Jelix Ventures
Venture capitalSydney · Pre-Seed–Series A · 5 people tracked
Investment thesis
Jelix Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in ambitious founders building companies across Australia and New Zealand. The firm emphasizes a hands-on, supportive relationship with its portfolio companies, providing strategic insights, introductions to potential partners, and practical guidance. Jelix positions itself as a champion of the founders it backs, leading with empathy and a personal touch. It is authorised to provide financial services to wholesale or sophisticated investors only.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 5 of 7 portfolio companiesHardware ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Deep Tech ×1EdTech ×1Future of Work ×1PropTech ×1Robotics ×1Sales Tech ×1
HQs:Australia×2New Zealand×1
Investments · 7 tracked
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Earlywork runs training programs and a community that help early-career Australians start careers in business and tech sales, including a bootcamp with a job guarantee and a free sales employment pathway.
EdTechFuture of WorkSales Tech
Dan Brockwell(Founder)inJonoMarina
Co-investorsArchangel VenturesSquare Peg Capital
Konos Digital is a microphone with variable beam technology and network audio output for film, broadcast, and live sports applications.
HardwareRoboticsAuckland, NZ
Co-investorsNZ Growth Capital PartnersTechstarsDRONE FUND
Konos Digital is a variable-beam microphone with an 80-element MEMS array that streams four channels of network audio over AES67, designed for film, broadcast, and live sports production.
Hardware
Co-investorsNZVCDRONE FUND
Biotech creating 3D cell cultures for animal-free drug development
A real estate investment platform that identifies and manages residential properties for wealth growth, including purchase, renovation, and rental management services for investors.
PropTech
Co-investorsAfterWork VenturesBailador Technology InvestmentsSamaipataThe Fund
Syenta develops high-resolution interconnect technology for chip-to-chip connections using Localized Electrochemical Manufacturing, enabling higher bandwidth between compute and memory in AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductors
Jekaterina Viktorova(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesNSW Clean Technology Innovation GrantsOIF VenturesOur Innovation FundPlayground GlobalSalus Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Jelix Ventures invest at?
- Jelix Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Jelix Ventures focus on?
- Jelix Ventures focuses on Biotech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Jelix Ventures located?
- Jelix Ventures is headquartered in Sydney, AU.
- Who does Jelix Ventures co-invest with?
- Jelix Ventures most often shares deals with AfterWork Ventures, Bailador Technology Investments, Blackbird Ventures, among 8 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 5
Blackbird Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs ambitious founders with bold ideas from the very beginning.
AfterWork Ventures is an early-stage venture firm backing pre-seed and seed startups, supported by a community of over 100 tech operators who help provide support to portfolio companies.
Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm, backed by a community of founders and operators as LPs, that writes early checks (including pre-seed) into startups across many sectors and geographies.
Fifth Wall is an investment firm focused on technology for the built environment (PropTech), backing startups that make the spaces where people live, work, and play smarter, safer, and more energy efficient.
Firms observed investing alongside Jelix Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Jelix Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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