Sydney · Pre-Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Carthona Capital backs companies at the earliest stages, typically making initial investments at pre-seed, seed, or Series A. The firm takes a highly thematic approach to sourcing opportunities and is extremely hands-on with its portfolio companies. It follows on strongly, deploying larger amounts of capital as businesses mature, in some cases participating across many successive financing rounds. Carthona emphasizes social and environmental responsibility and is a signatory to the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 24 of 27 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×13SaaS ×12Fintech ×11Enterprise Software ×5PropTech ×4Consumer ×3Construction Tech ×2Crypto & Web3 ×2
HQs:Australia×9United States×7Switzerland×1
Investments · 27 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 22022 · 35 dated
Abra provides a digital asset platform for private and institutional clients, offering services across decentralized finance, asset management, and credit with a focus on security and regulatory compliance.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS
Bill Barhydt(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAccelerator VenturesAngel Collective Opportunity FundArbor VenturesBlockchain CapitalDigital Currency GroupFuture Perfect Ventures+10 more
Air Trading develops AI-based, self-optimizing trading systems for financial markets.
AI & Machine LearningFintech
Co-investorsPeak XV Partners
Aption operates a platform enabling founders, executives, and employees to pool their illiquid startup equity holdings and exchange them for diversified positions in other private companies.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesFintech
Co-investorsMotivate Venture Capital
Briefcase provides direct indexing solutions for financial advisers and family offices, enabling customized portfolio strategies that align with client values while managing tax efficiency and tracking market benchmarks.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSydney, AU
Josh Persky(Founder & CEO)Sean Doherty(Chief Technology Officer)
BuildPass builds a construction technology platform focused on safety management, serving builders and subcontractors.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS
Matt PerrottinAaron VanstoninCaylie McDonaldin
Co-investorsMighty PartnersHorizonMassive Tech VenturesPreston-Werner VenturesRecursive Ventures
BuildPass is a construction technology platform that helps builders and subcontractors manage safety and operations.
Construction TechPropTechSaaSAustralia, AU
Matt PerrottinAaron Vanstonin
Co-investorsPreston-Werner VenturesHorizonMassive Tech VenturesRecursive Ventures
Cascade is a strategy execution platform that helps organizations turn long-term corporate strategy into actionable goals across teams, with AI-powered executive summaries and reporting to track progress.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Tom Wright(Founder)in
Co-investorsOneVenturesA16Z SpeedrunAda VenturesTelescope Partners
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Cherre provides a data management platform for real estate owners, operators, and investors, offering data ingestion, normalization, and validation workflows that connect information from multiple sources into a Universal Data Model.
Data & InfrastructurePropTechSaaSNew York, US
BENJAMIN HIZAK(Executive Officer, Director)LEONARD DANIEL SALMANSON(Executive Officer, Director)JAMES PETTIT(Director)in
Co-investorsDreamit VenturesEvolution VenturesGlilot Capital PartnersIntel CapitalNavitas CapitalZigg Capital+2 more
CNaught makes carbon credit procurement accessible to companies of all sizes by providing a transparent, science-backed platform to help buyers navigate and purchase high-integrity carbon credits, addressing a previously opaque market.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Co-investorsBow CapitalRecall Capital
CoverRight helps Medicare-eligible seniors in the U.S. find, compare and enroll in health insurance plans, combining online technology with licensed advisors to provide personalized plan recommendations.
Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTechBrooklyn, US
Richard Chan(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardDean Dorrell(Director)in
Co-investorsBlueTree Venture CapitalFairbridge ParkHypothesisMotley Fool Ventures
Credible operates an online marketplace where consumers compare prequalified rates for personal loans, student loan refinancing, private student loans, mortgages, mortgage refinancing, and insurance from multiple lenders and providers side-by-side without affecting their credit score.
FintechInsurTechMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Stephen Dash(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardDean Dorrell(Director)inSoulaimane Htite(Director)
Co-investorsMarathon Venture PartnersRedbus VenturesPear VC
Destinus develops the Hornet Block 2, a mobile canister-launched dual-role system that intercepts subsonic aerial threats and conducts precision strikes against maritime and ground targets.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardwareRobotics
Mikhail Kokorich(Founder)in
Co-investorsblueworld.groupCathexis VenturesNazcaOne Way VenturesACE & Company
Driva is an Australian online platform that matches consumers with pre-qualified car and personal loan rates by comparing offers across multiple lenders and checking applications against lender policies.
