Tenacious Ventures

Black Sheep Capital invests in early-stage technology companies, from concept/pre-seed through Series B, and provides founder support. Its stated investment scope also includes other assets.

Marbruck Investments is an open-ended venture capital group that selectively invests in technology companies.

Startmate is an accelerator and venture investor that operates a pre-seed fund for Accelerator cohorts and a follow-on continuity fund for selected alumni.

Folklore is a team of investors, founders, and builders committed to supporting Australian and New Zealand tech founders. We are a first cheque to forever investment firm, and we believe in the power of founder vision and the potential of teams, right from the start.

Jelix is an early-stage venture capital firm backing daring founders in Australia and New Zealand.

Square Peg is a venture capital firm that invests in emerging technology companies across the internet economy in Australia and New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and Israel.

Blackbird is an Australia and New Zealand venture capital firm backing ambitious technology companies from the earliest stages through later growth. It invests across software, deep tech, climate, fintech, health and other technology-led sectors, with portfolio companies including Canva, SafetyCulture, Culture Amp, Zoox and Halter.

AirTree Ventures is an early and growth stage venture firm that invests in technology-enabled Australian and New Zealand companies. We invest at all stages of the startup lifecycle and love to write the first cheque for a promising young company. Airtree looks for world-class entrepreneurs who want to build iconic companies, and we do everything we can to assist in realising that vision. The AirTree team are entrepreneurs ourselves and have started companies whilst running big businesses across the globe. We understand what it takes to build a world-class company. The founders of our investee companies are everything to us. They are the foundation of what we do. We have rolled up our sleeves beside them and helped dozens of entrepreneurs achieve great outcomes over two decades. Our experience and hands on approach sets us apart from other investors. We are not just bobbing heads or cheerleaders. As a great founder you will always decide the path, you know your sector more intimately than we do. But we think it can be healthy to have a spirited, fact-based conversation first. In the past, we have had success investing in marketplaces, global SaaS businesses, next generation finance, digital commerce, and media and marketing platforms. Ultimately, we invest in disruptive businesses in any sector looking to reshape traditional industries and we support you to achieve your vision.

Antler is a global early-stage venture firm investing at inception and pre-seed; its Antler Elevate fund invests from Pre-A through Series C. Its founder residency includes co-founder matching, team formation and business-model validation.

Titanium Ventures is an independent venture capital firm investing in high-potential technology startups, including companies using software and AI.

The CSIRO Innovation Fund (managed by and trading as Main Sequence Ventures) is a deeptech fund, investing in companies translating research into global-scale businesses. Main Sequence Ventures knows that this takes more than money. We have our genesis in CSIRO and have access to a deep well of data scientists, physicists, synthetic biologists, chemists, astronomers and experts in other disciples. Each member of the management team has been an entrepreneur and understands the difficulties of building a company. We are here to help. We work harder to understand the world that these founders imagine. We are as comfortable in the lab as we are on the front-line with customers. We will invest capital, and ourselves, to systematically reduce risk and increase opportunity by combining the operational velocity of startups with the deep curiosity of Australia's research sector.