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Cardinia Ventures

Venture capital

Pre-Seed–Series A

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Investment thesis

Cardinia Ventures supports early-stage technology founders in Australia and the United States, backing companies from Pre-seed through Series A. The firm invests across a wide range of sectors and is open to both software and hardware businesses, seeking ambitious entrepreneurs building high-growth ventures.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Instruments
Equity
Tracked investments
23

What they invest in

from 5 of 23 portfolio companies

Data & Infrastructure Γ—3Developer Tools Γ—3AI & Machine Learning Γ—2AdTech Γ—1Cloud Computing Γ—1EdTech Γ—1Enterprise Software Γ—1Marketing Tech Γ—1

HQs:United StatesΓ—4AustraliaΓ—1

Investments Β· 23 tracked

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AdRolladroll.com

AdRoll is a multichannel digital advertising platform that runs cross-channel ad campaigns, social advertising, and attribution for ecommerce and other marketers, using proprietary machine learning engines.

AdTechMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Aaron Bell(Executive Officer, Director)Sean Dempsey(Director)Toby Gabriner(Director)Jared Kopf(Director)Charles Moldow(Director)

Alarissalariss.com

Premier marketplace connecting companies with top sales and business development talent in the United States.

Cadmuscadmus.ioin𝕏

Online written assessment platform that simplifies the assessment process for higher education institutions.

Chronospherechronosphere.ioin𝕏

Chronosphere provides an observability platform for microservices and containers that helps teams detect and fix customer-impacting issues while controlling costs and complexity.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsPalo Alto, US

MARTIN CHEN MAO(Executive Officer, Director)ROBERT JAMES SKILLINGTON(Executive Officer, Director)

Cognian

Creator of Syncromesh wireless technology for smart buildings, enabling scalable and secure intelligent infrastructure.

Cognian Technologies

Creator of Syncromesh wireless technology for smart buildings providing secure, scalable connectivity.

Drop Water

New distribution and sales method for bottled drinks designed to be healthy for customers and eco-friendly.

Edroloedrolo.comin

Edrolo provides curriculum-aligned learning content and practice questions for secondary school students in Australia, with data analytics tools to help schools track performance against state benchmarks.

EdTechAustralia, AU

Explorate

Freight booking platform designed for importers and exporters to increase speed and reduce costs in supply chain.

Growlabsgrowlabs.com

Tool combining B2B lead generation with automation to help sales and marketing teams scale their businesses.

M3m3db.io
Nuranuraphone.com

Headphone that automatically learns and adapts to the user's unique hearing capabilities.

Nuraphone

Headphone technology that automatically learns and adapts to individual hearing profiles

Railer

Technology-focused logistics startup reinventing the global trucking industry.

Select Starin𝕏

Automated data discovery platform helping organizations understand where their data lives and how it is used.

San Francisco, US

SHINJI KIM(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Sonder

On-demand support network providing 24/7 access to trained professionals for immediate assistance over the phone.

Sondersafesondersafe.com
Spice AIspice.xyzin𝕏

Spice AI provides a unified data and AI engine that lets developers build and deploy AI-driven applications, handling data federation, acceleration, and AI integration for production workloads.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSeattle, US

Lane Stroud Harris(Executive Officer, Director)Phillip Michael LeBlanc(Executive Officer, Director)Tae Hyung Kim(Executive Officer, Director)

Spiceaispiceai.ioin𝕏

Spice.ai is an open-source data platform that gives AI agents and applications fast, federated access to operational, analytical, and streaming data across databases, data lakes, and warehouses with zero ETL.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software<UNKNOWN>

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TRIBE

Self-serve marketplace connecting social media influencers with brands to create targeted 1:1 campaigns.

Winely

Precision winemaking technology company automating manual tasks and unlocking data in the wine production process.

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Cardinia Ventures invest at?
Cardinia Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Cardinia Ventures focus on?
Cardinia Ventures focuses on AdTech, AI & Machine Learning, Creator Economy, Data & Infrastructure, EdTech, Hardware, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.

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