ConsumerFintechMarketplacesSydney, AU
William Brown(Founder)
Hubble Network has created the first Bluetooth connection to space as part of building a global, battery-efficient, and cost-effective satellite network.
Data & InfrastructureIoTSpace Tech
Co-investorsNew North VenturesPi CampusSeraphim SpaceTranspose Platform ManagementType One VenturesYes VC+3 more
InDebted provides cloud-based debt collection software that uses machine learning to automate collections decisioning and improve customer engagement for enterprise clients.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Josh Foreman(Founder & CEO)inEllie Tahzib(Chief Operating Officer)inPierre Bergamin(Chief Technology Officer)inPierre Vercueil(Chief of Staff & Executive Director, UAE)in
Co-investorsMassMutual VenturesCrane Venture PartnersPerennial PartnersPremier Capital PartnersReinventure GroupXilium Capital+1 more
Josef is an AI platform that enables legal and compliance teams to create self-service tools for answering FAQs, generating documents and contracts, and automating workflows.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS
Tom(Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)Sam(Co-Founder and COO)Kirill(Co-Founder and former Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsFlying Fox VenturesLegalTech
LendUs is an Australian mortgage broker that helps property investors compare and secure investment home loans across major and specialist lenders.
FintechPropTech
Paytron (now OFX) offers a global business account platform for cross-border payments, multi-currency accounts in 30+ currencies, corporate cards, and spend and expense management with AI-driven approval and error detection.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSydney, AU
Francois Henrion(Co-Founder)inJaco Veldsman(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsPICUS CAPITALx15ventures (Commonwealth Bank)
Marketplace for hourly venue rentals for meetings, productions, and events
San Francisco, US
Eric ShoupinRaymond Chammas(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPaul Holland(Director)inGeorge Chammas(Director)
Co-investorsConvivialité VenturesFull In PartnersGFR FundRedbus VenturesSeraph GroupFoundation Capital+3 more
Replica Studios was an AI voice technology company that provided synthetic voice generation capabilities for creative projects.
AI & Machine LearningGamingBrisbane, AU
Co-investorsFlying Fox VenturesTechstarsThe Venture Reality Fund
Salad operates a peer-to-peer cloud computing network where users share spare computing resources for rewards while businesses run workloads like AI and gaming applications on the affordable, distributed infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Deep Tech
Co-investorsKickstartLeft Lane CapitalOrigin VenturesRoyal Street Ventures Management Company, LlcNeuberger BermanStripes+1 more
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Salad Africa is an agriculture-focused fintech that provides financing to smallholder farmers and agribusinesses, including interest-free crop production financing and invoice factoring, to move staple food crops from farm to market.
AgTechFintechFoodTechDover, US
Co-investorsTechstarsLeft Lane CapitalNeuberger BermanOrigin VenturesStripesWellington Management
Salt Lake City, US
Robert Miles(Executive Officer, Director)Adrian Stalder(Director)
BoardDerek Urben(Director)inJeffrey Stowell(Director)
Co-investorsLeft Lane CapitalOrigin Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Deferit.ComLayerpowered
Exits · 1
1 acquisitionsPaytronacq. by OFX Group
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesHubble Network · in.investing.com · Aug 18, 2026
Salad · cfo.economictimes.indiatimes.com · Jul 28, 2026
Cascade · jawlah.co · Jul 23, 2026
Cherre · proptechoutlook.com · Jul 15, 2026
Destinus · eu-startups.com · Jul 14, 2026
Abra · en.wikipedia.org · Jul 14, 2026
Salad · texasborderbusiness.com · Jan 19, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Carthona Capital made?
- Carthona Capital has 27 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Carthona Capital invest at?
- Carthona Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Carthona Capital focus on?
- Carthona Capital focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Carthona Capital located?
- Carthona Capital is headquartered in Sydney, AU.
- Does Carthona Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Carthona Capital leads investment rounds.
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