Craig Blair is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Airtree Ventures. See contact routes.
Craig Blair is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Airtree Ventures, an Australian venture capital firm he established in 2014 alongside Daniel Petre to scale the company to over $1 billion AUD in assets. He primarily invests in early-stage technology companies across Australia and New Zealand, focusing on sectors including SaaS, digital marketplaces, fintech, artificial intelligence, and deep tech. Airtree manages a $250 million fund deployed from seed to Series C and beyond, with Blair directing capital into pre-revenue and early-stage startups. While specific check sizes for Blair individually are not publicly detailed, the firm’s fund structure supports investments across multiple early stages. His notable portfolio includes prominent companies such as Canva and Pet Circle, which he backed through Airtree. Blair is also a serial entrepreneur who co-founded Travel.com.au, RedBalloon, and Spreets before transitioning to venture capital. He has developed a reputation for making strategic and sometimes contrarian investment decisions that have significantly impacted the Australian startup ecosystem.
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