Tidal Ventures
Venture Capital Seed Fund Est. 2016
Formerly known as AddVenture Fund.
AUD 30M
Estimated FUM
- Type
- Venture Capital
- HQ
- Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Founded
- 2016
- Focus
- Software / Infrastructure
About
Tidal Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in Sydney with an office in New York, investing in product-led ANZ founders targeting global markets.
Strategies
Venture Capital
Investment Focus
Sources
- tidalvc.com — AI & Data
- tidalvc.com — Software & SaaS, Technology
- tidalvc.com — Technology
- tidalvc.com — Technology
Capital & location details · updated 2026-10-14
Locations & investment markets
Office · Australia
Office · United States
Headquarters · Sydney, Australia
Investment market · Australia
The current approach page says Tidal actively invests across Australia.
Investment market · United States
The current approach page says Tidal actively invests across the US.
Recorded venture investment · Sydney, Australia · 2017
Shippit
Tidal reported that it led Shippit’s Seed round, beginning in 2017; its investor page identifies Shippit’s location as Sydney, Australia. This is a dated historical investment observation, not a current mandate claim.
Investment Criteria
Investment size
AUD 250K - AUD 2.5M
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
2 known offices
Sydney, NSW, Australia (HQ)
New York, NY, United States
Deals & Activity
Tracked Deals
14
Most common deal types
Unknown (9) Seed (4) Series A (1)
Deals by domain
Saas 5
Healthcare 1
Fintech 1
Recent tracked deals
Operata
Series A - 2026
$11M
PCI DSS 4.0
2025 - Healthcare
Model Context Protocol
Saas
Grandviewresearch
Seed - Saas
Refold’s
Seed - Saas
FinLert
Ignition
Dext
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