Galileo Ventures
Venture Capital Est. 2020
- Type
- Venture Capital
- HQ
- Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Founded
- 2020
- Focus
- AI & Data · Deep Tech · Software & SaaS · Technology
About
Galileo Ventures is a pre-seed and seed venture capital manager backing emerging technology founders, typically making first cheques and reserving follow-on capital.
Strategies
Venture Capital
Investment Focus
Sources
Profile sources
- galileo.ventures — Deep Tech, AI & Data, Software & SaaS, Technology
- galileo.ventures — Deep Tech, Technology
Recent venture activity
- June 2025 · Galileo Ventures Fund, LP reported investments in FY2024-25 · ESVCLP annual report
- Dec 2024 · Conditionally registered Galileo Ventures Fund II, LP as an Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership · ESVCLP register
- Mar 2022 · Registered Galileo Ventures Fund, LP as an Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership · ESVCLP register
Locations & investment markets
Office · Sydney, Australia
Office · Melbourne, Australia
Office · San Francisco, United States
Investment market · Australia
The current investor page lists Australia in Fund II's geography. The page describes Fund II as conditionally registered as an ESVCLP.
Investment market · United States
The current investor page lists the US, including San Francisco and New York, in Fund II's geography. The page describes Fund II as conditionally registered as an ESVCLP.
Capital and location details checked 2026-10-14.
Investment Criteria
Investment size
AUD 200K - AUD 500K
Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.
Investment Stages
Stages
Pre Seed Seed Series A
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
Australia United States
Coverage
Country-focused Regions
Oceania North America
Coverage is a guide only.
Location
Office Presence
2 countries
Australia United States
3 known offices
Sydney, NSW, Australia (HQ)
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
San Francisco, CA, United States
Fundraising
Galileo Ventures Fund II
2026 - First close
AUD 15M
source Deals & Activity
Deals, last 12 months
2
None led
Deals, last 36 months
10
2 led
Exits, last 36 months
0
0 on record
Recent deals
Rounds, buyouts and stakes from public sources · How this is counted- Pre-seed · Aug 2026 · invested US$1.4m
- Pre-seed · Dec 2025
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- Pre-seed · 2025
- Seed · Nov 2024A$3.3m
- A$600,000
- Seed · 2024
- Seed · 2024
Tracked deals
30
Most common deal types
Unknown (20) Pre Seed (5) Seed (4) Series A (1)
Deals by domain
Saas 1
Healthcare 1
Consumer 1
Other recorded investments
Curiious
2023
Carbonhq
2023
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