# Elevation Capital

> Elevation Capital is a VC fund in Sydney backing B2B and Gamification. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2013
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1423134
- Website: http://www.elecap.com.au/

Elevation Capital is an early stage private investment company established in 2010. Funds are co-invested to facilitate participation in a diverse range of business ventures whilst spreading costs, risks and rewards for our shareholders.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $163k–$326k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 25% |
| Gamification | 1 | 25% |
| Search Engine | 1 | 25% |
| Local Business | 1 | 25% |
| Social Network | 1 | 25% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Angel | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Trevor Folsom | Partner | 37 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trevor-folsom |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Posse | Posse is the world’s first social search engine. Members build their own themed streets and fill them with favorite real world stores. They can then use Posse's search engine to find the favorite places of their friends and friends of friends. We rank results based on how closely a user is connected to the person who made the recommendationand how good a match the places is with what you've asked for. Each retailer on Posse gets their own dashboard showing which customers added them as a favorite place, comments about their store and find the customers who want to visit them. Retailers can use the dashboard to send thank-you messages and gifts, chime in on conversations and send incentives to people who indicated they'd like to visit. Posse officially launched their iPhone app at SXSW Interactive 2013 | $326K | Seed | Mar 08, 2013 |  |
| Wooboard.com | Wooboard aims to build morale in employees by increasing peer-to-peer recognition.Each company has their own Wooboard. Staff members give a 'Woo' when someone does something work being recognised for and the giver and receiver get a point. When you get enough points, you go up levels. The 'Woo's' get shared to theteam via an activity stream and email. Woo's can be given on the website or via smart phone apps. | $450K | Angel | Jan 22, 2012 |  |
| Wooboard.com | Wooboard aims to build morale in employees by increasing peer-to-peer recognition.Each company has their own Wooboard. Staff members give a 'Woo' when someone does something work being recognised for and the giver and receiver get a point. When you get enough points, you go up levels. The 'Woo's' get shared to theteam via an activity stream and email. Woo's can be given on the website or via smart phone apps. | $163K | Seed | Jul 07, 2011 |  |
| CUZIN | CUZIN is your global shopping family. A community marketplace enabling members to purchase any product worldwide by leveraging other members’ buying access or advantages.Members post requests for any product they want from anywhere in the world. Online or offline, specialist boutiques/clearance outlets and sales. This request is pushed to'cuzins' best placed (geographically or commercially) to purchase the item on their behalf. Cuzins earn a tip for helping out!In addition to accepting a shopping request, any cuzin can instantly monetise being in the right place at the right time posting a purchase opportunity, which is pushed to interested members worldwide. Shopping, shipping, social. Sorted. CUZIN provides the social and logistics platform to facilitate the matching, communication, payment and shipping of the items we love worldwide. |  | Seed |  |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Investible](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/investible) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Pollenizer](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pollenizer) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Artesian VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artesian-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BlueChilli](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bluechilli-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Macdoch Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/macdoch-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Southern Cross Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/southern-cross-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Elevation Capital invest in?

Elevation Capital invests primarily in B2B, Gamification and Search Engine startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Elevation Capital's check size?

Elevation Capital typically joins rounds of $163k–$326k at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Elevation Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Elevation Capital?

Public channels for Elevation Capital include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Elevation Capital?

The team at Elevation Capital includes Trevor Folsom (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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