Tidal Ventures

Venture Capital Seed Fund Est. 2016

Formerly known as AddVenture Fund.

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AUD 30M
Estimated FUM
Type
Venture Capital
HQ
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Founded
2016
Focus
AI & Data · Technology

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
Sources

Profile sources

  1. tidalvc.com — AI & Data
  2. tidalvc.com — Software & SaaS, Technology
  3. tidalvc.com — Technology
  4. tidalvc.com — Technology

Recent venture activity

  • June 2026 · Conditionally registered Tidal Ventures IV LP as an Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership · ESVCLP register
  • June 2025 · Tidal Seed III LP made 4 new investments in FY2024-25 · ESVCLP annual report
  • Aug 2023 · Registered Tidal Seed III LP as an Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership · ESVCLP register

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.

Capital and location details checked 2026-10-14.

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

Headquarters
Sydney, NSW, Australia
More investors with offices in Sydney
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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