Common Sense Ventures
VC Fund
Melbourne, Australia
Common Sense Ventures is a VC fund in Melbourne focused on Software and SaaS. Early Stage Venture Fund based in Melbourne Australia
- Total investments:
- 22
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 9%
Last updated:
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Industries Common Sense Ventures invests in
Stages Common Sense Ventures invests in
Countries Common Sense Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $673k–$7M
- Pre-Seed
- $726k–$2.4M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $721k–$3.4M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 4 (18%)
- SaaS 2 (9%)
- FinTech 2 (9%)
- Wellness 2 (9%)
- CleanTech 2 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 10 (45%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 5 (23%)
- Pre-Seed 4 (18%)
- Series A 2 (9%)
- Funding Round 1 (5%)
Country
- Australia 15 (68%)
- United States 1 (5%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loopit is a SaaS platform that provides car rental, car subscription, and fleet management software. It also offers mobile software solutions for automakers, dealerships, and new mobility providers. With Loopit, they can provide customers with a comprehensive range of private transportation services that meet all of their current and future needs.The platform handles both the customer-facing touchpoints and the back-office management required to offer a car subscription to customers simply and easily.Loopit was founded in 2019 and is based in Sydney, Australia. | $2.6M / Seed / May 07, 2024 | ||
| Tutero is an Australian EdTech startup that offers educators a suite of products to help plan their teaching using student knowledge data. Tutero provides free classroom tools for teachers and personalised online tutoring services for students. | $3.3M / Seed / Apr 21, 2024 | ||
| Hatch is a recruiting platform that allows businesses to recruit people in a variety of professions. They assist individuals and teams in presenting their true selves so that they may discover their actual match and connect from the start. Hatch simplifies best practice, unbiased hiring so that every candidate has a fair chance.Hatch isheadquartered in Australian Capital Territory, Australia and was founded in 2017. | $4.6M / Seed / Feb 18, 2024 | ||
| Preventative mental health support for the TikTok generation. | $7M / Seed / Nov 30, 2023 | ||
| Built by brokers for brokers, Sherlok is Australia’s first automated repricing and refinancing tool. In this session we invite Adam Grocke in to discuss what Sherlock is doing to help brokers manager their clients ongoing service experience. With Sherlok, brokers can:Reprice loans automatically • Sherlok predicts when a client will leave abroker, monitors interest rates, detects when homeowners could be on a lower rate with their current lender, and automatically reprices the home loan on the brokers behalf.Generate refinancing leads • Sherlok compares clients’ rates against other lender rates, identifies valuable refinancing opportunities from the broker’s existing trail book, and sends these leads straight to the broker’s inbox. | Seed / Jun 28, 2023 | ||
| Built by brokers for brokers, Sherlok is Australia’s first automated repricing and refinancing tool. In this session we invite Adam Grocke in to discuss what Sherlock is doing to help brokers manager their clients ongoing service experience. With Sherlok, brokers can:Reprice loans automatically • Sherlok predicts when a client will leave abroker, monitors interest rates, detects when homeowners could be on a lower rate with their current lender, and automatically reprices the home loan on the brokers behalf.Generate refinancing leads • Sherlok compares clients’ rates against other lender rates, identifies valuable refinancing opportunities from the broker’s existing trail book, and sends these leads straight to the broker’s inbox. | $3.4M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 28, 2023 | ||
| Chemist2U is a partner with local community pharmacies to provide convenient same-day delivery of scripts and over-the-counter medications. | Seed / Jan 30, 2023 | ||
| Layer is a local gaming licensing marketplace designed specifically for games and the interactive entertainment industry. The company's goal is to assist developers and publishers in working with the brands, characters, and stories that players are familiar with and enjoy.The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Brisbane, Queensland,Australia. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 01, 2023 | ||
| Avarni is a creator of a platform for smart carbon data with the goal of lowering supply chain risk. The company uses artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to assist organizations in analyzing supply chains up to scope 3 emissions. In response to global pressures from governments, investors, and consumers for enhanced emission accountability,Avarni strives to expedite the adoption of sustainable practices and establish new industry benchmarks. | $2M / Aug 01, 2022 | ||
| Avarni is a creator of a platform for smart carbon data with the goal of lowering supply chain risk. The company uses artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to assist organizations in analyzing supply chains up to scope 3 emissions. In response to global pressures from governments, investors, and consumers for enhanced emission accountability,Avarni strives to expedite the adoption of sustainable practices and establish new industry benchmarks. | $2.1M / Seed / Aug 01, 2022 | ||
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FAQ
What does Common Sense Ventures invest in?
Common Sense Ventures invests primarily in Software, SaaS and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 22 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Common Sense Ventures's check size?
Common Sense Ventures typically joins rounds of $673k–$7M at Seed, $726k–$2.4M at Pre-Seed and $721k–$3.4M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Common Sense Ventures participates in.
When did Common Sense Ventures last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Common Sense Ventures closed in May 2024. Shizune tracks 22 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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