Noga Edelstein
InvestorInvestor at Climate Tech Partners · Operating Partner (Fractional) at Darcy Naunton · Operating Partner at Black Nova VC
Greater Sydney Area
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About
Noga Edelstein is Chief Executive Officer of Equity Clear, an initiative developing infrastructure to measure and address gaps in startup funding, including Australia's first Common Data Standard for investor diversity reporting. She serves as Operating Partner at Black Nova VC, where she manages the Venture Partner program and portfolio support, and sits on the Investment Committee at Climate Tech Partners. Edelstein's background includes co-founding UrbanYou, a national marketplace platform that achieved trade sale exit, legal practice in Sydney and London, and tenure as General Counsel at Yahoo!7.
Experience
- Equity ClearChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — present
- Black Nova Venture CapitalOperating Partner (Fractional)current2025 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Black Nova Venture CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2020 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Climate Tech PartnersInvestment Committee Membercurrent2024 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Centre for Social ImpactAdjunct Fellowcurrent2026 — presentSydney, NSW
- UNSWEngineering Entrepreneurship Advisory Council Membercurrent2026 — presentSydney, NSW
- Pretian SquaredAdvisory Boardcurrent2025 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Australians Investing In WomenWorking Group - Gender Lens Investing Collaborativecurrent2025 — present
- Tractor VenturesInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- Tractor VenturesDirector of Advisory2023Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Tractor VenturesEntrepreneur-in-Residence2021 — 2023Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- SBE AustraliaAmbassadorcurrent2022 — presentSydney, Australia
- SBE AustraliaFacilitator - SBE Evolve2024
- SBE AustraliaNon Executive Director2017 — 2022Sydney, Australia
- StartmateMentor/Investorcurrent2020 — presentSydney, Australia
- UNSW FoundersMentorcurrent2019 — presentSydney, Australia
- March CollectiveProject Lead - Capital Advisory Support2025 — 2026Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Investment NSWWomen's Entrepreneurship - Industry Reference Group2023
- OneflareBoard Observer2018 — 2022Sydney, Australia
- OneflareChief Operating Officer - On-Demand2018 — 2019Sydney, Australia
- Enterprising Girls & WomenMC & Presenter2021 — 2022Australia
- Working Theory AngelsInvestor2020 — 2022Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Founder InstituteMentor2019 — 2022Sydney, Australia
- The Studio AuEntrepreneur In Residence2021Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)AWS Scout2020 — 2021Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Inspiring Rare BirdsMentor2019 — 2021Sydney, Australia
Skills & more
Analytical SkillsBusiness AlliancesBusiness Alliance DevelopmentMarketing CampaignsRelationship BuildingEmerging TrendsAcceleratorEarly-Stage StartupsCorporate GovernanceGender EqualityStart-ups32Non-Executive Director3
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Coaching & MentoringEntrepreneurshipStrategyDigital MediaLicensingDigital StrategyIntellectual PropertyE-commerce- Puddle Pod — Founder Foundry
- GAICD — Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Angel Investors Program — AGSM @ UNSW Business School
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Noga Edelstein?
- Noga Edelstein is Chief Executive Officer of Equity Clear, an initiative developing infrastructure to measure and address gaps in startup funding, including Australia's first Common Data Standard for investor diversity reporting. She serves as Operating Partner at Black Nova VC, where she manages the Venture Partner program and portfolio support, and sits on the Investment Committee at Climate Tech Partners. Edelstein's background includes co-founding UrbanYou, a national marketplace platform that achieved trade sale exit, legal practice in Sydney and London, and tenure as General Counsel at Yahoo!7.
- Where does Noga Edelstein work?
- Noga Edelstein is at Climate Tech Partners.
- Where did Noga Edelstein go to school?
- Noga Edelstein studied at UNSW; Australian Institute of Company Directors (Company Directors Course); AGSM @ UNSW Business School (Angel Investors Program).
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Shared employers
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