Ivor Frischknecht is a former Investment Director of Starfish Ventures Pty Ltd, a venture capital firm that manages $400 million, primarily on behalf of Australian superannuation funds. His key activities included responsibility for the firm’s clean tech investment activities in areas such as energy, water and environmental technologies.
Ivor was previously Director, New Ventures, of Idealab, a company involved in developing and investing in technology start-up companies, including renewable energy companies. He was also previously the CEO of H2OnSite, a company involved in the commercialisation of clean energy generation technology, and a senior executive and adviser to a range of venture capital and energy companies.
Ivor holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Economics (Honours) from the University of Sydney, and a Master of Business Administration and Public Management Certificate from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.