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Telstra Ventures

Venture capitaloperating company · company profile

San Francisco · Growth · 13 people tracked

Also known as TELSTRA VENTURES SIDECAR

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Investment thesis

The firm positions itself as a hands-on venture capital partner focused on helping portfolio companies grow revenue. Its Revenue Acceleration Platform is presented as a core differentiator, credited with generating over $660M in incremental revenue for portfolio companies. The firm emphasizes collaborative, responsive support delivered at the appropriate stage of a company's development, aiming to build enduring businesses. It publishes insights and research covering company-building, venture capital, and technologies such as AI, cloud, and cybersecurity.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 16, 2026.

Stage
Growth
HQ
San Francisco, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2018
Tracked investments
15

Team · 13 people

from the firm's website
Marcus Bartram· General Partner
Saad Siddiqui· General Partner
Steve Schmidt· General Partner
Yash Patel· General Partner
Jonathan Serfaty· Partner, Head of Data
Mark Sherman· Managing Partner
Matthew Koertge· Managing Director
Albert Bielinko· Venture Partner
Eugin Lee· Vice President
Gurpreet Ghuliani· Operating Partner

What they invest in

from 13 of 15 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×6Cybersecurity ×6Enterprise Software ×6SaaS ×5Cloud Computing ×4Developer Tools ×3AdTech ×1Cleantech ×1

HQs:United States×6

Investments · 15 tracked

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By year:2021 · 12020 · 12018 · 13 dated

Boxbox.com𝕏NYSE: BOXMay 2021

Box provides intelligent content management and secure collaboration for enterprise teams, combining unstructured data access and sharing with AI-powered workflows and insights.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US

Dylan Smith(Executive Officer)Aaron Levie(Executive Officer, Director)Dan Levin(Director)Stephanie Carullo(Executive Officer)Peter McGoff(Executive Officer)Gary Reiner(Director)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersEmergence Capital PartnersHercules Capital, Inc.Kleiner PerkinsLobby Capital+7 more

DocuSignNASDAQ: DOCU
GitLabgitlab.comin𝕏NASDAQ: GTLB

GitLab is an intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps that enables teams and AI agents to collaborate on the full software development lifecycle, from planning through deployment, with integrated security and compliance capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Sid Sijbrandij(Founder/CEO)inDmytro Zaporozhets(Founder/CTO)inDmitriy Zaporozhets(Cofounder)Paul Machle(Executive Officer)

BoardBruce Armstrong(Director)in

Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationAugust CapitalBase PartnersBling CapitalCategory VenturesCrunchFund+20 more

Balbixbalbix.comin𝕏✓ verified

SAFE (which acquired Balbix) is a cyber risk decision platform that uses agentic AI to quantify, prioritize, and manage cyber risks, unifying Cyber Risk Quantification (CRQ), Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM), and Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM).

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsEight Roads VenturesWTIJC2 VenturesNautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), LlcThird Point Ventures

Cohere Technologiescohere-technologies.comin𝕏✓ verified

Cohere Technologies develops software for mobile and wireless networks, including its Universal Spectrum Multiplier (USM) for 4G and 5G and Pulsone technology based on the Zak-OTFS waveform, aimed at Mobile Network Operators.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSanta Clara, US

Shlomo Rakib(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRon Bernal(Director)inKrishna Kolluri(Director)Chris Schaepe(Director)

Co-investorsLightspeed Venture PartnersBell VenturesIntel CapitalJuniperNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Titanium Ventures+1 more

Auth0auth0.comin𝕏Jun 2020

Auth0 is an authentication and authorization platform that secures applications, AI agents, and internal tools by providing identity management, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and fine-grained access control capabilities.

CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBellevue, US

Carlos Eugenio Pace(Executive Officer, Director)Eugenio P.(Founder)inJonathan I. Gelsey(Executive Officer, Director)Matias Woloski(Director)

BoardSunil Nagaraj(Director)Karan Mehandru(Director)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersEndeavor CatalystFounders Circle CapitalFUSEK9 VenturesNTT DOCOMO Ventures+11 more

Bigcommercebigcommerce.com.auin𝕏

BigCommerce is an open, API-first ecommerce platform for building and scaling online stores, serving both B2C and B2B brands with drag-and-drop storefront building, customizable checkout, multi-currency/multi-language selling, and 600+ integrations.

