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Flying Fox Ventures
Venture capitalMelbourne · Pre-Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked
Also known as Flying Fox
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Investment thesis
Flying Fox Ventures provides early-stage capital to propel Australian and New Zealand companies onto the global stage, backing founders who challenge convention. The firm supports portfolio companies with resources, mentorship, and expertise to help turn ambitious visions into disruptive businesses. It positions itself as disciplined yet unconventional, aiming to build Australia's most impressive community of early-stage investors while pursuing outsized returns. Through its Angel School program, the firm also teaches companies and individuals how to think and act like startup investors.
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Team · 4 people
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What they invest in
from 56 of 68 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×26SaaS ×25Enterprise Software ×17Healthtech ×8Consumer ×7Data & Infrastructure ×7Digital Health ×7Fintech ×7
HQs:Australia×28New Zealand×2United Kingdom×1Singapore×1United States×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 22 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×112 founders×73 founders×24+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 25 founders with education data
Monash University ×3Swinburne University of Technology ×2University of Auckland ×2University of Sydney ×2UNSW ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 25 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×7Engineering ×6Computer Science ×5Finance & Accounting ×2Humanities ×2Life Sciences ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 30 founders with career history
UNSW ×2Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research ×2Young Henrys ×2
6 founders hold a PhD (of 26 with degree data)
Investments · 68 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 12023 · 22022 · 12021 · 16 dated
A free mobile game where players pick a country, build a player, and compete for a spot in a FIFA World Cup 2026 squad.
ConsumerGamingSports Tech
Co-investorsProDigital Future Fund
Adatree provides a white-labelled technology platform that lets businesses connect to Australia's Consumer Data Right (CDR) ecosystem as an accredited data intermediary, handling accreditation, compliance, and consent management.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Agscent develops emissions monitoring and breath analysis systems for detecting greenhouse gases and biological markers.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechIoTAustralia, AU
Dr Bronwyn Darlington(Founder and Managing Director)in
Co-investorsBetter Food VenturesMandalay Venture Partners
AI-NC offers a browser-based tool that reviews mechanical product designs for manufacturability, flagging issues such as unmachinable features, tolerance problems, and changes between revisions before parts reach production.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaS
Co-investorsBoson VenturesMelbourne Accelerator Program (MAP)Omni VenturesStartmate Launch Club
Amaka is a cloud-based accounting automation platform that helps small businesses and accounting professionals streamline repetitive accounting operations.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSAustralia, AU
Co-investorsOIF VenturesOur Innovation Fund
AuditCover is a platform for accounting firms to offer and manage tax audit insurance for their clients, automating onboarding, renewals, quoting, and claims.
FintechInsurTechSaaS
Butter is an Australian insurance provider offering online travel insurance covering medical emergencies, trip cancellation, luggage, and add-ons like ski, rental car excess, and cruise cover, plus "Butter Tech" cover for personal electronics against accidental damage and theft.
ConsumerFintechInsurTech
Castlepoint provides AI-powered data governance solutions that help corporate clients manage cybersecurity risks and ensure secure information management across complex networks.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareGovTech
Rachael Greaves(Founder and CEO)in
Co-investorsMain Sequence Ventures
Chemist2U operates an on-demand medication delivery service in Australia, connecting customers with a network of local community pharmacies through its app and website.
Digital HealthE-commerceHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplaces
Matthew Cullen(Founder)inTim Van Brugge(Chief Technology Officer)inAlex Knowles(Head of Partnerships)inMatt Siddons(Chief Marketing Officer)Khizra Hameed(Head of Customer Experience)inNick Barham(Head of Programs and Logistics)in
Co-investorsAirTree Ventures
Contactile develops tactile sensor technology, including the PapillArray tactile sensor arrays that measure 3D displacement, force, vibration, torque, slip, and friction, along with force/torque sensors and two-finger grippers.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareRoboticsSydney, AU
Heba Khamis(CEO, Co-founder)inBenjamin Xia(CTO, Co-founder)inStephen Redmond(Co-founder (2019-2022))
Co-investorsRadar VenturesUNSW Founders 10xTrue Ventures
CounterCurrent uses ocean forecasting and satellite data to help maritime companies reduce emissions from their supply chains.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechLogistics & Supply ChainSydney, AU
Shane Keating(Associate Professor of Physical Oceanography)inAlex ClegginLeah MossinSteefan ContractorinJames Goldiein
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Drawbridge Labs builds interactive 3D mobile experiences with conversational AI hosts, used by media and entertainment brands to engage audiences around TV shows, sports, and retail activations.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment
BLUwater is a sparkling water beverage infused with sustainably grown blue spirulina, offering a naturally blue, antioxidant-rich drink with vitamins and minerals as an alternative to conventional soft drinks.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Edsemble creates monthly book subscription kits for families with young children, featuring original stories and curated titles alongside activities designed to support early childhood development and family bonding.
