About
AI and technical specialist, former Chief AI Officer at Pendula and founder of Billcap, a SaaS platform for utilities.
Experience
- Black Nova Venture CapitalVenture Partner - AI focuscurrent2026 — present
- University of SydneyMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2026 — presentSydney, NSW
- PendulaChief AI Officer2025Sydney, NSW
- PendulaCPTO2021 — 2025
- The University of MelbourneHonorary Industry Fellow2015 — 2023Melbourne, Australia
- DC Power CoChief Customer & Technology Officer2018 — 2021Greater Melbourne Area
- BillcapCEO & Co-founder2011 — 2018Greater Melbourne Area
- StartupAUSAdvisor2016 — 2018Australia
- Bendigo and Adelaide BankNon-executive Director, Clifton Hill / North Fitzroy Community Bank2010 — 2017Melbourne, Australia
- Cool nrg InternationalGeneral Manager - France2007 — 2009Paris Area, France
- Accenture StrategyManager2005 — 2007London, United Kingdom
- Unilog ManagementConsultant - Contract2004 — 2005Paris Area, France
- PriceWaterhouseCoopersConsultant1999 — 2002Melbourne, Australia
Education
- University of MelbourneBachelors, Information Systems
Skills & more
SaaS1Technology LeadershipArtificial Intelligence (AI)Growth StrategiesStart-ups8Smart Grid4Management Consulting12Business Strategy14Energy25Sustainability11Energy Efficiency19Program Management5
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Stakeholder ManagementChange ManagementRenewable EnergySmart MeteringBusiness Process ImprovementIT StrategyBusiness TransformationBusiness AnalysisStrategic PlanningStrategyLanguages English · French
From Yann's professional profile.
Colleagues at Black Nova VC
Alex Lennon
Head of Talent at Black Nova VC
Alex Retzlaff
Venture Partner at Black Nova VC
Alok Kulkarni
CEO, Cyara at TiE Women Global Pitch Competition
Andrew Nash
Venture Partner at Black Nova VC
Anthony Woodward
Venture Partner at Black Nova VC
Bill Trestrail
Venture Partner at Black Nova VC
Cheryl Mack
Venture Partner at Black Nova VC
Chris Petzoldt
Venture Partner at Black Nova VC
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Yann Burden work?
- Yann Burden is Venture Partner at Black Nova VC.
Same school
Also attended University of Melbourne206
Kevin JohnsonInvestor at MedicxiEsther GilmoreGlobal Head of the Client Team at Generation Investment ManagementMark MillsClient Team Member at Generation Investment ManagementPaulInvestor at Square Peg CapitalClarissa KartikaAssociate, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Dan KrasnosteinPartner at Square Peg Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at University of Sydney53
Clare McCartney BeerCOO & Managing Director at Burda Principal InvestmentsToby HeapFounding Partner at H2 VenturesBill BarteeManaging Partner at Main Sequence VenturesPhil MorlePartner at Main Sequence VenturesSwetha MuraliVice President at OMX VenturesBen LindsayInvestment Principal at Investible Climate Tech Fund
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Also worked at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank1
Also worked at Cool nrg International1
Also worked at Accenture Strategy703
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpAmira OujiVice President of Platform & Portfolio Success, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone
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