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
Skills & more
Non-Executive DirectorVenture CapitalAlternative InvestmentsFixed IncomeVenture Capital as a Service
From Jeremy's professional profile.
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
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jeremy Colless?
- 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.
- Where does Jeremy Colless work?
- Jeremy Colless is Partner at Artesian.
- Where did Jeremy Colless go to school?
- Jeremy Colless studied at University of Melbourne (BSc, Physics); University of Melbourne (BA, Psychology).
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Shared employers
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