Calm Ventures

We help you go from zero to MVP, launch to users, and earn your first conviction win. Our Vision We don’t connect money to ideas. We connect wisdom to energy - and when that fits, the money takes care of itself. We Invest at Day Zero: Stage Zero VC invests when it’s just you, a bold idea, and a dream worth chasing. We help you shape that into an MVP, get it in front of users, and build your early traction. No noise. Just execution. We Don't Fund Passengers: We don’t do ego, pitch theatre, or over-polished decks. We back gritty builders solving real problems. Our capital comes with hard questions, honest feedback, and weekly hands-on support. That’s the deal. We Fix What’s Broken: Most early-stage support in Australia is too slow, too vague, or too late. We show up when you’re still in the garage and help you ship, test, and iterate until you get your first users - and your first win. We Shape Founders: You don’t pitch us a fairytale - you bring us your willingness to build something meaningful. If you accept our challenge, we’ll help you turn zero into win. But only if you commit. Ideas vs Execution Ideas float in the air - anyone can grab one. What’s scarce is conviction and the grit to turn that idea into something users love. Ideas Are Everywhere: We don’t buy the myth of idea scarcity. If you need us to sign an NDA to hear yours, you’re probably not ready for the real work yet. 1% Inspiration, 99% Perspiration: What matters is the 99 %: shipping, iterating, listening to users, and sweating the details. That’s where we lean in with you. Total Transparency: Come prepared to share the whole playbook - why it’s different, how it wins, and where it’s weak. If you can withstand candid critique, that’s a green flag for us. Still guarding a “million-dollar idea”? Prove it in the market, then let’s talk. If you’re ready to build in the open and out-execute everyone else, we’re all ears. Who We Invest In We back founders who start with themselves: build one small product, ship it, prove value, then grow. Big slogans can wait - evidence comes first. Humble Builders: First-time or early founders willing to learn, take feedback, and change their own habits before trying to change the world. Proof-First Teams: You focus on a narrow problem, launch quickly, and collect real usage or revenue - no vanity metrics, no pitch-deck theatre. Iterative Minds: You value tight feedback loops, pivot fast, and treat advice as fuel, not friction. Ambition tempered by evidence. Still chasing moon-shots without proof? Build, ship, learn - then come back. We’ll be here. How We Advise Capital is a commodity. Conviction & sweat matter. Product & GTM Sprints: Weekly deep-dives with our operating partners to sharpen roadmap and storytelling. Founder Mental Model: Tactical coaching on founder-market fit, team culture, and early hiring. Fundraising Prep: Warm intros, deck refinement, and mock pitches to accelerate Seed & beyond. Operator Network: Instant access to domain experts and the Stage Zero guild of portfolio founders. Our Process We always start with advice. Capital follows only when the partnership works. Advisory First: We join your advisory board (or stay independent) to understand the team, tech, and trajectory - long before we talk term sheets. Build the Relationship: Weekly sessions, brutal honesty, clear KPIs. We give advice and watch how quickly it turns into action. Earn the Cheque: If the guidance helps and you execute relentlessly, we invest. No follow-through? No funding. Simple. Join the Collective Stage Zero isn’t just founders and capital - it’s a guild of experienced operators who still love the game but don’t want to start from scratch. Seasoned Operators: Finance pros, BD closers, growth hackers, engineers, legal minds - if you have battle scars and insights, founders need you. Mission-Driven Mentorship: Share your playbooks, join advisory boards, or roll up your sleeves on specific sprints. Zero politics - just impact. Capital Happens Naturally: When advice clicks and the venture takes shape, money follows effortlessly. Great teams + great mentors = easy yes for investors.

Great entrepreneurs can make the largest impact on the world. We find world-class talent. We partner with proven performers who are ready to embark on a 5-10 year journey with us to build a large business. Having an idea for a company is not a prerequisite. We develop ambitious ideas. Future founders join our team as Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIRs) to work hands-on with portfolio companies and intensively research strategies for their own ventures. We cofound companies. When ready, EIRs become CEOs & cofounders of their own companies with funding, a significant ownership stake, salary, and autonomy. We focus on early profitability. Mechanism's domain experts work hands-on with CEOs to reach profitability and build infrastructure across growth, product, finance, legal, etc. We enable hypergrowth. Once profitable, we work with CEOs to make market size their only constraint as we provide resources to support scale, align incentives, and leverage the mechanisms that drive growth.

