WHO WE ARE
OUR HISTORY
OUR REACH
Alternative & Impact Investments
The iconic outback windmill taps unrecognised value and delivers sustainable performance in challenging environments.
Artesian, is a global alternative investment management firm specialising in public and private debt, venture capital and impact investment strategies.
Artesian is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for responsible investment.
Vision
Our team has a common vision to:
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Identify value
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Operate with integrity
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Build collaborative relationships
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Invest globally

Founded in Sydney in 2004, by Jeremy Colless, Matthew Clunies-Ross & John McCartney.
Offices: Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, Jakarta, Shanghai, New York, London
Most recent funds:
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Australian VC Fund 2
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High Impact Green Debt Fund
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GrainInnovate
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Women Economic Empowerment Fund

BUSINESS
OVERVIEW
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Founded in 2004
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$800M AUM
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46 employees in 7 centres globally
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Specialist public & private debt manager with ESG focus
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Most active early stage VC in Asia Pacific
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Venture Capital as a Service (VCaaS) platform for government organisations, corporations and industry groups
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Transformational impact investments with compelling risk/return metrics
TOTAL FUM
BY ASSET CLASS

VC FUM
BY REGION

VC FUM
BY STAGE

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
It is not necessary to sacrifice best of class risk adjusted returns while pursuing transformational impact investments
Australia's largest and most active early stage venture capital firm - with AUM of $400M and over 400 portfolio companies
Alternative & private debt specialist focused on relative value
opportunities to produce sustainable absolute returns
ADVISORY + PLATFORM
Venture Capital as a Service (VCaaS) - turnkey distributed R&D & a pre-screened & de-risked pipeline for later stage direct investment
Boab provides vertically integrated startup development & investment programs to help build sustainable innovation ecosystems
Decode is a data and networking platform that builds, maps, benchmarks, analyses and connects innovation ecosystems
Fund Administration as a Service (FAaaS) - turnkey solution for VC Funds looking to outsource their back office requirements
LATEST NEWS & UPDATES

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