Andrea Kowalski
Compliance Officer at AirRobe Pty Ltd.
Profile
Andrea Kowalski has been named Bailador’s newest Partner, joining existing partners Paul Wilson and David Kirk, who co-founded the fund in 2010.
Andrea joined Bailador in 2015 and has since led investments in Stackla, Instaclustr, Lendi and Brosa.
Andrea is a Director on the boards of Stackla, Instaclustr and SMI, and an Observer on the boards of Rezdy and Brosa.
The majority of Bailador portfolio companies have offices in the US or are increasingly expanding internationally.
Andrea relocated from Bailador’s Sydney office to New York in August 2017 to better support management in executing on their growth strategies abroad and pursue follow-on fundraising and exit opportunities.
Andrea worked closely on portfolio company Instaclustr’s latest fundraising announced last month (August 2018), supporting the company to close a US$15.7 million Series B investment round led by New York-based fund, Level Equity.
About Andrea Kowalski
Andrea has been working in Venture Capital since 2011, following six years of investment banking and principal leveraged finance.
She’s worked for BOOST&Co in London and Berlin, UBS in London and HBOS Australia in Sydney and Melbourne.
Andrea grew up in Canada and has spent the past 15 years living in Australia, Singapore, the UK, Germany and France.
She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University and an MBA from INSEAD (D’09).
She is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Andrea Kowalski active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Stackla Pty Ltd.
 Stackla Pty Ltd. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Stackla Pty Ltd. operates as a social content marketing platform. The firm provides brands to discover and showcase customer endorsements from the social web. Its services include social catalogues for e-commerce websites, content crowdsourcing for live events, curated social media hubs for websites and visualizations generated from social data. The company was founded by Peter Cassidy, Damien Mahoney and Semin Nurkic in 2012 and is headquartered in Crows Nest, Australia. | Director/Board Member | 2015-09-30 |
Australian Institute of Co. Directors
 Australian Institute of Co. Directors Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Australian Institute of Co. Directors is a non-profit organization that provides leadership on director issues. It offers governance education, director development, and advocacy. The organization was founded in January 1, 1990 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
AirRobe Pty Ltd.
 AirRobe Pty Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services AirRobe Pty Ltd. is a company based in Docklands, Australia. The Australian company was founded by Hannon Comazzetto and he has been the CEO since its incorporation. | Compliance Officer | 2022-03-31 |
Sajari Pty Ltd.
 Sajari Pty Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Sajari Pty Ltd. is a cloud-based instant search platform for websites and e-commerce. It offers customizable website search solution powered by machine learning technology. The company was founded by Hamish Ogilvy and David Howden and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. | Director/Board Member | 2020-05-31 |
Bailador Investment Management Pty Ltd.
 Bailador Investment Management Pty Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Bailador Investment Management Pty Ltd (Bailador Investment Management) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2010 by David Edward Kirk and Paul Robert Wilson. The firm is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Former positions of Andrea Kowalski
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
UBS Investment Bank (Australia Branch)
 UBS Investment Bank (Australia Branch) Major BanksFinance Part of UBS Group AG, UBS Investment Bank (Australia Branch) operates as a nationally chartered commercial bank. The company is based in Sydney, Australia. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2011-08-31 |
Lloyds International Pty Ltd.
 Lloyds International Pty Ltd. Regional BanksFinance Lloyds International Pty Ltd. provides financial services. The firm provides asset finance, credit insurance, investment plans, and corporate and retail banking services. It has operations in the UK and Ireland. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2007-12-31 |
Tidal Ventures Investment Management Pty Ltd
 Tidal Ventures Investment Management Pty Ltd Investment ManagersFinance Tidal Ventures Investment Management Pty Ltd (Tidal Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Grant McCarthy and Murray E. Bleach. The firm is headquartered in Sydney, Australia with an office in New York. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Instaclustr, Inc.
