InterValley Ventures
Venture capitalMelbourne · Seed–Series A · 7 people tracked
Investment thesis
InterValley Ventures focuses on early-stage Australian technology companies, aiming to leverage their innovative capabilities and build strategic partnerships to help them scale into market leaders within the fast-growing Japanese market. The firm operates through the InterValley AI/HUMAN, LP fund and is structured for wholesale/qualified institutional investors in Australia and Japan.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 2, 2026.
Team · 7 people
from the firm's websiteWith over 30 years of investment management experience in Japan and the US, Jun has completed 46 venture investments, 8 IPOs and several M&A transactions. He was a founding member and Managing Director of INCJ overseeing a USD 20 billion fund, and previously a Partner at Apax Globis.
A former Virgin Group executive with nearly 20 years in CEO/CFO roles, Simon has managed exits exceeding USD$1bn and worked with private equity firms in Europe and the US. He launched two startups in Japan and led Virgin's operations there for a decade.
Yasu has over 15 years in venture investment and incubation, managing 10 high-tech ventures with one IPO and four M&A deals. He formerly served as Deputy General Manager of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital and is connected to Australia's innovation ecosystem.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Monash University, Doron has held senior enterprise and commercialisation roles across academia, government and industry. He founded Prescient Venture Capital and Commercialisation Australia, and is Managing Director of Superb Solutions Pty Ltd.
Professor of machine learning and robotics at the University of Sydney and co-director of the Centre for Translational Data Science, with over 130 peer-reviewed publications.
A Taiwanese physician-scientist turned medical technology entrepreneur, trained in Taiwan, Japan and the US, who teaches medtech, biodesign and entrepreneurship at Taiwanese universities.
Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence at UNSW and research group leader at Data61, Toby is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and the AAAI.
Investments · 1 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathFrequently asked questions
- What stage does InterValley Ventures invest at?
- InterValley Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does InterValley Ventures focus on?
- InterValley Ventures focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Healthtech.
- Where is InterValley Ventures located?
- InterValley Ventures is headquartered in Melbourne, AU.
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