Andrew Lai

Artesian Venture Partners Pty Ltd (Artesian Venture Partners) is a private equity and venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Artesian Capital Management (Australia) Pty Ltd founded in 2004. The firm is headquartered in Australia and has additional offices in New York, London, Singapore and Shanghai.

Australian Securities & Investments Commission operates as an independent commonwealth government body that enforces company and financial services laws to protect consumers, investors and creditors. Its strategic priorities include promoting investor and financial consumer trust and confidence; ensuring fair, orderly and transparent markets and; providing efficient and accessible registration. The firm regulates Australian companies, financial markets, financial services organizations and professionals who deal and advise in investments, superannuation, insurance, deposit taking and credit. It licenses and regulates people and businesses engaging in consumer credit activities. The company assesses how effectively authorized financial markets are complying with their legal obligations to operate fair, orderly and transparent markets. It also licenses and monitors financial services businesses to ensure that they operate efficiently, honestly and fairly in superannuation, managed funds, shares and company securities, derivatives and insurance businesses. The firm operates through its offices located in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. Australian Securities & Investments Commission was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Sproutx Pty Ltd (Sproutx) is an accelerator firm and a joint venture between Findex and the National Farmer’s Federation, founded in 2016 by Sam Trethewey. The firm is headquartered in Victoria, Australia.

FinancialAsk Pty Ltd. provides financial advisory services. The company was founded by Andrew Lia and Josh Brown in 2014 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

FinTech Melbourne helps startup and corporate alike to innovate in the space. The company was founded in 1914 by Andrew Lai and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.