# Andrew Larsen

> Andrew Larsen is a seed investor at Folklore Ventures (Perth) backing Software and Apps. See 21 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Folklore Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tempus-partners)
- Location: Perth, Australia
- Total investments: 21
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 48%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larsenandrew/
- Website: http://www.larsenfamily.com.au

Andrew Larsen is a seed investor at Folklore Ventures in Perth focused on Software and Apps. I'm passionate about technology entrepreneurship and value creation.My primary role is the Investment Director at Larsen Ventures; an active investor in early-stage technology companies.I'm also a Partner & IC member @ Folklore Ventures, Board member at a number of growth stage startups, and feel incredibly privileged to bebacking some incredibly smart and driven Founders.I love supporting the local innovation ecosystem, and showcasing Australian technology on the world stage. I'm sometime lucky enough to be a judge, mentor, and adviser within the Australian ecosystem.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $172k–$457k |
| Pre-Seed | $110k–$680k |
| Series A | $1.3M–$15M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 29% |
| Apps | 2 | 10% |
| Fitness | 2 | 10% |
| Education | 2 | 10% |
| E-Learning | 2 | 10% |

38 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 29% |
| Pre-Seed | 5 | 24% |
| Series A | 2 | 10% |
| Series B | 2 | 10% |
| Angel | 1 | 5% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 9 | 43% |
| United States | 2 | 10% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aussie Angels | Aussie Angels is a group of investors who invest together as one entity on a cap table. |  | Seed | Jan 11, 2023 |  |
| Reactory | Reactory focuses on developing a scalable reactor technology designed to mature spirits. |  | Seed | Nov 01, 2022 |  |
| Vitruvian Form | Vitruvian manufactures a connected fitness hardware, develops software and fitness class content. | $15M | Series A | Apr 20, 2022 |  |
| nyfty.ai | We're building an AI employee for Construction, one interconnected skill at a time. Construction sending >$1B per week chasing, coordinating and instructing people, manually. Nyfty automates those tasks by using task specific Natural Language Understanding | $110K | Pre-Seed | Feb 01, 2021 |  |
| Functionly | Goodbye traditional org charts and Hello, intelligent organizations. Build lasting operational resilience through any economic climate with Functionly's intelligent org design tools. Visit www.functionly.com for a 22 day free trial. |  | Pre-Seed | Dec 22, 2020 |  |
| nyfty.ai | We're building an AI employee for Construction, one interconnected skill at a time. Construction sending >$1B per week chasing, coordinating and instructing people, manually. Nyfty automates those tasks by using task specific Natural Language Understanding | $150K | Pre-Seed | Aug 08, 2019 |  |
| Vitruvian Form | Vitruvian manufactures a connected fitness hardware, develops software and fitness class content. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2019 |  |
| Insightech | Insightech is a novel and quick technique to pinpoint the source of user experience issues. |  | Seed | Feb 01, 2019 |  |
| Vitruvian Form | Vitruvian manufactures a connected fitness hardware, develops software and fitness class content. | $131K | Angel | Dec 09, 2018 |  |
| nyfty.ai | We're building an AI employee for Construction, one interconnected skill at a time. Construction sending >$1B per week chasing, coordinating and instructing people, manually. Nyfty automates those tasks by using task specific Natural Language Understanding | $115K | Pre-Seed | Oct 31, 2018 |  |

10 of 21 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AfterWork Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afterwork-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Airtree Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/airtree-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alium Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alium-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Archangel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/archangel-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Black Nova Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/black-nova-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [muru-D](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/investment-advantaged-software-pty-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Folklore Ventures

VC Fund · Sydney, Australia

Folklore is a team of investors, founders, and builders committed to supporting Australian and New Zealand tech founders. We are a first cheque to forever investment firm, and we believe in the power of founder vision and the potential of teams, right from the start.

3 contacts available at Folklore Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Albert Bielinko | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/albert-bielinko |
| Alister Coleman | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alister-coleman |
| Andrew Larsen | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-larsen |

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## FAQ

### What does Andrew Larsen invest in?

Andrew Larsen invests primarily in Software, Apps and Fitness startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 21 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Andrew Larsen's check size?

Andrew Larsen typically joins rounds of $172k–$457k at Seed, $110k–$680k at Pre-Seed and $1.3M–$15M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Andrew Larsen participates in.

### When did Andrew Larsen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Andrew Larsen closed in Jan 2023. Shizune tracks 21 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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