About
Josh Garratt is a Founding Partner at Eastend Ventures and co-founder of Southern Angels. He has a background in tech commercialisation and facilitates early-stage investments across Australian markets, sharing dealflow from South Australia, Western Australia, and Queensland with other venture capital investors. Eastend Ventures Fund 1 offers sophisticated investors access to a diversified portfolio of companies from Australia's mid-sized markets.
Experience
- Eastend VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2024 — presentAdelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Southern AngelsExecutive & Founder2018 — 2025South Australia, Australia
- Department of Industry, Science and ResourcesAdviser - Industry Growth Program2024Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Department of Industry, Science and ResourcesCommercialisation Facilitator - Accelerating Commercialisation2020 — 2023Australia
- City of AdelaideInnovation Strategist2020Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- City of AdelaideEntrepreneur Programs2018 — 2020Greater Adelaide Area
- Adelaide Smart City StudioManager2017 — 2018Greater Adelaide Area
- Big Futures Marketing & InnovationFounder2016 — 2018Greater Adelaide Area
- That Space CoworkingGeneral Manager2016 — 2017Greater Adelaide Area
- Cromwell Property GroupHead of Marketing2013 — 2016
- Cromwell Property GroupMarketing Manager2003 — 2013Greater Brisbane Area
- TMP WorldwideMarketing Consultant2001 — 2003Greater Brisbane Area
Education
- 🎓 Southern Angels AcademyThincAngel Short Course2023
- Founder Foundry2023
- Advisory Board CentreAdvisory Board Technical Foundations2021
- Flinders UniversitySmart City Venture Dorm Accelerator2017
- Project Management Institute / MCBIAgile Fundamentals2018
- Australian Centre for Corporate Social ResponsibilityGRI Sustainability Reporting2010
- Australian Direct Marketing AssociationCertificate in Direct & Digital Marketing
- QUT (Queensland University of Technology)Strategic Planning & Integrated Brand Management
- University of CanberraMarketing, PR & Organisational Communications1996 — 1999
- University of AdelaideMaster of Business Administration (MBA)
Skills & more
Angel Investing2Investment Strategies2Due Diligence2Early-Stage Startups1Investment Portfolios1Direct Marketing39Strategy37Marketing Strategy29Advertising15Management16Marketing13SEM11
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Media RelationsLeadershipDigital MarketingMarketing CommunicationsIntegrated MarketingBrand ManagementCampaign ManagementGoogle AdwordsCorporate CommunicationsInvestmentsPublic RelationsPress ReleasesFrom Josh's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Founder Foundry1
Also attended Flinders University6
Rodney BrooksObvious Champion at Obvious VenturesPhaedon StoughOperations at Tidal VenturesWill HamiltonChief Commercial Officer & General Manager at DigitalX Fund ManagementMy-my HuynhProject Manager at SFU VentureLabsSteve BurnellManaging Director; Chair of the Investment Committee at TenmileDavid WillingtonPortfolio Manager at Bombora
Also attended QUT (Queensland University of Technology)52
Esther GilmoreGlobal Head of the Client Team at Generation Investment ManagementSam EdenInvestor at Square Peg CapitalAndrew PoesastePartner at RampersandFredrik BergenlidPartner at Fly VenturesReuben BramaInvestor at IDEO CoLab VenturesWendy LamAdvisor at Chrysalix
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Also attended University of Canberra10
Kylie CharltonVenture Partner at Giant LeapMichelle DeakerFounding Partner and Managing Director at OneVenturesPete LilleyStrategy at Tidal VenturesMichael HumphreysFounder & CEO at Epoch CapitalAndrew ChauCo-founder, Neo Financial; Co-founder, SkipTheDishes at Harvest Venture PartnersSam BricknellDirector at Catalysr
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