ConsumerE-commerceEdTechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsStartmate Launch ClubSkalata
Everlab is a digital health platform offering personalized preventative medicine and longevity testing across Australia, combining bloodwork diagnostics, genetic testing, and specialist access with an app-based care coordination system guided by longevity-trained doctors.
Digital HealthHealthtechLongevityAustralia, AU
Marc Hermann(Founder)in
Co-investorsAfterWork VenturesAirTree Venturesb2ventureEverywhere VenturesLeft Lane CapitalTen13+1 more
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Extraterrestrial Power Ltd. develops mass-manufacturable, radiation-tolerant thin silicon solar cells and panels for space applications, and offers spacecraft electrical engineering and embedded software services to other space tech companies.
Climate TechEnergyHardwareSpace TechSydney, AU
Peter Toth(Co-founder & CEO)Gavin Conibeer(Co-founder & CSO)Babett Volgyesi(Co-founder & COO)
Co-investorsMelt VenturesTechstars
Factor builds software tools for energy pricing and portfolio management, aiming to replace slow, manual spreadsheet-based processes used by energy teams.
Climate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWellington, NZ
Co-investorsBlack Nova VCBlackbird VenturesIcehouse Ventures
Factor House builds enterprise tooling for real-time streaming data infrastructure, including Kpow (a UI and API for Apache Kafka) and Flex (for Apache Flink), unified in the Factor Platform for streaming observability.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMelbourne, AU
Derek Troy-West(Co-founder)inKylie Troy-West(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesAlice Anderson FundBlackbird FoundryLaunchVic BasecampLighter CapitalOIF Ventures+1 more
FUL Foods produces FUL BLU, a natural blue extract derived from spirulina microalgae containing phycocyanin, engineered for heat and pH stability across food, beverage, supplement, cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications.
Climate TechFoodTechNew Materials
Sara Guaglio(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsMandalay Venture PartnersRadar VenturesSHIFT Invest
Gega Elements is a materials science company developing gallium refining technology based on proprietary research, aiming for a cost-effective and sovereign-controlled processing pathway.
CleantechDeep TechNew Materials
Co-investorsSalus Ventures
GGWP Academy is a community platform for gamers, streamers, and content creators to share knowledge, develop skills, and connect around gaming culture.
Creator EconomyGamingMedia & EntertainmentSocial
Tyler Mason(Lead)
Converts food waste into protein and fertiliser using insect technology for blue-chip customers.
