Team | Artesian

Jeremy Colless

Partner

Sydney

Jeremy is CEO of Artesian which he co-founded in 2004. He established Artesian's VC business, now Australia's largest, & most active, early-stage VC.

Ali Clunies-Ross

Partner

Sydney

Ali is a Partner running Artesian's energy transition / decarbonization VC funds aas well as the Female Leaders VC Fund

Tim Heasley

Partner

Singapore

Tim is a Partner, based in Singapore. He is responsible for Artesian’s business in South East Asia and MENA regions

Ananya Sinha

Analyst

Sydney

Ananya is responsible for deal flow, due diligence and portfolio support for Artesian's climate/clean energy funds and the Female Leaders VC Fund

Richard Case

Managing Director

Sydney

Richard is Head of BD, raising capital for all Artesian funds, building and maintaining relationships with key investment partners

David Rohrsheim

Venture Partner SAVCF

Adelaide

David joined Artesian's Adelaide office in 2020 and is a Venture Partner for the South Australian Venture Capital Fund

Channing Chen

VC & Legal Analyst

Shanghai

Channing joined Artesian's Shanghai office in 2020 as an analyst for late stage VC deals and provides broad legal support to the China VC portfolio

Victoria Prowse

Senior Manager Agrifood

Victoria Prowse is Senior Manager Agrifood, responsible for expanding Artesian's agrifood initiatives across the region

Luke Fay

Partner

Sydney

Luke runs the Australian Venture Capital business with principal portfolio management responsibility for each of Artesian’s funds.

Gilles Plante

Partner

Sydney

Gilles is responsible for the VCaaS business, which provides bespoke investment solutions to corporates, government & family offices.

Melody Zhang

Director

Shanghai

Melody is based in Shanghai and is a portfolio manager for Artesian’s China VC Fund with responsibility for later stage investments.

Stuart Fox

Partner

Sydney

Stuart is a Partner involved in all aspects of the VC business from capital raising to investing and external partnerships.

Fiona Zheng

Analyst

Shanghai

Fiona is an analyst for the China VC Fund. She is responsible for due diligence on early stage startups sourced from accelerator partners.

Kirsten Bernhardt

Investment Manager

Adelaide

Kirsten is Investment Manager for the SAVC Fund based in Adelaide, responsible for sourcing & investing in great SA Seed & late-stage ventures

Will Smith

Analyst

Sydney

As an Analyst in the investment team, Will is responsible for deal flow, due diligence, and support across the Artesian VC portfolios.

Andrew Lai

Managing Director - Boab AI

Melbourne

Andrew is the Managing Director of Boab AI Australia's first artificial intelligence scaleup investment program.

Vicky Lay

Partner

New York

Vicky is a Partner, Head of Impact, & Director VCaaS. She is focused on accessing the financial & strategic returns of the innovation ecosystem .

Felix Zhang

Venture Partner

Shanghai

Felix is a Partner of Artesian Capital Management and runs Artesian’s Shanghai-based China venture capital business.

Robert Williams

Partner (Agrifood)

Sydney

Robert is a Partner, joining Artesian in 2017. Based in Sydney, Robert leads Artesian's agrifood VC investment activities.

Rohan Gray

Partner (Med Tech)

Austin, TX

Rohan is a Partner and is responsible for Health Transformation investments and late-stage portfolio & liquidity management

Nayoko Wicaksono

Analyst

Jakarta

Nayoko is a Venture Partner and analyst based in Jakarta responsible for Artesian’s venture capital activities in Indonesia.

Stephanie Morris

Investment Manager

Adelaide

Stephanie is Investment Manager for the SAVC Fund based in Adelaide, responsible for sourcing & investing in great SA Seed & late-stage ventures

Renae Yu

Analyst

Shanghai

Renae is a Shanghai based analyst for the China VC Fund. She is responsible for due diligence on discretionary projects.

Kaushalya Gunatilaka

Head - Partnership/Community

Melbourne

Kash is Head of Partnership & Community at Boab AI, helping portfolio companies accelerate growth and partnering with the ecosystem.

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Matthew Clunies-Ross

Partner

Melbourne

Matthew co-founded Artesian in 2004 and is the Chief Investment Officer. Matthew is based in Artesian's Melbourne office.

Vicky Lay

Partner

New York

Vicky is a Partner, Head of Impact, & Director VCaaS. She is focused on accessing the financial & strategic returns of the innovation ecosystem.

Christine Chang

Director, Fixed Income Operations

New York

Christine is Director of Operations, North America and based in New York. She focuses on Artesian’s US operational and regulatory matters.

Mark Bytheway

Director, ESG Research

Melbourne

Mark is Director ESG Research and is responsible for ESG analysis and strategy integration across Artesian's debt funds.

John McCartney

Partner

New York

John co-founded Artesian in 2004. He is responsible for Artesian's alternative investment management business in North America.

Kurt Tan

Managing Director

New York

Kurt is responsible for fixed income analysis and portfolio management as well as carbon research and measurement for North America.

Johny Tjheng

Director

Singapore

Johny is a Director and Portfolio Manager in Singapore. He has been with Artesian since March 2010 primarily covering APAC credits.

Bushra Mumin

ESG & Credit Analyst

Bushra joined Artesian in November 2024 with 5 years of experience in Australian credit markets.

David Gallagher

Partner

Sydney

David joined Artesian in 2013 and is the PM of the Artesian Corporate Bond Fund & the Artesian Green & Sustainable Bond Fund.

Nikolaos Koukiasas

Portfolio Manager

London

Nikolaos is an experienced multi-asset class portfolio manager and trader with over nineteen years of experience in fixed income.

Gibson Goh

Credit Analyst

Singapore

Gibson is a credit analyst based in Singapore. He is responsible for credit and interest rate research/trading across Artesian’s credit funds.

Rory MacIntyre

Director, Distribution

Sydney

Rory joined Artesian in September 2019 heads up the Australian retail distribution business.

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Operations & Administration

Mei Lee

Partner - Head of Operations

Melbourne

Mei is Head of Operations & Fund Administration, managing the daily operations of administering Artesian’s fixed income and venture capital funds

Delon Siew

Fund Admin & Operations

Melbourne

Delon is part of the Operations & Fund Admin team at Artesian, focused on the daily administration of Artesian’s fixed income and venture capital funds.

Kate Robinson

Partner (Legal)

Sydney

Kate is a Partner and senior in-house legal counsel, supporting the VC investment team with transaction negotiation and documentation.

Tam Nguyen

Fund Administration

Melbourne

Tam works in the operations team at Artesian and is responsible for a range of activities including investor relations and onboarding portfolio startups.

Pankaj Khanna

CFO

Melbourne

Pankaj is Artesian’s CFO, Pankaj is responsible for management & statutory reporting, budgeting & forecasting for Artesian.

Mary Angelle Cansicio

Financial Accountant

Calabarzon

Mary Angelle works in the administration team on accounting and financial reporting across the Artesian group of companies