Aura Venture Fund

Venture Capital

USD 20M

Estimated FUM

Type: Venture Capital
HQ: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Focus: Generalist Tech

About

Backing great Australian start-ups is in our DNA. We are a team of investors, entrepreneurs and business leaders with a passion for building businesses and we have been successful in doing so. To date, Aura Group has been an integral part of the success stories of a number of local start-ups from a variety of sectors. These include Catapult Sports (global leader in wearable analytics), Finsure (Australia's fastest growing mortgage aggregator) and InStitchu (Australia's leading online provider of tailored menswear). The Aura Investment Doctrine has been shaped through the years of experience we have in this asset class both as founders and investors. It is a widely referenced document within our firm and has become our philosophy for the Venture Capital landscape. This Doctrine outlines key criteria that must be observed when identifying new opportunities and includes engaging with a proven concept, Identification of positive thematics, Deep assessment of the business environment, Ensuring a clear path to profitability and Partnering with a strong management team. If a company does not possess all of these characteristics we simply will not invest.

Investment Focus

Focus Areas

Stages

Growth Series A Series B

Focus

Generalist Tech

Investment Geographies

Primary Markets

Australia Singapore Thailand

Coverage

Multi-country

Regions

Oceania Asia

Coverage is a guide only.

Location

Headquarters

Sydney, NSW, Australia

Office Presence

3 countries

Australia Singapore Thailand

4 known offices

Sydney, NSW, Australia (HQ)

Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Singapore

Bangkok, Thailand

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