AfterWork Ventures

Co Ventures invests in Pre-seed companies building global unicorns where at least one of the founders is Australian. We work with the most ambitious teams, and accelerate their success through our community of Venture Partners. Work with a community of successful founder and LPs to unlock value for the next generation of global unicorns Work with companies and community all over the world Work flexibly with both in person and remote parts to your role

We’re making Australia and New Zealand the best place in the world to build a startup. We’re achieving that through building a platform that unleashes startup ambition and accelerates exceptional companies. At our core, we’re a community of the most ambitious founders, operators and investors propelled by a highly-trusted mentor-driven community, and backed by the best angels, venture funds and tech startups in the region. Over the past decade we have invested in 200+ startups, with a combined value of $2 billion. We’ve written a lot about what we love at Startmate, so check out our blog if you want some more information about us, and check out our mission, values, and team, and one of our most ambitious goals...

We've been founders, operators, and investors. We’ve experienced success and we’ve experienced failure but most importantly… we deeply understand the struggle of building a business from the ground up. We write the first cheque into the best early stage companies. Then we lean in to help the founders build & scale. We back people. We’re comfortable investing across all sectors and business models. And our goal is simple: To be the most valued early-stage partner for the top 1% of founders in Australia. How we invest We typically invest up to $500k in pre-seed or seed rounds. We are super collaborative and enjoy investing alongside other great investors both in Australia and around the world. We are sector agnostic but looking for the best surfers riding the biggest waves - outlier founders, building in big markets. We are early stage specialists - we focus on solving the challenges of 0–1. It’s never too early. We’re comfortable backing companies very early, often pre-revenue. Why founders work with us We are founders and we behave like founders - with passion, enthusiasm and belief. We are flexible on valuation and ownership. We think what’s best for the founder is best for us. We offer active and collaborative support focussed on the earliest stages of building a business - such as hiring, fundraising and getting to product market fit. We have a high Helpfulness to Cheque Size ratio (H:CS) We’re building a unique community of founders who want to contribute. We are an global team with a global network. We feel fortunate to be here and absolutely LOVE what we do. What we look for Outlier Founders: First and foremost, we back people. We look for outlier founders who have proven hustle, a compelling, global vision, the hunger and drive to build a billion dollar business and the capability to sell their vision to employees, partners and future investors. Differentiated Product: We look for products that are solving real and meaningful problems, with passionate first customers and that have the potential to be orders of magnitude better than their nearest competitor. This could be demonstrated through sticky initial customers, accessing an underserved market or through a compelling and non-consensus product insight. Big Markets: Our focus is sector agnostic but with a bias towards big markets that have either billions of potential customers or billions of dollars in accessible revenue capacity.

Archangel is a small team of venture capital professionals that invests in early stage technology businesses predominantly in Australia. We have no limits as to where we look for great founders and over 25% of the companies we back have a female founder and over 60% a founder from a non-English speaking background. We are proud of the 35 companies we have backed who are making an impact in a range of industries.

Empowering visionary entrepreneurs with global ambition and local expertise. At NZVC, we invest in the future by supporting the most ambitious entrepreneurs across ANZ. With deep connections to Silicon Valley and beyond, we offer more than capital - we deliver mentorship, global reach, and long-term partnership. ANZ offers world-class talent, a collaborative startup culture, and a track record of global success stories. It’s where agility meets ambition - and where we see the next generation of global tech leadersWhy ANZ

At Sprint, we’re deeply committed to building a better future. As investors, we have the ability to truly support our future leaders and organisations - and through their economic, social and environmental contributions, shape the world we live in. Sprint is an early stage venture capital firm based in Brisbane. We invest in the game changing global ideas and from inception we have prioritised: Investing in extraordinary ideas with clear environmental, social and governance value Placed Founders First Supported Founders with essential capital: financial, human, intellectual, infrastructure and social capital. From our venture studio and head office, our team invests in the extraordinary founders and their ideas. We partner with the businesses that are true game changes, possess incredible culture and have the desire to swim upstream. For each company in our portfolio Sprint partners with Founders where they need us most: as an internal entrepreneur in residence, providing deep dives, analysis and detailed advice, often as Board members. Find out more about how we work with investors and founders Our Core Values Our investments are based on core values that underpin everything we do. From the first founder meeting, during strategic and operational decisions through to successful exits, we roll up our sleeves and help, always living by our core values. Founders First: Our founders underpin our core investment thesis. We’ll help them any way we can, no matter the circumstance with financial, social and human capital. Trusted Advisors: We are trusted advisors that mentor startups before, during and after an investment round. We use our team to drive growth, fix problems and achieve success. Always Give Back: We operate for purpose, giving back to build a better tomorrow for future generations. Community Is Key: We see ourselves as part of the investment & startup community and not a competitor. We’ll do what we can to help, educate and grow Brisbane’s and Australia’s investment ecosystem. More than startup funding At Sprint, venture is about partnerships not deals. When we partner with founders, we bring financial, social, human and intellectual capital to the partnership. Human Capital: Access to extensive networks and highly sought after industry mentoring. Social Capital: We help make connections between Founders, industry and our partners based on fit, culture and alignment. Venture Studio: Office Hours and access to dedicated Founder space in Sprint HQ. Financial Capital: The financial capital you need to grow your business.