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Glitch Capital
Venture capitalSeries A–Growth · 11 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Glitch Capital is a founders fund from Australia/New Zealand, built by experienced founders and investors who have scaled global technology companies. The firm invests in exceptional founders running high-growth, globally focused technology companies that have achieved product-market fit and are ready to scale. It typically invests alongside top-tier VCs and offers portfolio founders access to a large network of experienced operators plus aligned capital. Its ethos centers on 'founders helping founders navigate the imperfect,' emphasizing curiosity, humility and shared skin in the game rather than prescriptive advice.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 11 people
from the firm's website & curated
Founder mafia
4 people who came through Glitch Capital went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 30 of 46 portfolio companiesSaaS ×20AI & Machine Learning ×11Enterprise Software ×9Fintech ×7Construction Tech ×4Climate Tech ×3Cloud Computing ×3Consumer ×3
HQs:Australia×13United States×6New Zealand×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 18 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×103 founders×14+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 25 founders with education data
University of Melbourne ×5Australian Institute of Company Directors ×2University of Adelaide ×2University of Sydney ×2University of Technology Sydney ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 22 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×6Computer Science ×6Engineering ×6Finance & Accounting ×5
Where their founders worked beforefrom 28 founders with career history
ThreatMetrix ×3Bankwest ×2Commonwealth Bank ×2SecondQuarter Ventures ×2SEEK ×2
1 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 27 with degree data)
Investments · 46 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 23 dated
A Cloud Guru is an online learning platform focused on cloud computing skills, offering certification courses, hands-on labs, practice exams, and live cloud sandboxes for AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Linux.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSAustin, US
Sam Kroonenburg(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesBain Capital Tech OpportunitiesSummit PartnersElephant Partners
Bare provides end-of-life concierge services for families, offering guidance and support during bereavement.
ConsumerHealthtechMarketplacesAustralia, AU
Cale Donovan(Founder)in
Co-investorsOIF VenturesPerennial Partners
Bellroy designs and sells everyday carry goods such as wallets, bags, and device cases, with a focus on durable products made from recycled fabrics and responsibly sourced leather.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
BuildPass builds a construction technology platform focused on safety management, serving builders and subcontractors.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTechSaaSAustralia, AU
Matt Perrott(Founder)inAaron Vanston(Founder)inCaylie McDonaldin
Co-investorsMighty PartnersPreston-Werner VenturesCarthona CapitalHorizonMassive Tech VenturesRecursive Ventures
Buildxact is a construction management software platform that helps builders and remodeling contractors manage their projects and business operations.
Construction TechPropTechSaaS
Co-investorsPerennial PartnersPremier Capital PartnersShearwater CapitalSuperSeed VenturesPossible Ventures
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 VictoriaCardinia VenturesMelbourne Accelerator Program (MAP)SEEK InvestmentsEmerge Education
Cadmus provides advisory and implementation services to government, commercial, and private organizations, using digital solutions and domain expertise to help clients achieve strategic goals and drive organizational change.
Climate TechDigital HealthEnergyEnterprise SoftwareGovTechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsThe Lightsmith GroupSEEK Investments
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
Angus James Ridley McDonald(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Chris Bayley(Founder)inAmir Massoudi(Executive Officer, Promoter)inLexie Marchuk(Executive Officer, Promoter)inAngus McDonald(Founder)
BoardTom Leone(Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsAfterWork VenturesDawn CapitalG SquaredKing River CapitalLeo Capital VenturesSecondQuarter Ventures+2 more
Cuttable is a creative production platform that turns a plain-language brief and a brand's existing content into finished ads in multiple Meta ad formats, publishes them to Meta Ads Manager, and reports back on performance metrics.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Sam Kroonenburg(Founder)inEdward Ring(Founder)in
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesRampersandSquare Peg Capital
Darwinium is a cyberfraud prevention platform that uses AI and behavioral analysis to identify genuine users, fraudsters, and AI agents across digital interactions in real time.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechSan Francisco, US
Alisdair Faulkner(Founder)inAnanth Gundabattula(Co-founder, Head of Data / Architecture)inBen Davey(Co-founder, VP Products)inCaleb Moore(Co-founder, CTO)inColin Goldie(Co-founder, VP Engineering)inPeng Leong(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesBlackbird VenturesJG Digital Equity VenturesUS Venture PartnersAccomplice
Employment Hero is an HR, recruitment, payroll, and employee engagement platform that consolidates the full employment lifecycle from hiring and onboarding to payroll and offboarding.
FintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Ben Thompson(Founder)inDave Tong(Founder)inBen(Founder)Dave(Founder)
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesKensington Capital Partners LimitedNimble PartnersOneVenturesPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)+4 more
Firmable provides a B2B data platform that gives account executives access to company and contact information to support sales prospecting and outreach.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaSSales TechMelbourne, AU
Karthik Venkatasubramanian(Founder)inLeigh Jasper(Founder)inKarthik(Founder)Leigh(Founder)Paul(Founder)Paul Perrett(Founder)
Co-investors20VCAirTree Ventures
Consumer / health tech company, seed 2015
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)Right Click Capital
Immutable provides a full-stack product suite for building and scaling games, offering infrastructure and player-engagement tools along with digital ownership features.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsGamingMarketing Tech
James Ferguson(Founder)inRobbie Ferguson(Founder)inAlex Connolly(Founder)James(Founder)Robbie(Founder)
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesAndromeda CapitalArca FundsArrington CapitalB CapitalBacked+28 more
LaunchVic is Victoria's startup agency that funds accelerator programs and provides support to founders, investors, and startup programs across the Australian state.
GovTechMelbourne, AU
Kate Cornickin
Co-investors30X30 Scaleup ProgramCivVic LabsCut Through AngelsRampersandScale Investors
A generative content platform for rapidly producing high-quality visual assets.
Christopher Gillis(Founder)Ethan Smith(Founder)JJ Fiasson(Founder)Jachin Bhasme(Founder)Peter Runham(Founder)Sami Ede(Founder)
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesSerenaSmash CapitalTIRTA VenturesGaorong CapitalGaorong Ventures+3 more
MessageMedia is a global messaging platform that enables businesses to reach customers via SMS, social, and 85+ integrations.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsMercury Capital
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 VenturesFlying Fox VenturesTen13OneVenturesSkip Capital+2 more
Neara provides a 3D, physics-based digital twin platform that unifies LiDAR, GIS, and asset records into an engineering-grade model of electrical networks, letting utilities simulate environmental and mechanical scenarios to predict asset failures, prioritize grid hardening, and plan network designs.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergySaaS
Co-investorsOIF VenturesOur Innovation FundPolipo VenturesSquare Peg CapitalTCVEQT+1 more
Ofload offers a Carbon Analytics Platform that tracks and reports logistics carbon emissions using the GLEC-accredited methodology, giving shippers real-time dashboards to measure Scope 3 emissions and set reduction targets.
B2B MarketplacesCleantechClimate TechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSydney, AU
Geoffroy(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAlexander Geza Marcus PejacsevichFoundamentalJungle VenturesKing River CapitalLiquidity CapitalMaersk Growth+5 more
Payapps, an Autodesk company, provides software for managing construction progress claims and payment applications between contractors and subcontractors.
Construction TechFintechSaaS
Michael Frizell(Founder)inJames(Founder)James Edwards(Founder)Mike(Founder)
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesFrancisco PartnersTCV
Ignition provides AI-powered pricing insights and automated billing solutions for professional services firms and agencies to optimize revenue through streamlined client agreements and payment collection.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSydney, AU
Guy Pearson(Co-Founder & Executive Chairman)inDane Thomas(Co-Founder)inGreg Strickland(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsBlack Sheep CapitalRight Click CapitalEVPJMI EquityTiger Global Management
ProcurePro provides an end-to-end procurement software solution designed to help owners, commercial managers, and project teams optimize purchasing, reduce risk, and improve project delivery.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Nathan Denchman(Founder)in
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesIsaiISAI GestionQIC Ventures
Prospection turns longitudinal patient and real-world claims data into analytics that map the complete patient journey and predict likely next steps, using a proprietary transformer-based AI architecture.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital Health
Co-investorsMain Sequence VenturesBlackbird Ventures
Roller builds a platform that helps venue operators manage their businesses and enhance guest experiences across thousands of venues globally.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaS
Luke Finn(Founder)in
Co-investorsPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)
Timelio provides invoice finance and working capital funding to Australian businesses.
