Cardinia Ventures
Sydney-based venture capital firm, founded 2016, investing from pre-seed to Series A in software and hardware companies across Australia, the US and Southeast Asia.
Cardinia Ventures is a Sydney-based venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Edward Hooper. It invests in early-stage software and hardware technology companies from pre-seed through Series A, with a geographic remit spanning Australia, the United States and Southeast Asia. The firm pairs its funding with operator-informed support, working closely with portfolio companies across their growth journey.
Investment focus spans several technical domains: software and hardware, data infrastructure, developer-focused AI and smart buildings. Broader industry coverage in the portfolio pattern includes education, logistics, consumer products and marketing. Check sizes and fund structure are not publicly disclosed.
The team is described as experienced founders and operators, and the firm positions its value-add as a practical, operator-informed perspective applied alongside capital rather than as passive financing. For candidates with founder or operating backgrounds in the domains above, this suggests a firm culture oriented toward direct engagement with portfolio companies across Australia, the US and Southeast Asia.