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The AI Summit Australia
23-25 August 2027
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)

Elicia McDonald
CEO & General Partner at AirTree
Speaker

Profile

Elicia is CEO and General Partner at Airtree, a venture capital firm backing Aussie and Kiwi founders building the iconic technology companies of tomorrow. As one of the largest and most active early-stage investors in Australia and New Zealand with $2 billion FUM, Airtree’s 140+ portfolio features the region’s breakout tech companies, including Canva, Go1, Employment Hero, Airwallex, Pet Circle, Immutable and Linktree. Elicia has been part of Airtree’s investment team since 2016 and is passionate about supporting ANZ’s most ambitious technology founders right from the start of their journey. She has led investments into health-tech startups Kismet and Human, legal tech platform Legora, chemicals intelligence platform Kimia, work infrastructure platform Reejig and more.

Agenda Sessions

  • PANEL DISCUSSION | The AI Bubble: Real or Imagined?

    11:25