AfterWork Ventures
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Seed · 15 people tracked
Investment thesis
AfterWork Ventures invests in pre-seed and seed companies at the moment founders turn a side project into their full-time pursuit. Cheque sizes range from $100k to $500k. The firm is sector-agnostic, prioritizing the strength and ambition of the founding team over the specific space, seeking founders aiming to make a significant impact. A distinctive feature is its community of more than 100 tech operators, whose collective expertise allows the firm to offer portfolio companies a level of support beyond its fund size.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 15 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 34 of 50 portfolio companiesSaaS ×16Enterprise Software ×10Fintech ×10AI & Machine Learning ×9HR Tech ×4Consumer ×3InsurTech ×3B2B Marketplaces ×2
HQs:Australia×10United States×6United Kingdom×1Israel×1Singapore×1
Investments · 50 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12023 · 12021 · 13 dated
BrazeAI Decisioning Studio is an AI platform that helps marketers make personalized 1:1 customer decisions by optimizing channel, offer, creative, and timing across hundreds of customer attributes.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechBoston, US
George Khachatryan(Executive Officer, Director)Victor Kostyuk(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMike Ghaffary(Director)in
Co-investorsBlack Nova VCCanvas VenturesCarbide VenturesHarmony PartnersMenlo VenturesRidge Ventures+1 more
90 Seconds is a cloud-based video creation platform that connects brands with a global network of local videographers, directors, animators, and other creators to produce high-quality videos at scale.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesCloud ComputingCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSingapore, SG
Mischa Malane(CEO and Co-founder)Tim Norton(Executive Director and Founder)Jake Davy(VP, Product and Co-founder)
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesBEENEXTLiquidity CapitalMars Growth CapitalPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)+3 more
Cloud-based platform for institutions to execute partnerships and exchange compliance documents for onboarding and review.
Co-investorsBlack Sheep CapitalUtiliti Group
Avarni provides AI-powered software that helps finance, compliance and sustainability teams measure supply-chain carbon emissions and meet sustainability reporting regulations.
CleantechClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAustralia, AU
Misha(Co-founder)inAnuj(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsCommon Sense VenturesMain Sequence VenturesVulpes Ventures
Co-investorsBlack Nova VCThe Fund
Cake Equity offers a platform for investors to manage their portfolios, combining investment tracking, contract and document management, and stakeholder communications.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsPipeline CapitalScale InvestorsStout Street Capital
Cotiss is a procurement intelligence platform that transforms unstructured communications—emails, meetings, contracts, and documents—into queryable, structured context for procurement decisions.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsBlackbird GiantsBlackbird VenturesIcehouse Ventures
Cover Genius provides embedded, white-labeled insurance and protection products through a single API, with underwriting and local licenses across 60+ countries and all 50 US states.
FintechInsurTechSaaSNew York, US
Christopher Robert Bayley(Director, Promoter)Angus James Ridley McDonald(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Amir Massoudi(Executive Officer, Promoter)Lexie Marchuk(Executive Officer, Promoter)
BoardTom Leone(Director, Promoter)Daniel Chaplin(Director, Promoter)in
Co-investorsDawn Capital LLPG SquaredKing River CapitalLeo Capital VenturesSecondQuarter VenturesSpark Capital+1 more
Entrée Capital is a venture capital firm run by former serial founders, investing across software, fintech, deeptech, AI, and blockchain as well as legacy industries.
Sector AgnosticTel Aviv, IL
Etchr is an art company that partners with independent artists to design art materials and offers online art classes through its Etchr Studio learning platform.
ConsumerE-commerceEdTech
Everlab is a health platform offering preventative diagnostics, longevity testing (bloodwork, genetics, and fitness), and access to longevity-trained doctors, dietitians, and physios, with results and care plans tracked in a single app.
Digital HealthHealthtechLongevity
Co-investorsb2ventureFlying Fox VenturesTen13AirTree VenturesLeft Lane Capital
FileInvite provides an automation layer for document collection in commercial lending, helping banks, credit unions, and other lenders reduce document turnaround times and improve borrower experiences.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBroomfield, US
James Sampson(Founder and CEO)
Co-investorsAngel HQArc AngelsEnterprise AngelsForefront VentureIcehouse VenturesNZ Growth Capital Partners+1 more
Functionly provides a platform to visualize and manage organizational structures by unifying workforce data across systems.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsBlack Nova VCDarcy Naunton
Global Founders Capital is a venture capital platform affiliated with Rocket Internet that invests early-stage in technology companies across sectors.
Sector Agnostic
Oliver Samwer(Founder)
Go1 is an online learning platform that aggregates training content from over 250 providers into a single subscription for learning and development leaders.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Andrew Barnes(Founder/CEO)inChris Eigeland(Founder and CEO)inVu Tran(Founder)Chris Hood(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesBlack Sheep CapitalFull Circle Venture CapitalFundersClubM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Madrona Venture Group+10 more
Gridcog (Gridcognition) provides energy modelling and simulation software used to assess the feasibility, design, and asset valuation of energy transition projects.
CleantechEnergySaaS
Co-investorsVirescent Ventures
H3D, a Swinburne investment, raised $5.8M Series A for AI design software for the hearing and dental industries.
