# Fairfax Digital Ventures

> Fairfax Digital Ventures is a VC fund in Pyrmont backing Content and Women's. See 1 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Pyrmont, Australia
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- Website: https://www.fairfaxmedia.com.au/portfolio-landing/digital-ventures

Fairfax Digital Ventures is a VC fund in Pyrmont focused on Content and Women's. Fairfax Digital Ventures was established as the digital investment arm of Fairfax Media after the acquisition of netus Pty Ltd (founded 2005, acquired Fairfax Media Limited 2012 (ASX:FXJ)).Managing a portfolio of businesses, Fairfax Digital Ventures invests in early and growth stage internet-based companies, often via partnerships in Australiawith US or European businesses.Historically, netus partnered with emerging international businesses in the Australian market via Joint Ventures or licence agreements. Partners included Gawker Media, Sugar Inc, Wayfair, Reach Local and Efficient Frontier, as well as investing in early stage Australian digital businesses.The current Digital Ventures portfolio includes businesses in digital publishing, online businesses in dating, weather services, education, e-health, video, SVOD, jobs search and tenders

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Content | 1 | 100% |
| Women's | 1 | 100% |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Guy Reypert | Group Digital Director | 0 | — |
| Justin Smart | Group Finance Director | 0 | — |
| Ruth Marshall | Business Development Director | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kin Community | Kin is a lifestyle entertainment company that develops, creates and distributes lifestyle entertainment in all forms and across all platforms for women in the “Builder” stage of their lives. | $13.5M | Series D | Jun 30, 2016 | http://www.kincommunity.com/ |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Allure Media](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allure-media) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Corus Entertainment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/corus-entertainment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ECP Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emil-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tegna](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tegna) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TEV Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tengelmann-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cerity Partners Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/touchdown-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Fairfax Digital Ventures invest in?

Fairfax Digital Ventures invests primarily in Content, Women's and Internet startups, most often at Series D stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Fairfax Digital Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Fairfax Digital Ventures?

The team at Fairfax Digital Ventures includes Guy Reypert (Group Digital Director), Justin Smart (Group Finance Director) and Ruth Marshall (Business Development Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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