About
Jeremy Colless is a Partner and CEO of Artesian, which he co-founded in 2004. In 2009 he started Artesian's venture capital arm, which grew into a large and active seed-stage VC firm in Australia. Before Artesian, he spent 18 years in capital markets, serving as Global Head of Fixed Income Trading & Sales at ANZ and trading fixed income and credit markets at Deutsche Bank, SG Warburg, and Lehman Brothers in Sydney, New York, and Hong Kong. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Melbourne University.
Experience
- Artesian (Alternative Investments)Managing Partner & CEOcurrent2004 — presentSydney, Australia
- Female Leaders VC FundInvestment Committee Membercurrent2021 — present
- ANZGlobal Head Securities Trading & Institutional Sales1997 — 2004
- Macquarie BankAssociate Director1996
- Lehman BrothersVice President1992 — 1995
- S.G. Warburg & CoVice President1988 — 1992New York, NY
- Deutsche BankCorporate Dealer1986 — 1988
- ANZCorporate Dealer1986
- EsandaAnalyst1984 — 1986
- Royal Australian Air ForceAir Force Academy1981 — 1983
Education
- University of MelbourneBSc, Physics1981 — 1983
- University of MelbourneBA, Psychology1984 — 1987
Skills & more
Non-Executive DirectorVenture CapitalAlternative InvestmentsFixed IncomeVenture Capital as a Service
From Jeremy's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Melbourne185
Kevin JohnsonInvestor at MedicxiEsther GilmoreGlobal Head of the Client Team at Generation Investment ManagementMark MillsClient Team Member at Generation Investment ManagementPaulInvestor at Square Peg CapitalDan KrasnosteinPartner at Square Peg CapitalLeila LeePartner & Head of Distribution at Square Peg Capital
+ 179 more
Shared employers
Also worked at ANZ61
Ed BarkerPrincipal at Square Peg CapitalTim HeasleyPartner at ArtesianLuke FayVenture Partner at ArtesianRichard CaseManaging Director, Head of BD at ArtesianGilles PlantePartner at ArtesianKevin ChongCo-Founder and General Partner at Outward VC
+ 55 more
Also worked at Macquarie Bank141
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 VenturesBryan ChowInvestor at Side Door Ventures
+ 135 more
Also worked at Lehman Brothers197
Scott MaxwellInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersDana SettleCo-Founder & Managing Partner at GreycroftHemal PatelManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersYusuf ÖzdalgaPartner, Head of U.K. & Europe at QED InvestorsSaar GurGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Pam TholenHead of Investor Relations at Paradigm
+ 191 more
Also worked at Deutsche Bank422
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkFunmi GarrickFinance and Operations at Impact America FundGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesJeppe ZinkPartner at NorthzoneDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalJavier BorreroSenior Director at Inveready Technology Investment Group
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Colleagues at Artesian
Alex Cutting
Senior Legal Counsel at Artesian
Ali Clunies-Ross
Partner & Co-Head VC 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