Top 10 ESports VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Australia in October 2024
A list of 10 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Esports startups based in Australia. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Esports companies from Australia. We update this investor list every month.Top 10 ESports VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Australia in October 2024
Investor | eSports Australia investments |
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Alium Capital | 2 |
Aura Ventures | 2 |
Euphemia | 1 |
Powerhouse Capital | 1 |
Cerro Capital | 1 |
Adi Dassler International Family Office | 1 |
Flying Fox Ventures | 1 |
Artesian VC | 1 |
Elysian Park Ventures | 1 |
Eleanor Venture | 1 |
Alium Capital focuses on listed and unlisted technology investments to generate out-sized returns. The company invests in technology, innovation, and early-stage businesses, all the way through to publicly listed assets.
It specializes in the fields of finance, investing, innovation, and capital.Alium Capital was founded in 2016 andheadquartered in Sydney, New South Wales.
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Investment focus
- Software, Financial Services, FinTech
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- Australia, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Beforepay — Beforepay understands that traditional pay cycles are a form of financial stress. So we set out to find a better way, giving Australians the control and confidence that comes with managing your own money, on your terms.That’s why we created Pay On Demand™ - a service that allows you to access the money you have earned at work, when you choose todo so. After all, it is yours!The app also automatically predicts when your bills are due, shows you how much is OK for you to spend, and automatically creates budgets for you, effortlessly.
- Academy Xi — At Academy Xi, we help APAC's largest and most sophisticated organisations optimise performance with concise, actionable training solutions.
- DesignCrowd — Crowdsourced logo, freelance graphic and web design at DesignCrowd. 1,242,946 freelance designers compete to create amazing designs for your business. Start Today!
Aura Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm backing the creators of category defining technology companies
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- Financial Services, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Australia, United States, Denmark
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- JigSpace — JigSpace is the interactive 3D presentation software that anyone can use to create immersive AR demonstrations and rich product stories. No coding required!
- VycoLend — The first decentralized Crypto money market built on BTC with advanced security features for pro traders
- Hatch — Find roles and teams where you can make an impact. Match with intern, entry-level, junior and mid-level jobs based on your skills and values, not your CV.
Euphemia
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- Gaming, Sports, eSports
- Funding Round
- Australia
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- GGWP Academy — The best creators of tomorrow have to be well versed in analytics, skilled at branding and entertaining.
Consumer Media & Technology Fund
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- Gaming, Media and Entertainment, Audio
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Israel, Germany
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- Cineshort — Cineshort is a mobile application where you can watch great films in your short moments during the day. We call it "Netflix for short film" Our main mission is to stream great films to millions of people with the "experience is king" perspective. So, If you have a 10-minute commuting time, we can show you great 8-minute snacks!While Cineshort provides viewers/audience a wonderful watching experience in their short time, it also offers film directors the opportunity to bring their films together with a wide audience and supports their professional sustainability by revenue sharing model.
- Betty — Betty is a mobile gaming entertainment company that develops the intersection of casual mobile gaming and real money online casinos.
- Closing Theory — Closing Theory Studios is a new mobile games studio. Our first title, House Rush, is entering playtest soon! Sign up to check it out.
Cerro Capital is a sports investment firm that invests globally in premium and emerging IP and content that connects consumers to the culture of sports. Cerro invests in and builds lasting terminal value through unique intellectual property: (a) sports leagues and teams, (b) original content, and (c) related media rights and technology.Cerro's portfolio includes Religion of Sports, GAMURS Group, and the X Games.
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- Sports, Content, eSports
- Series A, Series B
- Australia, United States
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- GAMURS Group — GAMURS Group is a leading gaming, esports, and entertainment media network - we own and operate a network of digital publications and social media communities.
- Religion of Sports — Founded by Tom Brady, Michael Strahan, and Gotham Chopra, Religion of Sports creates best-in-class content, and is building a brand focused on human/emotional storytelling in and around the world of sports
As a MFO, we provide our clients and families with Best-In-Class solutions, family office advice.
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Investment focus
- Gaming, Sports, eSports
- Funding Round
- Australia
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- GGWP Academy — The best creators of tomorrow have to be well versed in analytics, skilled at branding and entertaining.
