Folklore Ventures

www.folklore.vc

Folklore invests in early-stage Australian and New Zealand tech founders across sector-agnostic opportunities, with particular interest in Software at the Core (SaaS), Healthcare (AI, diagnostics, clinical processes), Robotics and Automation, and AI and Data Networks.

Check Size

Not specified

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B

Focus Areas

Enterprise Saas, Ai Ml, Healthtech

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Investment Thesis

Folklore Ventures is a ‘long-range ambition machine’ that believes in backing founders from pre-product and pre-revenue stages through to scale. As former founders and builders themselves, they understand the uninsulated journey of startups and position themselves as ‘the investors we wish we had’ - acting as a tight-knit team, coach, and long-term partner rather than traditional hands-off investors. They emphasize being ‘eyes wide open, not fingers crossed’ in their investment approach.

What Sets Them Apart

First cheque to forever investor - backing companies from pre-product/pre-revenue through hundreds of millions in revenue
Founder-led firm with team members who are former founders and builders
Dedicated Support Stack including Chapters (cohort-based learning), Campfire (community platform), and Bootcamps
Fast funding deployment - capital delivered within a week of document signing
Portfolio carry for team members creates alignment
B Corp certified, indicating commitment to social and environmental responsibility
Straightforward term sheets based on AIC open source templates