Side Stage Ventures
sidestage.vcSide Stage invests up to $500k in pre-seed and seed rounds, backing outlier founders building differentiated products in big markets. They are sector agnostic but focus on companies with global ambitions that can achieve billion-dollar potential.
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Side Stage Ventures is a founder-led seed fund built by founders, operators, and investors who have experienced both success and failure. They deeply understand the struggle of building from the ground up and aim to be ‘the seed fund we wish we had when we were starting out.’ Their philosophy centers on backing people first, then leaning in with active support to help founders build and scale through the earliest stages (0-1). They believe what’s best for founders is best for the fund, maintaining flexibility on valuation and ownership.
What Sets Them Apart
- Founder-led team with proven track records (backed exits like Leonardo.AI, co-founders of Platoon/Apple acquisition, Go1, Airtasker, Linktree)
- High 'Helpfulness to Cheque Size ratio (H:CS)' - offering disproportionate support relative to check size
- Comfort backing pre-revenue companies very early in development
- Global network with 4-person core team in Australia and 4 venture partners supporting founders worldwide
- Collaborative approach, comfortable co-investing with other great investors globally
- Building unique founder community where portfolio companies contribute back
Portfolio Highlights
Braid
Ai Ml
Superdesign
Ai Ml
Leonardo AI
Ai Ml
Arca
Climate Tech
TrueState
Ai Ml
Puralink
Other
Atomic Tessellator
Other
Basis
Other
+ 10 more companies in their portfolio
Investment Team
8 Partners at Side Stage Ventures
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