Fintech
UpGuard provides a platform for managing cybersecurity risk, including third-party vendor and supply chain risk assessment.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMountain View, US
Alan Sharp-Paul(Executive Officer, Director)inMike Baukes(Co-Founder & CEO)inScott Petry(Director)Chris Cooper(Director)in
BoardVivek Mehra(Director)inHamish Hawthorne(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalAugust CapitalSpringcoast Capital PartnersSquare Peg CapitalStarfish VenturesPelion Venture Partners
VendorPanel is a source-to-contract procurement platform that helps organizations optimize their procurement processes across the source-to-pay lifecycle.
Enterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSAustralia, US
Co-investorsAccel-KKREVPFive V Capital
Who Gives A Crap sells toilet paper and related household paper products directly to consumers, donating 50% of its profits to clean water and sanitation non-profits worldwide.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerImpact & Social Good
Danny Alexander(Founder)inSimon Griffiths(Founder)in
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesAthletic VenturesGiant LeapThe CraftoryVerlinvestAthletico Ventures+1 more
Xero provides cloud-based accounting software for small businesses and their advisors, serving around 5 million customers across 180+ countries including Australia, the UK, the US, and New Zealand.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingFintechSaaSWellington, NZ
Rod Drury(Founder)inAndy Lark(Chief Marketing Officer)inAngus Norton(Chief Product Officer)inDouglas Jeffries(Chief Financial Officer)Ross Jenkins(Chief Operating Officer)Duncan Ritchie(Chief Platform Officer)in
Co-investorsAccelValar Ventures LlcTCV
Zeller provides integrated financial services including payment acceptance, finance management, and payment processing for Australian businesses.
FintechRetail TechSaaSMelbourne, AU
Ben Pfisterer(Founder)inDominic Yap(Founder)in
Co-investorsSquare Peg CapitalAdditionApex CapitalHeadlineSpark Capital
Crunchtime Ops Execution (formerly Zenput) is a software platform that helps multi-unit restaurant operators manage operational tasks, food safety protocols, staff scheduling, inventory, and compliance across locations.
Enterprise SoftwareFoodTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Vladislav Rikhter(Executive Officer, Director)Vladik Rikhter(Founder)inJohn Clarke Mills(Director)
BoardVijay Nagappan(Director)inGregory Gretsch(Director)in
Co-investorsGolub GrowthJackson Square VenturesSummit Peak VenturesVersion One VenturesGoldcrest CapitalGolub Capital+1 more
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Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AconexeBayFreshoGo1GROW IncLoop Logicsme&uRisionShiloSimple SampleSinchTogetherallUnited Healthcare Group
Exits · 2
2 acquisitions · showing 1A Cloud Guruacq. by Pluralsight
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Cover Genius · fintech.global · Jul 15, 2026
ProcurePro · finsmes.com · May 11, 2026
Payapps · trysignalbase.com · Mar 25, 2026
Cadmus · cadmusgroup.com · Mar 17, 2026
Firmable · firmable.com · Mar 1, 2026
Upguard · prnewswire.com · Feb 26, 2026
Roller · finsmes.com · Oct 23, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Glitch Capital made?
- Glitch Capital has 46 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Glitch Capital invest at?
- Glitch Capital invests at the Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Glitch Capital focus on?
- Glitch Capital focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Does Glitch Capital lead rounds?
- Glitch Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Glitch Capital co-invest with?
- Glitch Capital most often shares deals with AirTree Ventures, Square Peg Capital, King River Capital, among 100 tracked co-investors.
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