Olympia Yarger(Founder)in
Co-investorsOnMarketRampersand
Heaps Normal is an independent Australian brewer of non-alcoholic beers, aiming to offer good-tasting drinks that support more mindful drinking.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechMarrickville, AU
Jordy Smith(Co-founder)Andy Miller(Co-founder)inBen Holdstock(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsTen13
Driven is a digital health platform that uses AI and neuroscience-informed coaching to help individuals and organizations build mental and physical resilience.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEdTechMental HealthWellness & Fitness
BoardJörgen Herlofson(Psychiatrist, Licensed Psychotherapist)Prof Dirk GeldenhuysDr Shannyn ChatawayDr Eric Beeson
Iluminr provides scenario-driven microsimulation exercises designed to build and measure organizational resilience capabilities through brief, self-directed practice sessions.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSydney, AU
Joshua Shields(Co-founder and Joint Managing Director)inMarcus Vaughan(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsInvestible Climate Tech Fund
Insightech provides digital analytics software that helps businesses understand user behavior and optimize digital experiences to prevent revenue loss and improve customer journeys.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSydney, AU
Co-investorsPolipo Ventures
InvestorHub provides investor relations software that combines a branded investor hub, unified investor registry, and AI-powered engagement tools to help companies attract, manage, and communicate with investors at scale.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechMarketing TechSaaS
Rhys Davis(Founder)in
Co-investorsEVP
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-investorsLegalTechOIF VenturesOur Innovation FundCarthona Capital
Juno is a research platform that runs unscripted, asynchronous qualitative interviews with real people and analyzes the responses at scale, connecting themes to source quotes.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Michelle Gilmore(CEO)
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesAda VenturesArtesianEntrepreneur FirstIllumina Accelerator
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Kapiche is an AI-powered conversation intelligence platform that analyzes customer interactions across all channels to identify patterns, predict churn, and measure customer experience ROI.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
RyanKris
Co-investorsMain Sequence VenturesMoxxie VenturesSydney AngelsTransition Level InvestmentsBlackbird Ventures
Kismet operates a digital marketplace connecting users with disability and healthcare services.
Digital HealthHealthtechMarketplacesAustralia, AU
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesBlack Nova VCCrane Venture PartnersDarcy NauntonProsus Ventures
Makes evidence-based autism therapy more affordable and accessible with technology.
Co-investorsStartmate Launch Club
Komodo Wellbeing publishes content on fostering a growth mindset and building resilience in students within the school environment.
EdTechMental HealthWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsBooster Innovation FundCure Kids VenturesFolklore VenturesTiger Global Management
Loop Plus provides person-centered disability support services in Australia, offering assistance with daily living, mental health, skill development, and community inclusion to help individuals with disabilities achieve independence and participate actively in society.
HealthtechImpact & Social GoodSocialWellness & FitnessAustralia, AU
Co-investors8VCFounders FundIndex VenturesValor Equity PartnersYamaha Motor Ventures
Mass Dynamics builds software systems for research teams to interpret complex biological data and make data-driven decisions.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureSaaS
Paula Burton(Co-Founder, CEO)inAndrew Webb(Co-Founder, Chief Scientist)inGiuseppe Infusini(Co-Founder, Proteomics Informatics Lead)inAaron Triantafyllidis(Co-Founder, Technical Product Lead)in
Co-investorsRampersand
Mayday automates month-end accounting workflows for finance teams using Xero or QuickBooks, eliminating manual work and errors while providing ERP-level insights.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
David(Founder & CEO)Griff(Co-founder)
Co-investorsFalak StartupsMAIF Avenir
The Mintable is a management development platform that trains managers through cohort-based learning programs combining practical tools, research-backed frameworks, and community.
EdTechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Lauren Humphrey(Co-founder)Melissa Miller(Co-founder)
Co-investorsBlack Nova VC
me&u is an AI-powered menu, ordering, and payment platform for hospitality venues such as restaurants, bars, and food halls, offering personalized guest menus, CRM, loyalty, and staff upsell tools.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaS
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesCommerce VenturesGlitch CapitalTen13OneVenturesSkip Capital+2 more
Multitudes collects and analyzes data about people across multiple continents, offering data insights while prioritizing ethics and user autonomy.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsBlackbird FoundryBlackbird VenturesEven Capital
Newie is an app for selling services, aimed at helping service providers save time, reduce administrative work, and process sales quickly.
