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February 21, 2024

AirTree banks $700 million and part of that's for the Web3 so cue the Aussie metaverse companies

AirTree Ventures has had some pretty big wins - they've invested in Canva, Who Gives A Crap, Brosa and more.

What's the key learning?

  • AirTree has raised $700 million in funding to launch three new venture capital funds - one of which will be focused on Web3 companies
  • Venture capitalists invest money in companies in exchange for a stake in that company (generally between 10% and 30%)
  • However, the core of Web3 is decentralised ownership. So, VCs may need to change their approach.

Background: AirTree Ventures is an Aussie venture capital and private equity firm founded back in 2014.

What happened: Since then, AirTree has had some pretty big wins - and they've invested in some pretty big Aussie companies (think: Canva, Who Gives A Crap, Brosa and more).

What else: Now, the company has raised $700 million in funding to launch three new venture capital funds. There's $450 million for AirTree's existing companies, $200 million for seed funding and a further $50 million focused solely on Web3 companies (aka the 'future' of the internet). 

So what's the key learning?

💡Venture capitalists, or VCs, are investors that invest money in companies in exchange for a stake in that company (generally be 10% - 30%) in each investment round.

💡VCs generally seek out high risk, high reward companies...so they can earn massive return on their investments if the companies are successful. FYI, a lot of these businesses actually fail...but others? They turn into Canva. 

💡However, Web3 companies might not be so willing to hand over equity. The ethos of the Web3 movement is that everything is decentralised - ya know, F-the-system-type ownership. So, VCs may need to adjust their investment approach to get in on the ride. 

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