About
Helen Norton is Partner, Finance & Operations at AirTree Ventures, where she oversees the firm's finance, legal, compliance, HR, data, IT and executive support functions. With over 15 years of experience in global and Australian venture capital, she has worked on building institutional-grade investment platforms across multiple fund vintages and teams. Previously, she spent 8 years at Accel in London developing expertise in fund finance and venture operations.
Experience
- AirTree VenturesPartnercurrent2018 — presentGreater Sydney Area
- AirTree VenturesFinancial Controller2015 — 2018Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- AntlerMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2020 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- AntlerMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2020 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Australian Investment Committee (AIC)Board Member2022 — 2024Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- UBS Investment BankController2012 — 2014Sydney Area, Australia
- Accel PartnersFinancial Controller2004 — 2012London
- Baker TillyAuditor2003 — 2004
- MacIntyre HudsonAuditor1999 — 2002
Skills & more
Strategic PlanningPeople ManagementBusiness AdvisingExecutive AdvisoryRisk ManagementOrganizational LearningFinancial StatementsCybersecurityBoard of Directors ReportingInvestor RelationsInvestor ReportingOrganizational Effectiveness
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Data SystemsGovernance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC)Cross-functional Team LeadershipOperations ManagementOrganizational DesignVenture CapitalFinancial AccountingBookkeepingAccountingAccrualsFinance LeadershipFund OperationsFrom Helen's professional profile.
Shared employers
Also worked at AirTree Ventures54
Sam KroonenburgVenture Partner at AirTree VenturesKell ReillyPartner at AirTree VenturesKate MasonVenture Partner at AirTree VenturesJohn HendersonPartner at AirTree VenturesJames CameronPartner at AirTree VenturesJackie VullinghsPartner at AirTree Ventures
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Also worked at UBS Investment Bank535
Paul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystMartin MignotInvestor at Index VenturesBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorSauvanne Saint-LégerInvestor at DaphniElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at NorthzoneDaniel LiCEO of Plus and venture partner at Madrona
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Also worked at Accel Partners124
Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalTheresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalAdam ValkinInvestment Team at General CatalystAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesTyler SosinBoard Partner at Menlo Ventures
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Also worked at Baker Tilly13
Diane WalkerHead of Group Finance & Operations at Mayfair Equity PartnersTom CurlingOperating Partner at Active PartnersHenry WhiteInvestor at FELIX CAPITALVikash HansraniOperations Partner at AlbionVCTallat MahmoodPartner at SmartFinKit Schutzer‑WeissmannAssociate Director at Mobeus Equity Partners
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Colleagues at AirTree Ventures
Ada Yin
Investor at AirTree Ventures
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Adrielle Touma
Investment Manager at AirTree Ventures
Anil Sabharwal
Venture Partner at AirTree Ventures
Anna Tyndale
Portfolio Success Lead at AirTree Ventures
Antonia Mijatovic
Investment Manager at AirTree Ventures
Bree Fedele
Head of Marketing & Communications at AirTree Ventures
Caitlin Evans
Platform Operations Manager at AirTree Ventures
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Cloë Stanbridge
Talent Lead at AirTree Ventures
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Ada Yin
Investor at AirTree Ventures
Anil Sabharwal
Venture Partner at AirTree Ventures
Dan Coughlan
Principal at AirTree Ventures
Elicia McDonald
CEO & Partner at AirTree Ventures
Gillian Findlay
Venture Partner at AirTree Ventures
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