Jess Walker

Programs and Community @airtreevc | Investor | Avid hiker 🥾 | Tea drinker 🍵

[Airtree @airtreevc]

Before becoming the first solo female GP in Aus, @minmintymin started her investing journey with $2.5k angel cheques. In this profile, she shares:

⚡ What led her to start @Coventuresvc
🙏 How asking got her onto cap tables
📣 Advice for new angels

🔗: https://t.co/Q62A33ZDd7

[Jess Walker @jwalksVC]

@alistercoleman @rayn_ong @rayn_ong actually was a great coach but would also sacrifice you to win 😂

[Jess Walker @jwalksVC]

@rayn_ong teaching us how to lose our money ♥️ ♦️ ♣️ @jesssdubs @Dochansra @oliviagrivas @liyadashkina

[Jess Walker @jwalksVC]

@minmintymin @Coventuresvc You are one inspiring human being Max! Congrats on the launch!

[_SOUTHSTART @_southstart]

The stars are out... and they're coming to SOUTHSTART // ODYSSEY!

Access exclusive talks and conversations from the most influential founders, investors, and startups across Australia (like @jwalksVC from @airtreevc!)

🎟️ Tix: https://t.co/SZymty50Fw

[Airtree @airtreevc]

As the cost of capital increases, so does the focus on capital efficiency💰
And Aussie startups are uniquely positioned to weather the current market conditions: Over the past 5 years, Australia has been one of the most capital-efficient producers of unicorns globally🦄

[Jess Walker @jwalksVC]

“You can’t change the number of investments that go to companies led by women unless you change the type of investors”

@forbes_au covers the changing face of angel investing, ft. 2 of our incredible Explorers @AmyCarterJames & @cmack4life

https://t.co/aqy9ZyhzUZ

[Jess Walker @jwalksVC]

Got a question on the #airtreeexplorers? Come and hang out, Monday 5th December 🎉

[Airtree @airtreevc]

Want to know more about what's in store for Explorers in 2023?🙋

Join @RaajRayat & @jwalksVC for an AMA session on the program. We'll also have 2 of our current Explorers–@NikitaLeM and Simon Scarf–there to share their experiences.
➡️Register here:https://t.co/tmr84LRnDs

[Jess Walker @jwalksVC]

Come join the fun 👇🙌 #airtreeexplorers

[Airtree @airtreevc]

📣 Our 2023 Explorer program is going to be bigger and better than ever before📣

We're doubling the intake for our next Explorer cohort to boost participation and support for angels and founders in regional and non-metro areas🤠
https://t.co/6lOTpK4EQL

[Jess Walker @jwalksVC]

Front row fans of day 1 #sunrise2022

[Taryn Pieterse @PieterseTaryn]

When @jwalksVC makes you sit in the front row and it’s AMAZING #sunrise22

[Jess Walker @jwalksVC]

@WarwickDonalds1 @johnhenderson @airtreevc Feel free to send me their names too 🙌🏻 [email protected]

[Jess Walker @jwalksVC]

@johnhenderson @WarwickDonalds1 @WarwickDonalds1 👋 we run the Angel Explorer Program at @airtreevc... Applications for Cohort 5 open V soon!

[Jess Walker @jwalksVC]

Great to chat to the verrrrry honest @rayn_ong!

[Rayn Ong @rayn_ong]

Just when I thought they have forgotten about the number one angel in North Sydney. https://t.co/Kqd4f4UfUz

[Jess Walker @jwalksVC]

Fireside chats with @cmack4life and @eliciakmcdonald at the @airtreevc offices 🔥 thanks @ChristopherFong for bringing it together with the Explorer and @XooglerCo community!

[Jess Walker @jwalksVC]

“Beneath the headline-grabbing speculation, gambling and cybercrime, there is real innovation occurring on public blockchains that has the potential to materially improve the financial system.” - wise words from @johnhenderson

[John Henderson @johnhenderson]

Regulated #DeFi is inevitable. We won't achieve true mass-adoption of a better financial system without measures in place to prevent AML/CTF. The best way to balance KYC with privacy concerns is via zero knowledge proofs. My op-ed today: https://t.co/MglLs8bxf9

[Jess Walker @jwalksVC]

Mind blown 🤯by Canvas new visual suite launched today in Sydney #CanvaCreate #thefutureisvisual

[Jess Walker @jwalksVC]

Interested in learning how to be an Angel Investor? Apply now for cohort 4, starting September 2022! 👇

[Airtree @airtreevc]

📣 🧵 AirTree’s angel investing Explorer Program is open for applications! Apply to be a part of Cohort 4: https://t.co/0aVaFkfTI0

[Airtree @airtreevc]

Today, we’re announcing our new fund – $700 million to back Australia and New Zealand's most ambitious founders, right from the start✨👇(1/3)
https://t.co/fQTwrDvpCD

[Jess Walker @jwalksVC]

@rayn_ong @BlackNovaVC @MatthewJBrowne 🙌🏻 What a night!

[Tim Brewer @AussieTimBrewer]

@functionly Whoot raised @functionly seed lead by @BlackNovaVC, hired 6 athletes, launched Fn free @saastr @SaaStrAnnual in the USA & had a heart valve upgrade via open heart surgery @curiousdamian was CEO for a month. I am happy to focus on just one thing for a QTR…. 😜