Purpose Ventures
Venture Capital Est. 2023
AUD 40M
Estimated FUM
- Type
- Venture Capital
- HQ
- Perth, WA, Australia
- Founded
- 2023
- Tracked deals
- 15
About
Industry agnostic fund investing in the next generation of purpose-driven entrepreneurs and innovators.
Strategies
Venture Capital
Sources
Recent venture activity
- June 2025 · Purpose Ventures Fund 1 ILP reported investments in FY2024-25 · ESVCLP annual report
- Dec 2023 · Registered Purpose Ventures Fund 1 ILP as an Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership · ESVCLP register
Locations & investment markets
Office · Perth, Australia
Investment market · Australia
Its stated investment criteria seek economic impact in its Western Australian home region, alongside companies with global ambition. This indicates a local-impact preference, not an Australia-only investment restriction.
Capital and location details checked 2026-10-14.
Investment Focus
Investment size
AUD 250K - AUD 3M
Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.
Investment Stages
Stages
Seed Series A Series B
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
Australia
Coverage
Country-focused Regions
Oceania
Coverage is a guide only.
Location
Office Presence
1 country
Australia
1 known office
Perth, WA, Australia (HQ)
Deals & Activity
Deals, last 12 months
1
1 led
Deals, last 36 months
1
1 led
Exits, last 36 months
0
0 on record
Recent deals
Rounds, buyouts and stakes from public sources · How this is counted- A$1.7m
Tracked deals
15
Most common deal types
Unknown (14) Seed (1)
Deals by domain
Healthcare 1
Other recorded investments
Investmentcouncil
Paperly
Plancare
Healthcare
Ideacademy
Gene S
Dromeda
Spacetoco
Mymirror
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