Co-investorsSwinburne Innovation Studio
Co-investorsNuance CapitalNZ Growth Capital PartnersPacific ChannelPunakaiki Fund
Ignition is a revenue and billing automation platform for firms and agencies that handles proposals, invoicing, payments, and workflows in one AI-powered product.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsBlack Sheep CapitalJMI Equity
Co-investorsAngel HQNZ Growth Capital PartnersWNT Ventures
Kanopi is a modular full-stack insurance platform that lets insurers, MGAs and brokers configure, launch and scale insurance products across channels, including quoting, underwriting, policy management and claims.
FintechInsurTechSaaS
Nigel Fellowes-Freeman(Founder)in
Co-investorsFolklore Ventures
A review and comparison website that ranks online casinos and real-money gambling platforms, covering bonuses, banking methods, mobile apps, and game types.
GamingMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsLoftyInc Capital
Lyka delivers fresh, gently cooked meals tailored to individual dogs through a subscription service across Australia.
FoodTechSydney, AU
Dr Matthew Muir(Co-founder & Integrative Veterinarian)
Co-investorsMighty PartnersShearwater Capital
Medoo offers a guided breathing and relaxation application designed to help users manage stress and improve focus through audio experiences using binaural stereo technology.
ConsumerWellness & Fitness
London
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Augmentum FintechBY Venture PartnersCrunchFundFin CapitalForgePoint Capital+7 more
OwnHome offers an alternative pathway to homeownership for aspiring first-home buyers in Australia who cannot afford a traditional 20% deposit, removing the requirement for a large upfront payment.
FintechPropTechSydney, AU
JamesTim
Co-investorsEntrée CapitalSquare Peg Capitalx15ventures (Commonwealth Bank)Global Founders Capital
A real estate investment platform that identifies and manages residential properties for wealth growth, including purchase, renovation, and rental management services for investors.
PropTech
Co-investorsBailador Technology InvestmentsJelix VenturesSamaipataThe Fund
Ripe Robotics designs and operates robots that autonomously harvest apples and stone fruits for growers.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Rocco makes a compact 15-inch-deep beverage refrigerator that doubles as a bar cart and workstation, with isolated temperature zones, reversible racks, and a quiet compressor.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHardware
This is a data journalism and investigations section of the Australian Financial Review, publishing data-driven news analysis, interactive tools, and investigative reporting on topics such as politics, markets, tax, and crypto.
Media & Entertainment
Co-investorsReinventure GroupAltos VenturesAtomicoDisruptiveMenlo Ventures
Runn provides capacity planning and resource forecasting software that helps teams visualize workforce availability, project demand, and workload distribution in real-time.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsGD1NZ Growth Capital PartnersShearwater Capital
Samphire Neuro makes the Nettle Headband, a medical-grade wearable that uses neurostimulation to manage mood and chronic pain symptoms linked to hormonal changes across the menstrual cycle.
Digital HealthFemTechMedical Devices
Emilė Radytė(CEO)
Co-investorsAlberts Impact VenturesAngel AcademeCVX VenturesFirstpickFortify VenturesSeaside Ventures+1 more
Co-investorsPolymorphic Capital
Co-investorsArray Ventures Management LlcAVVBonfire VenturesItalian Founders Fund
AI & Machine LearningMilpitas, US
Swupnil Sahai(Executive Officer)Richard Hsu(Director)
Co-investorsAmino CapitalTechstarsAUTHENTIC VENTURESSony Ventures Corporation
Switchboard provides a supply chain integration platform that automates data exchange and onboarding of trading partners across multiple systems.
Data & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsRadar Ventures
Co-investorsFlying Fox Ventures
Wagetap is an Australian financial services platform that allows workers to access their earned wages on demand, up to A$2,000, and split bills up to A$600, with no traditional payday lender fees.
FintechSydney, AU
Mitchell Stevens(Founder)inDeclan Conlon(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Zenphi is a workflow automation platform that combines rule-based steps with AI for tasks such as classification, data extraction, generation, and anomaly detection, with centralized governance, logging, and audit trails.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsAura Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesround · eu-startups.com · Aug 20, 2026
Everlab · ascendants.in · Aug 16, 2026
Cover Genius · insurancejournal.com · Jul 16, 2026
Wagetap · businessinsider.com · Apr 15, 2026
SwingVision · sportsbusinessjournal.com · Jun 20, 2025
Samphire Neuroscience · futurefemhealth.com · Jun 2, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has AfterWork Ventures made?
- AfterWork Ventures has 50 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does AfterWork Ventures invest at?
- AfterWork Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is AfterWork Ventures's typical check size?
- AfterWork Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.
- What sectors does AfterWork Ventures focus on?
- AfterWork Ventures focuses on Future of Work, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is AfterWork Ventures located?
- AfterWork Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, AU.
- Does AfterWork Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, AfterWork Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does AfterWork Ventures co-invest with?
- AfterWork Ventures most often shares deals with NZ Growth Capital Partners, Black Nova VC, Black Sheep Capital, among 91 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 8
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Avalanche is a private investment firm led by Katelyn Donnelly that invests early in technology companies at structural inflection points, pairing capital with operational experience in complex markets like government, energy, and critical infrastructure.
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