Tarnagulla Ventures
Venture Capital Seed Fund
USD 10M
Estimated FUM
- Type
- Venture Capital
- HQ
- Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Focus
- Life Sciences · Healthcare & Life Sciences
About
Family-owned venture capital firm making seed and early-stage investments in life-science companies developing therapeutics, with strategic support for portfolio-company development.
Strategies
Venture Capital
Focused strategy
Investment Focus
Sources
Profile sources
- tarnagullaventures.com — Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences
- tarnagullaventures.com — Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences
Locations & investment markets
Office · South Yarra, Australia
Headquarters · Melbourne, Australia
Recorded venture investment · Montreal, Canada · 2018-07-25
Inversago Pharma
A first-party announcement identifies Inversago Pharma's Series A financing as taking place in Montreal, Canada, on 25 July 2018, and lists Tarnagulla Ventures among the participants. This is a dated investment observation, not a current deployment claim.
Capital and location details checked 2026-10-14.
Investment Criteria
Investment size
USD 50K - USD 500K
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
Global Regions
Oceania
Coverage is a guide only.
Location
Office Presence
1 country
Australia
1 known office
Melbourne, VIC, Australia (HQ)
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