About
Vicky Lay is a Partner at Artesian and Head of Impact, having joined the firm's VC business in 2015. She works on directing capital and innovation toward positive social and environmental outcomes and sits on the Investment Committees of Artesian VC funds. Previously she co-founded the EdTech company Zookal, where she served as Chief Operating Officer, and she holds degrees in Business (Economics & Management) and International Studies (Contemporary China) from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Invests in
Impact & Social Good
Experience
- Artesian (Alternative Investments)Partner · Investment Committee Member · Fund Architect · VCaaScurrent2020 — presentNew York, United States
- Artesian (Alternative Investments)Managing Director (North America)2018 — 2020New York, United States
- Artesian (Alternative Investments)Managing Director (Australia & Southeast Asia)2016 — 2017Australia, Southeast Asia
- Artesian (Alternative Investments)Director, VC Research & Investor Relations2015 — 2016Greater Sydney Area
- Single Family Offices (Confidential)Trusted Advisor & Investment Counselcurrent2018 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Female Leaders VC FundInvestment Committee Membercurrent2021 — present
- vickylay.comSpeaker · Systems Thinkercurrent2014 — presentInternational
- MiiWa CapitalAdvisory Board Member — MiiWa Africa Agri-Tech & AI Fundcurrent2026 — present
- SheSyndicatePresident & Chair2018 — 2022
- Ford FoundationLead Research Advisor — ANGIN x Ford Foundation2020
- JA AustraliaFounding Board Chair2016 — 2018Australia
- Young Achievement Australia (YAA)Chairperson2015 — 2016Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- ZookalCo-Founder & Chief Operating Officer2012 — 2015Sydney, Australia
- The Emerald ClubAssociate, Investor Relations & Advisory Services2012Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Skills & more
Go-to-Market StrategyImpact InvestingCapital FormationFundraisingSustainability8Training and Development6Sales and Marketing3Chinese culture8Socially Responsible Investing3Marketing Communications6Marketing18Entrepreneurship61
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Start-upsBusiness StrategySalesB2BMarketing StrategyOnline AdvertisingNetworkingStrategic PartnershipsInvestment Committee GovernanceFund Architecture & Capital FormationVCaaS / Sole-LP Fund StructuringCorporate Venture Capital AdvisoryLanguages Mandarin Chinese
From Vicky'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 Vicky Lay?
- Vicky Lay is a Partner at Artesian and Head of Impact, having joined the firm's VC business in 2015. She works on directing capital and innovation toward positive social and environmental outcomes and sits on the Investment Committees of Artesian VC funds. Previously she co-founded the EdTech company Zookal, where she served as Chief Operating Officer, and she holds degrees in Business (Economics & Management) and International Studies (Contemporary China) from the University of Technology, Sydney.
- Where does Vicky Lay work?
- Vicky Lay is Partner at Artesian.
- What does Vicky Lay invest in?
- Vicky Lay invests in Impact & Social Good.
- Where did Vicky Lay go to school?
- Vicky Lay studied at Duke University (Impact Measurement & Management for the SDGs (Certificate)); University of Technology Sydney (B Business (Economics) & BA International Studies (China)).
Same school
Also attended Duke University522
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Also attended University of Technology Sydney97
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ford Foundation7
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