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Venture capitalNarrabeen · Seed–Late Stage · 5 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Southern Cross Venture Partners backs promising entrepreneurs aiming to build globally successful companies. Its funds focus on technology, energy and resources across seed, early, and growth stages. Leveraging a cross-border presence in the United States, Australia, and Asia—including a partnership with SBCVC—the firm helps founders expand internationally. It supports entrepreneurs by facilitating valuable connections, sharing operational experience, acting as a trusted partner, and aligning with founders' vision to build great companies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 4 of 10 portfolio companiesCleantech ×2Climate Tech ×2Energy ×2SaaS ×2Consumer ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1Direct to Consumer ×1E-commerce ×1
HQs:United States×5Australia×3
Investments · 10 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2018 · 12017 · 22014 · 22013 · 12011 · 28 dated
San Francisco, US
James Blaisdell(Executive Officer, Director)inSandy Taylor(Executive Officer)James Isaacs(Executive Officer, Director)Alan Brenner(Executive Officer)
BoardRob Coneybeer(Director)in
Board seatJohn Scull· per SEC Form D · $15M raise · filed Mar 2019
Co-investorsSaints CapitalShasta Ventures
Campbell, US
Richard Nash(Chief Executive Officer)
BoardJohn Friedman(Director)inPeter Scull(Director)Marc Russo(Director)Peter Hadrovic(Director)Willem Volschenk(Director)
Board seatJohn Scull· per SEC Form D · $10.6M raise · filed May 2018
Co-investorsEaston Capital
Next-generation low-power wireless semiconductors focused on Wi-Fi networks.
Fremont, US
Sam Heidari(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardMichael Goguen(Director)Edwin B Hooper III(Director)Dmitry Akhanov(Director)Nicholas Pianim(Director)in
Board seatJohn Scull· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalCenterview Capital TechnologyDag VenturesGrazia Equity GmbHSequoia CapitalVenrock+2 more
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is a specialist investor that funds projects across renewable energy, energy efficiency, and low emissions technologies to support Australia's transition to net zero emissions.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsArtesianVirescent VenturesBlueScopeXbp venturesKiko VenturesTwin Towers Ventures Pte. Ltd.+1 more
GreenSync provides digital software solutions for energy market participants—including retailers, generators, gen-tailers, distribution and transmission networks, and new energy services companies (ESCos)—to manage distributed energy, balance supply and demand, and create value for customers.
CleantechClimate TechEnergySaaSMelbourne, AU
Phil Blythe(Founder)in
Co-investorsVirescent Ventures
Inporia develops Kaleidoscope, a mobile shopping app available on Android and iPhone that combines product inspiration with e-commerce functionality.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceSan Francisco, US
Ryan Junee(Founder/CEO)inMax Sky (CEO, Vault12)(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator500 GlobalClearstone Venture PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)SV AngelVolo Ventures
Ortto is a platform that combines marketing automation, customer data (CDP), analytics, and customer support in one tool, offering features such as journeys, email/SMS/push messaging, dashboards, lead scoring, and an AI-powered support inbox.
Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSSydney, AU
Michael Sharkey(Co-founder)inChris Sharkey(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsSalesforce VenturesBlackbird FoundryBlackbird VenturesCamber PartnersRealization Capital PartnersRembrandt Venture Partners
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
BislrBoulder IonicsVirsto Software
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 2
2 acquisitionsBoulder Ionicsacq. by CoorsTekOrttoacq. by Canva
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCEFC · cefc.com.au · Jan 20, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Southern Cross Venture Partners made?
- Southern Cross Venture Partners has 10 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited.
- What stage does Southern Cross Venture Partners invest at?
- Southern Cross Venture Partners invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is Southern Cross Venture Partners's typical check size?
- Southern Cross Venture Partners typically writes checks of $1.3M – $6.6M.
- What sectors does Southern Cross Venture Partners focus on?
- Southern Cross Venture Partners focuses on Cleantech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Media & Entertainment, Medical Devices, New Materials, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- Where is Southern Cross Venture Partners located?
- Southern Cross Venture Partners is headquartered in Narrabeen, AU.
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