 Instaclustr, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Instaclustr, Inc. provides managed and cloud solutions. It offers apache cassandra and datastax enterprise solutions. It allows distribution of cluster servers across cloud provider failure zones. Cassandra’s rack concept is designed to group servers within a cluster where the likelihood of a failure is correlated and to provide ongoing availability despite the failure of a group of servers. The solution also allows nodes to be replaced within a cluster with no interruption to the service provided by the cluster. The company was founded by Ben Bromhead, Doug Stuart, Peter Lilley and Adam Zegelin in 2012 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
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Training of Andrea Kowalski
| McGill University | Undergraduate Degree |
| INSEAD | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 11 |
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Lloyds International Pty Ltd.
Lloyds International Pty Ltd. Regional BanksFinance Lloyds International Pty Ltd. provides financial services. The firm provides asset finance, credit insurance, investment plans, and corporate and retail banking services. It has operations in the UK and Ireland. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. | Finance |
Australian Institute of Co. Directors
Australian Institute of Co. Directors Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Australian Institute of Co. Directors is a non-profit organization that provides leadership on director issues. It offers governance education, director development, and advocacy. The organization was founded in January 1, 1990 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. | Commercial Services |
UBS Investment Bank (Australia Branch)
UBS Investment Bank (Australia Branch) Major BanksFinance Part of UBS Group AG, UBS Investment Bank (Australia Branch) operates as a nationally chartered commercial bank. The company is based in Sydney, Australia. | Finance |
Bailador Investment Management Pty Ltd.
Bailador Investment Management Pty Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Bailador Investment Management Pty Ltd (Bailador Investment Management) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2010 by David Edward Kirk and Paul Robert Wilson. The firm is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. | Finance |
Growth Lending Ltd
 Growth Lending Ltd Investment ManagersFinance Growth Lending Ltd (Growth Lending) is a private equity firm founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. | Finance |
Instaclustr Pty Ltd.
 Instaclustr Pty Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Instaclustr Pty Ltd. provides managed and hosted Cassandra and DataStax enterprise solutions. The firm offers cassandra on AWS, cassandra on azure, developer nodes and pricing. Its services include proof of concept, data migration, and architecture. The company was founded by Adam Zegelin and Ben Bromhead in 2013 and is headquartered in Bruce, Australia. | Technology Services |
Stackla Pty Ltd.
Stackla Pty Ltd. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Stackla Pty Ltd. operates as a social content marketing platform. The firm provides brands to discover and showcase customer endorsements from the social web. Its services include social catalogues for e-commerce websites, content crowdsourcing for live events, curated social media hubs for websites and visualizations generated from social data. The company was founded by Peter Cassidy, Damien Mahoney and Semin Nurkic in 2012 and is headquartered in Crows Nest, Australia. | Commercial Services |
Instaclustr, Inc.
Instaclustr, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Instaclustr, Inc. provides managed and cloud solutions. It offers apache cassandra and datastax enterprise solutions. It allows distribution of cluster servers across cloud provider failure zones. Cassandra’s rack concept is designed to group servers within a cluster where the likelihood of a failure is correlated and to provide ongoing availability despite the failure of a group of servers. The solution also allows nodes to be replaced within a cluster with no interruption to the service provided by the cluster. The company was founded by Ben Bromhead, Doug Stuart, Peter Lilley and Adam Zegelin in 2012 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
Tidal Ventures Investment Management Pty Ltd
Tidal Ventures Investment Management Pty Ltd Investment ManagersFinance Tidal Ventures Investment Management Pty Ltd (Tidal Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Grant McCarthy and Murray E. Bleach. The firm is headquartered in Sydney, Australia with an office in New York. | Finance |
Sajari Pty Ltd.
Sajari Pty Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Sajari Pty Ltd. is a cloud-based instant search platform for websites and e-commerce. It offers customizable website search solution powered by machine learning technology. The company was founded by Hamish Ogilvy and David Howden and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. | Technology Services |
AirRobe Pty Ltd.
AirRobe Pty Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services AirRobe Pty Ltd. is a company based in Docklands, Australia. The Australian company was founded by Hannon Comazzetto and he has been the CEO since its incorporation. | Technology Services |
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