about

what i’m building

i’m building borderless, private credit infrastructure designed to help originators access capital on better terms and operate with less friction.

i’m also building embark, a lending platform helping innovative businesses access capital.

the building section explains my work with borderless and embark. the workbench is a personal collection of tools i use and ideas i am trying. references to those products describe my own use, rather than a service offered by this website.

background

i’m a dad to two young boys and i work at the intersection of innovation and capital.

my career began in investment banking and funds management, in sydney and london. in 2011, i started lending to companies undertaking research and development.

i love working with early-stage businesses trying to bring something new into the world. building that lending product in australia, then taking it to the uk and canada, showed me how the right funding can help those businesses grow.

i want to keep building where innovation and capital meet, backing the businesses of tomorrow.

key facts

name

damien petty

also known as

panda

based in

melbourne, australia

career

investment banking and funds management, in sydney and london

lending since

2011, to companies undertaking research and development

building

borderless (borderless.credit) and embark (embarkcapital.com.au)

profiles

https://www.linkedin.com/in/damienpettyau/ and https://x.com/damienpettyau

this website

a personal website. it offers no financial service.

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