Asset Allocation7Hedge Funds15Alternative Investments37Investments21Investment Strategies17Institutional Investments3Principal Investing2Cleantech1Venture Capital11Private Equity19Due Diligence7
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EquitiesPensionsInvestment ManagementFinancial MarketsPortfolio ManagementFamily OfficeInvestment AdvisoryAsset ManagementDerivativesFundingStart-upsVenture FinancingLanguages English · French · Japanese
From Blair's professional profile.
Colleagues at Virescent Ventures
Alex Oppes
Investment Director at Virescent Ventures
Ben Gust
Managing Partner at Virescent Ventures
Diane Connor
Head of Finance at Virescent Ventures
Gerd Goette
Investment Committee Member at Virescent Ventures
Ian Learmonth
Investment Committee Member at Virescent Ventures
John Clifford
Non-Executive Chair at Virescent Ventures
Jonathon Cronin
Investment Manager at Virescent Ventures
Kristin Vaughan
Managing Partner at Virescent Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Blair Pritchard work?
- Blair Pritchard is Partner at Virescent Ventures.
Same school
Also attended Australian Institute of Company Directors136
John DysonInvestment Principal at Starfish VenturesHelen SounessVenture Partner at RampersandTim HeasleyPartner at ArtesianKirsten BernhardtPrincipal at ArtesianJordan JeffreyPrincipal at ArtesianStephanie MorrisPrincipal at Artesian
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Also attended Victoria University of Wellington52
Helen SounessVenture Partner at RampersandDerek HandleyFounder, Insight Partner at Aera VCIsabel VerheggenGlobal Head of Marketing, CV Labs at CV LabsRachel HindPrivate Client Adviser at Aura GroupRyanInvestor at Matchstick VenturesMoritz ReckPrincipal at Engelhardt Kaupp Kiefer & Co. Management GmbH
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Shared employers
Also worked at Clean Energy Finance Corporation8
David JonesSpecial Advisor at Alium CapitalStephen PanizzaPartner at FederationJasmin JenkinsHead of Investor Relations at Blackbird FoundryBen GustManaging Partner at Virescent VenturesKristin VaughanManaging Partner at Virescent VenturesJohn CliffordNon-Executive Chair at Virescent Ventures
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Also worked at Pacific Channel Limited6
Also worked at Macquarie Bank168
Clare McCartney BeerCOO & Managing Director at Burda Principal InvestmentsKim RobertsonFinancial Manager at 4Di CapitalSara McMunnOperating Partner at Keen Venture PartnersMichael DavisAssociate at Questa CapitalDaphne ZhaoDirector - APAC at Type One VenturesEliza DragomirSenior Analyst at SKY VC
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