Purpose Ventures
Venture capitalPerth · Pre-Seed–Series B · 1 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Purpose Ventures invests in purpose-driven founders who are chasing their life cause and have the ambition to build globally impactful companies. Industry agnostic, the firm invests from Pre-Seed to Series B. It emphasizes a relational, founder-first approach drawn from its team's experience establishing, scaling and exiting companies. When evaluating opportunities the firm focuses on awesome founders (character, competency and chemistry), large markets with global ambition and defensibility, and innovative solutions with demonstrated customer demand and willingness to pay. Based in Western Australia, it also values economic impact in its home region.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
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What they invest in
from 13 of 17 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×5SaaS ×5EdTech ×3Healthtech ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2Digital Health ×2Enterprise Software ×2Hardware ×2
HQs:Australia×7Germany×1United States×1
Investments · 17 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 42024 · 26 dated
Assistive humanoid companion robot providing social and cognitive support for older adults and children.
Andromeda operates a marketplace connecting AI teams with GPU compute providers, enabling buyers to source distributed compute capacity at scale and sellers to monetize spare infrastructure through a standardized platform with automated benchmarking and unified contracting.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure
Co-investorsForerunner VenturesParadigmArtesianNFDGRethink ImpactStartmate
Dromeda designs empathetic companion robots intended to reduce loneliness and social isolation, primarily for aged care and assisted living facilities.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechRoboticsMelbourne, AU
Grace Brown(Founder)in
Co-investorsForerunner VenturesGalileo VenturesRethink ImpactStartmateArtesianVisible Ventures
Andromeda builds a "digital knowledge twin" that turns technical manuals, service records, and institutional knowledge into a knowledge graph, using AI to deliver source-traced diagnoses and troubleshooting answers for equipment-intensive operations.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Manish Modh(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapital FactoryThe Veteran FundArtesianForerunner VenturesNFDGParadigm+2 more
Caligra is a computer hardware company designing devices for technical professionals including scientists, artists, engineers, and designers to support creative and technical work.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHardware
Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures
Coursebox is an AI platform for creating, managing, and delivering online training courses, offering AI course generation, assessments, video creation, and white-label LMS delivery via SCORM, LTI, and CMS plugins.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaSPerth, AU
Travis(Co-founder & CEO)Alex(Co-founder & COO)
Global end-of-life services platform for comparing funeral directors and creating online wills.
Gene S is an Australian biotechnology company providing Next Generation Sequencing solutions and gene testing software to laboratories and healthcare providers for delivering pharmacogenomic results.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesNedlands, AU
Dr Suzanna Lindsey-Temple(Co-Founder | Chief Medical Officer (CMO))Dr Svetlana Baltic(Co-Founder | Chief Executive Officer (CEO))
Co-investorsCERI
Provides free period products in women's bathrooms via smart dispensers funded by advertising.
On the House Group operates ad-funded vending machines that dispense free period products in public venues such as universities, stadiums, and retail centres, letting users scan and join to receive products and brand offers.
AdTechFemTechHardware
Platform helping Home Care Package recipients self-manage funding for at-home support.
SpacetoCo offers venue booking and management software that lets people find and book community spaces by the hour online, and enables venue operators to manage and grow their bookings.
MarketplacesPropTechSaaSPerth, AU
Daniel Franco(Founder)in
WILDPLASTIC collects "wild" plastic waste from regions without formalized waste management, recycles it into granulate, and uses that material to make consumer products such as trash bags.
Circular EconomyConsumerImpact & Social GoodHamburg, DE
Christian Sigmund(Founder)in
Co-investorsPlanet A Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAndromeda · financemagnates.com · Jun 23, 2026
Andromeda · financemagnates.com · Jun 23, 2026
Andromeda · financemagnates.com · Jun 23, 2026
Coursebox · startuprise.org · Aug 27, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Purpose Ventures made?
- Purpose Ventures has 13 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Purpose Ventures invest at?
- Purpose Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Purpose Ventures focus on?
- Purpose Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Purpose Ventures located?
- Purpose Ventures is headquartered in Perth, AU.
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