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AirTree Ventures Scout Program
AirTree Ventures Explorer Program is AirTree Ventures' scout program offering structured angel investing education for aspiring investors in Australia and New Zealand.
- Application state
- Accepting
Overview
What AirTree Ventures Scout Program offers
What AirTree Ventures Scout Program is
AirTree Ventures is one of the largest and most active early-stage venture capital firms in Australia and New Zealand, with a portfolio of 100+ companies including Canva, Go1, Employment Hero, Pet Circle, Immutable, and Linktree. The firm's Explorer Program is its primary community and deal sourcing initiative, designed to cultivate the next generation of angel investors in Australia and New Zealand.
Operational profile
Program status and context
Program status describes the program itself. Application availability and deadlines remain separate.
- Operational status
- Active
- Program type
- Scout Program
- Host organization
- Airtree
- Last reviewed
- May 26, 2026
What Scout program means
A scout program is a structured venture-capital program that recruits external people to help a fund discover, refer, evaluate, or sometimes invest in early-stage startups.
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Published program terms
- Price
- Free
- Compensation
- Micro Fund
Compensation and economics
Free program. Explorers receive structured investing education, access to the AirTree Explorers angel syndicate with capital to invest, co-investment opportunities alongside AirTree's funds, in-person events in major Australian cities, and a network of 480+ fellow angel investors. No separate cash compensation is disclosed.
Focus and fit
Who the program is for
Program thesis
The program's dual function is notable: it trains new angel investors while simultaneously extending AirTree's deal sourcing reach into communities and networks the firm's partners might not otherwise access. By empowering a large network of educated angels, AirTree effectively creates a distributed scouting operation where Explorers identify and co-invest in early-stage companies.
Eligibility
Open to aspiring angel investors in Australia and New Zealand. No prior investing experience required.
Selection approach
Open to aspiring angel investors in Australia and New Zealand. No prior investing experience required. The program explicitly targets diversity and inclusion, aiming to bring underrepresented groups into early-stage investing. Prospective participants complete an Expression of Interest form.
- Stages
- Pre-seed
- Regions
- ANZ
- Audience
- Scouts
Format and cadence
How participation works
- Presence
- Hybrid
- Main location
- Australia and New Zealand
- Duration
- 8 weeks
- Engagement
- Part Time
Delivery model
The program operates in a hybrid format, with both online and in-person components in major Australian cities.
Participation expectations
The time commitment is approximately 1.5 hours per week, with flexibility for additional involvement.
Availability and engagement
Application timing and route
- Application state
- Accepting
- Admissions
- Open
Published timeline
The program runs for approximately 8 weeks per cohort, with sessions scheduled weekly. For example, the 2025 cohort runs from August 15 to October 3, 12:00pm-1:30pm AEST.
Value and support
What participation may provide
Publicly described support is context, not a guarantee of current delivery or future benefit.
What participants may receive
Participants receive structured investing education, access to the AirTree Explorers angel syndicate with capital to invest, co-investment opportunities alongside AirTree's funds, in-person events in major Australian cities, and a network of 480+ fellow angel investors.
Outcomes and track record
What the public record shows
Historical activity and reported outcomes provide context, not a guarantee of future results.
Reported outcomes
480+ Explorers across 9+ cohorts. The program has established one of the largest structured angel investor networks in Australia and New Zealand. Specific deal outcomes and portfolio returns from Explorer-sourced investments are not publicly disclosed.
Common questions
Program details at a glance
AirTree Ventures Scout Program is published in Upseed as a scout program program hosted by Airtree. Upseed treats the Program and its host Organization as separate records so each can have its own status and sources.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
May 26, 2026
Known limits
Terms, deadlines, and application states can change. Confirm current details at the published destination before acting. Upseed does not yet classify every Program destination as official.
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