SaaSSales Tech
DNX Solutions is a cloud consultancy and systems integrator based in Australia that helps organisations modernise technology platforms and manage risk through cloud migration, data governance, and operational efficiency.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareAustralia, AU
Co-investorsBeachhead Venture CapitalUtiliti Group
Operata provides a real-time CX Insights Graph that correlates technical, operations, and experience data to surface performance anomalies and actionable recommendations for contact center and customer experience teams.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Romilly Blackburn(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlack Nova VCDarcy NauntonTidal Ventures
Presien develops plug-and-play computer vision and on-machine AI ("physical AI") solutions that heavy industry OEMs and technology providers integrate into machines to enable real-time operational insights.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechRoboticsSydney, AU
Kieran MacKenzie(Founder)in
Co-investorsIn-Q-TelMain Sequence Ventures
QSIC builds an AI-powered in-store audio platform that enables retailers and brands to create retail media networks through intelligent audio experiences.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail Tech
Nick(Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer)Matt Elsley(CEO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsTen13Tractor Ventures
Replica Studios was an AI voice technology company that provided synthetic voice generation capabilities for creative projects.
AI & Machine LearningGamingBrisbane, AU
Co-investorsTechstarsCarthona CapitalThe Venture Reality Fund
Rythm offers monthly blood testing and biomarker tracking to help consumers monitor health metrics over time, providing actionable insights for optimization rather than one-time snapshots.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Dacri Burdan(Co-Founder & CTO)inRobby Wade(Co-Founder & CEO)inDr. Zhiyi Qiang(Co-Founder & CLO (Lab Director))Kelsie Muir(Co-Founder & CDO)inDevon Levesque(Co-Founder & Creative Director)in
BoardAndrew Montgomery(Director)in
Co-investorsAcre Venture PartnersCollaborative FundCourtside Ventures
SafeWill is an Australian online platform for creating and updating wills without the cost or complexity of traditional legal services.
ConsumerFintechLegalTechSaaSSydney, AU
Adam Lubofsky(Founder)in
Co-investorsKing River CapitalMighty PartnersCarthona CapitalReinventure Group
Skills Base offers a skills management platform that helps organizations build a skills taxonomy, map skills to roles and locations, assess competencies, track certifications, and identify skill gaps for workforce development.
Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsTractor Ventures
MLBBite is a browser-based baseball video streaming site that delivers live MLB game feeds using HTML5 adaptive-bitrate playback and an edge-server content delivery network, without requiring downloads or extensions.
Co-investorsGalileo Ventures
Surreal is a technology platform that helps entertainment venues, artists, and event organizers create and promote live experiences including concerts, comedy, drag shows, and other in-person performances.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentSaaSMelbourne, AU
Tiliter builds computer-vision product recognition that identifies specific products, parts and assets from images when barcodes, labels or RFID tags are missing, returning product identity, SKU or asset data with confidence scores into existing workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRetail Tech
Marcel Herz(Founder)in
Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersFlucas VenturesTen13
B2B lead generation and predictive analytics platform powered by technographics.
Co-investorsBlack Nova VCH2 Ventures
Vitable offers personalised daily vitamin and supplement subscriptions, using an online quiz developed with naturopaths, nutritionists, and pharmacists to tailor recommendations to a person's health goals, lifestyle, and diet.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & FitnessSydney, AU
Ilyas Anane(Co-Founder)inLarah Loutati(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsRocket Internet SEArtesianBrenteca InvestmentsCherryrock CapitalCommerce VenturesCoughdrop Capital+4 more
Co-investorsAfterWork Ventures
Xailient develops privacy-preserving artificial intelligence software for real-time computer vision tasks including object detection and facial recognition.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTSydney, AU
Lars Oleson(CEO and Co-Founder)Shivy Yohanandan(Scientific Advisor and Co-Founder)
Co-investorsAntler Australia
Zapid is an AI-native hiring platform that helps high-volume hiring teams screen applicants, review video and text responses, filter candidates, and automate interview scheduling.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
ChatterizeCookaboroughEveryoungaiGeorame&u
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesEverlab · everlab.com.au · Jul 30, 2026
Factor House · factorhouse.io · Oct 21, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Flying Fox Ventures made?
- Flying Fox Ventures has 68 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Flying Fox Ventures invest at?
- Flying Fox Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Flying Fox Ventures focus on?
- Flying Fox Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Flying Fox Ventures located?
- Flying Fox Ventures is headquartered in Melbourne, AU.
- Who does Flying Fox Ventures co-invest with?
- Flying Fox Ventures most often shares deals with Black Nova VC, Ten13, Blackbird Ventures, among 50 tracked co-investors.
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