Significant Ventures

Venture Capital Est. 2016
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≈USD 16.3M
Reported FUM
Assets under management, reported by Altss, 2026 · source
Type
Venture Capital
HQ
Canberra, ACT, Australia
Founded
2016
Last fundraise
2016 (AUD 30M target)

About

Significant Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund founded by the Hindmarsh family, investing in high-potential innovation from Australian universities and research institutions.

Strategies

Buyout
Growth Equity
Sources

Recent venture activity

  • June 2025 · Significant Capital Ventures Fund, LP made 2 new investments and 1 follow-on investment in FY2024-25 · ESVCLP annual report
  • Dec 2017 · Registered Significant Capital Ventures Fund, LP as an Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership · ESVCLP register

Locations & investment markets

  • Office · Canberra, Australia

  • Investment market · Australia

    The current official site describes finding, funding, and accelerating critical-technology innovation in Australia.

  • Recorded venture investment · Australia · 2024-10-29

    Earthodic

    The dated journal entry identifies Earthodic as a Queensland startup and reports Significant Ventures participating in its Seed round. This is an observed investment, not evidence of a current mandate.

Capital and location details checked 2026-10-14.

Investment Focus

Investment size
AUD 100K - AUD 500M

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

Headquarters
Canberra, ACT, Australia
Office Presence
1 country
Australia
1 known office
Canberra, ACT, Australia (HQ)

Fundraising

Significant Capital Ventures Fund, LP
May 24, 2016 - Target raise
AUD 30M (Target Raise)
source

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