Team
Investment Team
Justine Carzino
Investment Director
| BComm, CFA, CA | Location: Melbourne, AU
| Growth Credit & Growth Equity
Justine is an Investment Director at OneVentures and is responsible for the new Victorian Growth Fund, focusing on providing Venture Credit to Victoria’s most exciting start ups.
Justine returned to Australia in late 2021, after 3 years working in Tokyo advising life science and beauty companies on cross border M&A. She brings her wealth of knowledge in M&A Advisory, her passion for entrepreurship and her experience with capital raising to the Venture Credit team. She is a valued advisor and is driving the awareness and adoption of Venture Credit (also known as venture Debt) in the Australian market.
Justine leads the investment team for the Victorian Growth Fund. She is responsible for identifying and assessing potential investments, promoting the Fund and managing the partnership with the Victorian Government and other stakeholders. She is passionate about investing in startups and growth companies generating jobs and innovation for Victoria and broader Australia, and pursuing ideas that will benefit Australians.
Justine holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne, majoring in Accounting and Finance. Justine is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst. In her spare time, she has pursued qualifications in viticulture and wine, and recently completed Wine & Spirits Education Trust – Level II in Wine.
Jay Chiu
Investment Director
| Growth Equity
| Location: Sydney, AU
Jay identifies and analyses growth equity investment opportunities while supporting portfolio companies with research, strategic planning and problem-solving to help them scale into new markets.
He collaborates with CFOs and leadership teams to simplify financial complexities and drive growth and serves as a Board Observer for Lumary, Kepler Analytics and Flippa.
With over 15 years of global equities experience specialising in high-conviction, long-term growth strategies, Jay began his career as a software engineer, and has held roles in risk modelling, portfolio management and public equities focused on technology at CITIC Securities (HK), HSBC (UK, HK), and Goldman Sachs (UK). He was also a buy-side investment analyst for a boutique global equities fund manager.
Jay holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Software and a Master of Commerce in Finance from the University of New South Wales
| B. Eng (Hons), M. Com (Finance)
Kate Madden
Investment Director
| Growth Credit
| Location: Sydney, AU
Kate joined OneVentures in 2019 with the launch of the firm’s first credit fund. She focuses on Growth Credit investments – sourcing investments, conducting due diligence and supporting portfolio companies.
She is a Board Observer for InDebted and Dataweavers and previously for Coassemble and EatClub.
Before moving to Australia, Kate spent 3.5 years at PwC in Dublin, gaining experience in the Business Restructuring (Deals) and Management Consulting departments. In Business Restructuring, she worked on turnarounds, administrations and liquidations. In Management Consulting, she worked with PE-sponsored businesses to drive operational improvements through digitisation. Kate gained lending and portfolio management experience at KKR within their private credit arm.
Kate holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance from the University of Limerick and is a Chartered Accountant. She serves on the Australian Investment Council’s DE&I committee and actively mentors early-stage founders through accelerators and support platforms.
| CA, BBA (Hons)
Portfolio Board Roles
Ryan O’Dea
Investment Manager
| Growth Credit
| Location: Sydney, AU
Ryan is an Investment Manager on our Growth Credit team and is responsible for deal sourcing, evaluating opportunities, executing transactions and assisting portfolio companies in scaling and securing follow-on funding where appropriate.
He has worked on deals with companies such as Cascade and Biza.
Previously, Ryan worked at Wayflyer, a venture-backed fintech scale-up providing revenue-based financing to eCommerce brands. He led business operations and new product development, helping scale the company from 30 to 300 employees. Before that, he advised consumer goods and financial services clients as a consultant with McKinsey & Company.
Ryan holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance from University College Dublin.
| B.Sc. Economics & Finance
Matthew Lewin
Investment Associate
| Growth Equity
| Location: Sydney, AU
Matt focuses on growth equity investments in technology businesses for Fund V and Fund VII.
He supports deal sourcing, analysis and due diligence and works with portfolio companies like Lumary, Flippa and Buildkite.
Since joining OneVentures in 2021, Matt has contributed to both the venture credit and equity teams. Now an Investment Associate, he has played a key role in sourcing and executing growth equity investments.
Before OneVentures, Matt gained experience at MA Financial Group, Perpetual and VGI Partners, focusing on technology investing, ESG and company analysis.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Advanced Studies from the University of Sydney, where he received the University Academic Merit Prize. He earned a Master’s in Neuroscience from the University of Sydney, completing a thesis on using “digital twins” to augment operational decision-making in complex systems such as mental health clinics.
| BCom/BAdvStudies/MSci
Joanna Yue
Investment Associate
| Growth Equity
| Location: Sydney, AU
Joanna focuses on Growth Equity investments, supporting deal sourcing, analysis, due diligence and monitoring portfolio investments
She works closely with portfolio companies, including Employment Hero, Lumary and Flippa.
Before joining OneVentures, Joanna was a consultant at McKinsey & Company’s Melbourne office, where she worked on strategic and operational projects in the banking, consumer goods, and automotive sectors for public and private clients. She gained international experience in Singapore with Wavemaker Impact, a leading Asian ClimaTech VC venture builder, where she helped develop an AgriTech startup aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of Southeast Asian rice cultivation by assessing opportunities and designing viable business models.
Joanna holds a Bachelor of Laws and Commerce (Finance) from Monash University and a Master’s in Management from INSEAD. She is admitted to the Supreme Court of Victoria and previously practiced law in the private health insurance sector at the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority.
| LL.B., BComm (Finance), MIM
Dr Lu Li
Investment Analyst
| Healthcare
| Location: Sydney, AU
Lu focuses on healthcare investments, supporting the team with deal sourcing and screening, due diligence and investment monitoring.
She draws on her expertise in equity research and biomedical sciences to inform investment decisions and drive deal-term negotiations.
Before joining OneVentures, Lu interned as Biotech Equity Research analyst at CITIC Securities and worked as a scientific writer and technical consultant at DeepTech, covering biotech startups and advancements in biomedical research. She brings over seven years of academic research experience in biomedical sciences with a strong technical background in R&D.
Lu holds a Ph.D. in Pathobiology from the University of Connecticut where her research focused on infectious disease pathogenesis. She has completed Level 2 of the CFA program.
| PhD, Pathobiology
Shawn Li
Investment Analyst
| Growth Credit
| Location: Melbourne, AU
Shawn plays a key role in the Growth Credit team, contributing across the entire deal cycle through portfolio analysis, due diligence and guiding transactions at every stage.
Before joining OneVentures, Shawn worked in the strategy team at Accenture, focusing on growth, decarbonisation, M&A and technology. Prior to that, he worked at Uber as an Operations Associate, managing consumer behaviour and lifecycle across the Rides, Eats and CommOps teams.
Shawn holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne, majoring in Economics and Finance. He represented his university in international case competitions in Norway and Thailand, providing strategic advice to multinational companies.
| BCom (Economics & Finance)