E-commerceRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsRevolutionTenaya CapitalTitanium Ventures

Crowdstrikecrowdstrike.com

CrowdStrike provides an AI-native cybersecurity platform that unifies endpoint, identity, cloud, SaaS, and AI protection to detect and stop breaches for enterprise organizations.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaS

George Kurtz(Founder)in

Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.AccelBright Pixel CapitalCapitalGICONIQIntercept Ventures+5 more

FitOnfitonapp.com

FitOn is a digital wellness platform offering on-demand workouts, meditation, yoga, and personalized nutrition and meal plans, with social features like challenges and friend support.

Digital HealthSports TechWellness & FitnessWest Hollywood, US

Lindsay Cook(Executive Officer, Director)Edward J. Buckley III(Director)Russell Cook(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardYash Patel(Director)inBrett Carlson(Director)David Schaller(Director)

Co-investorsCauseway Media PartnersCauseway PartnersCrosscut VenturesMantis CapitalSecond Avenue PartnersTitanium Ventures+3 more

Nginxnginx.comin𝕏

F5 NGINX provides a lightweight, high-performance data plane solution for delivering, securing, and scaling apps, APIs, Kubernetes services, and AI workloads across distributed hybrid multi-cloud environments.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsAcorn Pacific VenturesRuna CapitalTitanium VenturesBlue Cloud VenturesIndex VenturesMsd Capital+1 more

Pexaparkpexapark.comin

Pexapark provides market-based price benchmarks, transactable price ranges, and risk management software for battery energy storage systems (BESS) and renewable power purchase agreements.

CleantechEnergySaaS

Co-investorsTitanium VenturesSwisscom Ventures

reThoughtrethoughtinsurance.cominAug 2018

reThought Flood is a flood insurance underwriting platform that lets insurance brokers quote and bind flood coverage, assessing each building individually along with the full policy portfolio for risk-based pricing.

FintechInsurTechSaaSBroomfield, US

Cory Isaacson(Chief Executive Officer)James Rice(Chief Sales Officer/Acting Chief Operations Officer)Nicholas Lamparelli(Chief Underwriting Officer)Joe Zuk(Director)Venky Ganesan(Director)

BoardDavid G. Miles(Director)

Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsIA Capital GroupManchesterStory Group, LLCPrototype CapitalStreamlined VenturesTitanium Ventures+1 more

Safe Securitysafe.securityin𝕏

SAFE Security provides an AI-driven platform for cyber risk management, covering third-party risk management (TPRM), continuous threat exposure management (CTEM), AI security posture management (AI-SPM), and cyber risk quantification (CRQ).

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsAlliance of AngelsJC2 VenturesMS&AD VenturesPaladin Capital GroupTitanium VenturesAvataar Venture Partners+5 more

Singularsingular.netin𝕏

Singular provides a marketing analytics platform that combines cost aggregation, mobile and cross-device attribution, fraud prevention, and creative analytics for marketing teams.

AdTechMarketing TechSaaS

Gadi Eliashiv(CEO & Co-founder)inSusan Kuo(COO & Co-founder)inEran Friedman(CTO & Co-founder)Stephanie Pilon(CMO)Yoni Amias(CCO)Neil Mills(CRO)

Co-investorsNorwest Venture PartnersTitanium VenturesTransLink CapitalMethod CapitalZ Venture CapitalACF Investors+4 more

Snap

Exits · 3

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

BoxNYSE: BOXDocuSignNASDAQ: DOCUGitLabNASDAQ: GTLB

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Telstra Ventures made?
Telstra Ventures has 6 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
What stage does Telstra Ventures invest at?
Telstra Ventures invests at the Growth stage.
What sectors does Telstra Ventures focus on?
Telstra Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
Where is Telstra Ventures located?
Telstra Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Who does Telstra Ventures co-invest with?
Telstra Ventures most often shares deals with Titanium Ventures, ICONIQ, Lobby Capital, among 43 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Why 2024 is FinTech Investments Most Exciting Time For Telstra Ventures | with Yash Patel

Harrington Starr TV · Yash Patel

Yash Patel, General Partner Telstra Ventures

FinTech Silicon Valley · Yash Patel · youtube.com

Unlocking Venture Capital with YASH PATEL | General Partner at Telstra Ventures

The Silicon Valley Podcast · Yash Patel

Mark Sherman and Saad Siddiqui, Partners at Telstra Ventures: How International VC Works

The Blind Ambition Podcast with Jack Kelly · Saad Siddiqui

Cybersecurity and the VC: In conversation with Telstra Ventures' Marcus Bartram

CXO REvolutionaries · Marcus Bartram

Dice Tech Connects Episode 10: Saad Siddiqui, General Partner at Telstra Ventures, on HR Tech Future

Dice · Saad Siddiqui

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