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Cardinia Ventures
Venture capitalPre-Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Cardinia Ventures supports ambitious technology founders operating across Australia, the United States and South East Asia. The firm invests in both software and hardware companies spanning a broad set of sectors, backing startups from pre-seed through Series A. It positions itself as an early-stage partner to entrepreneurs building ambitious businesses and actively invites founders seeking funding to reach out.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 26, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 15 of 20 portfolio companiesSaaS ×7Consumer ×4Data & Infrastructure ×4Developer Tools ×3Enterprise Software ×3Hardware ×3AdTech ×2AI & Machine Learning ×2
HQs:United States×6Australia×3
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×32 founders×33 founders×14+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with education data
University of Melbourne ×3
What their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×7Business & Management ×4Finance & Accounting ×3Engineering ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 12 founders with career history
Microsoft ×6Google ×3Goldman Sachs ×2Palo Alto Networks ×2Uber ×2
Investments · 20 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2021 · 12018 · 12 dated
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(Founder)inJared Kopf(Director)Peter Krivkovich(Founder)Valentino Volonghi(Founder)Adam Berke(Founder)inSuresh Khanna(Executive Officer)
Co-investors3Spoke CapitalAccelEnspire CapitalWinklevoss CapitalFoundation CapitalIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)+3 more
Premier marketplace connecting companies with top sales and business development talent in the United States.
Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)StartX
Cadmus is a university-partnered assessment platform for higher education that supports secure exams, collaborative tasks, academic integrity insights, and assisted marking.
EdTechSaaS
Herk Kailis(Founder)in
Co-investorsBreakthrough VictoriaMelbourne Accelerator Program (MAP)SEEK InvestmentsEmerge EducationGlitch Capital
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 ToolsSaaSNew York, US
Martin Mao(Founder)inRob Skillington(Founder)inAshley Alexander(Chief People Officer)inMargaret Dawson(Global Head of Marketing)inBill Hineline(Field Chief Technology Officer)inIan Smith(Chief of Staff to the CEO and Head of Strategy)in
Co-investorsACTAI VenturesAdditionAntiBasis Set VenturesCarbide VenturesFounders Fund+15 more
Cognian builds Syncromesh, a wireless IoT data connectivity platform that turns existing buildings into smart buildings by connecting sensors and controls for energy management, access, comfort, and safety.
CleantechIoTPropTech
Drop Water builds smart refill stations that dispense fresh, customizable beverages to reduce single-use plastic waste.
CleantechConsumerHardwareIoTSan Luis Obispo, US
Scott E(Founder)Scott Edwards(CEO)
Co-investorsKern Venture Group
Edrolo provides curriculum-aligned video lessons and scaffolded practice questions for secondary school students, along with class- and student-level performance insights for teachers and schools.
EdTechSaaSMelbourne, AU
Jeremy Cox(Founder)inDuncan Anderson(Founder)inBen(Founder)Ben Sze(Founder)Duncan(Founder)Jeremy(Founder)
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesBlackbird VenturesOneVentures
Explorate is an Australian supply chain company that combines logistics software with in-house freight forwarding (sea, air, road, and rail) and customs clearance, supported by a global partner network across more than 120 countries.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSBrisbane, AU
Conor Hagan(Co-founder)inAlex Ewart(Co-founder)in
Tool combining B2B lead generation with automation to help sales and marketing teams scale their businesses.
M3 is an open source metrics platform, originally developed by Uber's Observability team in 2014, built around a purpose-built time series database (M3DB), a query engine, and ingestion/aggregation components.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsDolby Family Ventures
Nuraphone's technology now appears under the Denon PerL brand of true wireless earbuds, which create a personalized sound profile using Masimo Adaptive Acoustic Technology.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHardware
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesBlackbird VenturesMelbourne Accelerator Program (MAP)Olima VenturesQualgroSPRINGROCK VENTURES+1 more
Nura markets true wireless earbuds that generate a personalized sound profile for each listener.
ConsumerHardware
Dragan Petrovic(Founder)Kyle Slater(Founder)Luke Campbell(Founder)
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesSOSV
Select Star offers an automated data catalog that lets teams search, document, and understand their data assets, with features like a business glossary, data lineage, popularity metrics, and entity relationships.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
SHINJI KIM(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inShinji Kim(Founder)
Co-investors0 VenturesBackbone AngelsBowery CapitalData TechHumans Of The InternetLightspeed Venture Partners+2 more
Sonder operates a hospitality platform offering managed short-term rental accommodations across multiple cities globally, combining contemporary design with technology-enabled services for guests.
MarketplacesPropTechTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Francis Davidson(Founder)inMartin Picard(Founder)inLucas Pellan(Founder)Sanjay Banker(President & Chief Financial Officer)Satyen Pandya(Chief Technology Officer)Daniel Cornwell(Interim Co-CEO (from June 2025))
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Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesAlate PartnersBDC Venture CapitalBlackbird VenturesFounderFuelGores+10 more
Australian on-demand personal safety and wellbeing service combining a 24/7 app, support centre and in-person responders.
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesMA Growth Ventures
Spice AI provides a unified data and AI engine that enables developers to build AI-driven applications without requiring specialized expertise in data science or machine learning.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US
Luke Kim(Founder)inLane Harris(Co-Founder & VP of Engineering)inPhillip LeBlanc(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAsymmetricBasis Set VenturesBlackbird VenturesGeek VenturesMadrona Venture Group+8 more
TRIBE operates an app-based platform connecting brands with micro-influencers and content creators, allowing brands to run campaigns across many creators at once rather than a single celebrity endorsement.
AdTechCreator EconomyMarketing TechSaaS
Jules Lund(Founder)in
Co-investorsClinton Capital PartnersExto PartnersIndie.vc
TRIBE Hotels operates design-focused hotels offering affordable, comfortable rooms and social spaces aimed at budget-conscious travelers who value aesthetics.
ConsumerTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsGresham House VenturesTechstars
Precision winemaking technology company automating manual tasks and unlocking data in the wine production process.
Co-investorsNZ Growth Capital Partners
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSelect Star · leadsontrees.com · Dec 2, 2025
Chronosphere · Chronosphere Newsroom · Nov 25, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Cardinia Ventures made?
- Cardinia Ventures has 20 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited.
- 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.
- Who does Cardinia Ventures co-invest with?
- Cardinia Ventures most often shares deals with Blackbird Ventures, AirTree Ventures, Basis Set Ventures, among 54 tracked co-investors.
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