Flying Fox Ventures is an early stage investment firm that invests across industry and across the micro-stages of pre-seed and seed.
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Australia, United States, New Zealand
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- Everlab — The preventative health service of the future. Detect disease early, improve wellbeing, and optimise performance.
- Mayday — Streamline your finance team's multi-entity accounting adjustments with Mayday
- EverYoung AI — Everyoung AI is a pioneering organization in the field of Aged Care, utilizing advanced AI technology to enhance the quality of life for seniors. They are committed to building evolutionary AI solutions and have a vision to revolutionize Aged Care with new technology. Everyoung AI is inviting interns to join their team and contribute to theirmission of redefining Aged Care through innovative AI solutions. Their goal is to make Aged Care more personalized, efficient, and accessible, and they are dedicated to nurturing fresh talent in pursuit of this meaningful cause.
Artesian Capital Management is an alternative investments management company, which was spun out of ANZ Banking Group's capital markets business in 2004, with backing from ANZ Private Equity. Artesian's founding partners, purchased ANZ's stake in 2005. The company has subsequently been fully owned by partners and staff. Since 2004,Artesian has managed specialised funds focused on credit arbitrage and relative-value strategies across global financial markets. In 2008, while continuing to manage credit relative value investment strategies from its New York, London and Singapore offices, Artesian began to make principal investments in seed/early-stage ventures from its offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Shanghai. In 2011, Artesian launched the first of its early stage venture capital funds and now manages AUD +255m. Artesian's VC strategy is to partner with best of breed accelerators, incubators, angel groups and university programs. In 2017, Artesian launched its China VC Fund with a USD 50m cornerstone investment industry super fund Hostplus. Artesian will soon launch a Southeast Asia VC Fund.
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Australia, United States, Hong Kong
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- Bygen — Bygen delivers high-quality activated carbon products while also facilitating large-scale, long-term carbon dioxide sequestration.
- Ohmie Go — EV charging solutions, shared electric vehicles, shared e-bikes & e-scooters delivered to residents as a premium managed service and amenity - An intelligent way to get EV ready with one seamless experience.
- Sova Health — Sova Health is a precision nutrition platform that guides users towards a healthier lifestyle with personalized nutrition advice based on accurate blood biomarker analysis. Understand what is stopping you from achieving your nutritional goal and get your personalized nutrition plan.
We invest where sports intersect with life.
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Investment focus
- Sports, Software, Health Care
- Series A, Seed, Funding Round
- United States, Israel, United Kingdom
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- FORTË — FORTË enables fitness brands globally to create a high-quality, premium digital fitness platform cost-effectively. FORTË installs its proprietary streaming hardware and software at one or more of its clients’ locations, deploys a customized website and accompanying mobile apps, and assists the client to launch and promote its new virtual offering.End-users can stream live and on-demand fitness classes from their favorite gym while interacting with their community on two-way video, tracking their performance in real-time on leaderboards and through wearable integrations, participate in challenges, and get social with their friends. FORTË powers UFC, Goodlife Fitness, YMCA's, NFL Player's Association, The Edge, Heartcore, GYMVMT, and many other well-known gym chains and boutique studios.
- Splash Sports — Splash Sports is the leading skill-based sports gaming platform built for friends to use their knowledge to compete for real money. Learn more and get started.
- SweetSpot — SweetSpot products make sports and outdoors more accessible, more affordable and more fun to play anytime, anywhere.
INVEST IN TECH TOGETHER
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Investment focus
- Education, Artificial Intelligence, Software
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Australia, New Zealand
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- Tiliter — Tiliter's tech increases supermarket efficiency reduces loss and gives your shoppers a more convenient checkout experience.
- GGWP Academy — The best creators of tomorrow have to be well versed in analytics, skilled at branding and entertaining.
- iluminr — Catalyst Technologies is helping to evolve traditional crisis management practices by accelerating awareness, amplifying collaboration and automating responses to help organisations across the globe more effectively overcome business critical events. Our products provide early warning of possible threats such a as health pandemics, cyber attacks,natural catastrophes and security related incidents and the insights and tools to better minimise the impacts and maximise the opportunities.
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