Wir unterstützen frühphasige, innovative B2B Hightech Startups auf dem Weg zum erfolgreichen Unternehmen. Unser Fokus liegt auf der Investorensuche, dem Gewinnen von ersten Kunden und dem Coaching in allen Bereichen, die für Gründer:innen und den Erfolg ihres Startups wichtig sind. Sie profitieren dabei von unserer Erfahrung aus der Begleitung hunderter Gründungen und mehr als zehn Jahren Expertise im Startup-Support. Wir bringen unser stetig wachsendes Netzwerk an Co-Foundern, Coaches, Investor:innen und potentiellen Kund:innen ein und investieren in ausgewählten Fällen auch selbst. Unser Erfolg ist der Erfolg unserer Startups!

We take a focused approach on busting through challenges that we call; Growth By Design First we help you identify and focus your efforts around your Captivated Audience. Captivated Audience = Mission Critical Problem + No Brainer Solution Secondly, we work with you to establish your go-to-market (GTM) strategy focused on capitalizing on your captivated audience to close your first or next $10M in revenue, on the path of least resistance while staying cash flow neutral. Then, we help you unblock all the challenges in executing , technology, data, and marketing into accelerating growth. Accelerating your venture’s growth leads to higher valuations. When growth capital is required, we first focus on debt facilities to limit your dilution. When equity investment is required, your company is presented as the belle of the ball to investors, allowing to raise more money for the same dilution or the same dollars for less dilution. Our Approach Every startup is unique, and so should be its growth strategy. At GetFresh Ventures, we don't believe in one-size-fits-all solutions. Our 'Growth by Design' approach is tailored to your startup's needs, designed to accelerate growth, maximize market value, and set the stage for a successful exit. We dive deep into your business, familiarizing ourselves with your goals, current operations, target audience, and key challenges. We then design a growth strategy that resonates with your target market and aligns with your business objectives. Our ultimate aim is to guide you in maximizing your company's market value, setting you on a path towards a successful exit and potentially, generational wealth. Investors benefit from your valuation multiplying beyond their investment valuation, and measure opportunity based on the size of your market, and your company’s ability to rapidly capture customers, revenue and profit while increasing growth velocity. If you’ve run out of challenges, you’re likely not growing, and we are not a fit for you. How We WorkIdentify: Our team identifies an opportunity in a venture and we run through our rubric of rating a business based on the metrics we (and our investors) find most important. Form: We leverage our in-house experts across product, content, marketing, sales and operations to assess current brand positioning, strategy and tactics. Develop: We develop a comprehensive roadmap to drive significant scale and make the business operations efficient, and suggest recommendations to optimize your website for conversion. Scale: We aim to triple the brand's valuation in the first 18-36 months through a customer-first approach, supported by our strong multi-channel presence across key channel partners. Establish: Within 30-36 months, our portfolio brands scale to $10-$50m+ in revenue, profitably.

We envision an inclusive economy that thrives with innovation by realizing the value and potential of each of us. Our Mission: Building the Future Together We aim to transform people, companies, and industries in order to build a more equitable and inclusive economy. We work with today’s leaders to create long term growth by integrating diverse perspectives and dismantling personal, organizational and systemic barriers to inclusion. We are creating a new class of companies by investing in the next generation of inclusive ventures We believe that an inclusive economy thrives with innovation by realizing the value and potential of each of us. We build an inclusive economy alongside companies and people like you. We believe in the possibility of a brighter future. Let’s Build The Future Together We pledge to build a brighter future. We envision an equitable, entrepreneurial future, and we come alongside diverse leaders to build that future together.

Um venture studio que combina know-how, suporte estratégico e capital para potencializar e impulsionar negócios relevantes para a sociedade. Temos objetivos muito claros: aprendizado rápido, nos aproximar de novas tecnologias para resolver desafios, aumentar receita e alavancar negócios de sucesso.