# Silicon Balls

> Silicon Balls is a VC fund in Adelaide backing Art, Music and Brewing. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Adelaide, Australia
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: May 2020
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/siliconballs
- Website: http://siliconballs.com/

Silicon Balls is a VC fund in Adelaide focused on Art and Music. Seed VC

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $269k–$860k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Art | 1 | 17% |
| Music | 1 | 17% |
| Brewing | 1 | 17% |
| Big Data | 1 | 17% |
| Aerospace | 1 | 17% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 3 | 50% |
| Canada | 1 | 17% |
| Singapore | 1 | 17% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Preezie | Inspired by the way customers sort through hundreds of products in-store with the help of a sales consultant, Preezie helps eCommerce and lead generation brands guide their customers to convert.On average 30% of in-store visitors convert. On a website only 2% of visitors convert, with 50% leaving a website because they can’t find the rightproduct.Preezie overcomes this by helping consumers evaluate their buying criteria and enables them to make product decisions through smart recommendations. It’s like having an in-store sales expert with you.Trusted brands like Porter Davis, Retail Apparel Group and Nicks Wine use Preezie to improve customer experience and increase conversion rates by up to 600%. | $375.8K | Seed | May 22, 2020 |  |
| Tribe Theory | Tribe Theory is a Venture Hotel for Startups and Entrepreneurs. We provide affordable yet soulful hotel accommodation in the heart of Singapore. It is a space for you to explore and engage with likeminded people on the same entrepreneurial journey.We want to create a place where entrepreneurs have a comfortable and affordable stay, meetlike-minded people work effectively and be inspired. We offer affordable yet soulful accommodation in the heart of every capital city. A space where you can work engage with others who are on the same entrepreneurial journey and get some much-needed and every elusive sleep. | $767K | Seed | Mar 14, 2019 |  |
| FleetOps | FleetOps is a freight marketplace.It works by automating the allocation of loads to truck drivers that can deliver them. It does this by leveraging the data of telematics providers (ex. BigRoad.com) which provide thousands of data-points on vehicles, and by interacting with drivers through a mobile application which truck drivers are required touse called an ELD (read more here: http://bit.ly/2vqq4w7). This telematics data gives us information on: • Where trucks are • Where trucks are headed • What routes trucks typically use • When they’re handling a back-haul (return journey) • When trucks are idle, etc. • Driver behaviour • Available driving hours We run AI/ML algorithms against this and computationally determine which loads are most-appropriate for which drivers. When we make these determinations, we send drivers shipment opportunities | $860K | Seed | Sep 10, 2018 |  |
| Sparkke Change | Sparkke Change produces natural brews and wine. | $269K | Seed | Dec 01, 2017 |  |
| Additive Rocket Corporation | ARC leverages advanced simulation & metal printing to create highly optimized propulsion systems for the space/defense industries. | $350K | Seed | Sep 07, 2017 |  |
| GiggedIn | GiggedIn is composed of avid music lovers. They combine that passion with a focus on assisting clients in activating awesome events and sell more tickets through various innovative campaigns.The company work alongside event organizers, artists and their management to create and deliver revolutionary ticketing solutions to ensure their event isa complete success. |  | Seed | Jul 15, 2017 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aurum Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aurum-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BCF Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bcf-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Clinton Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clinton-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hike Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hike-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Panache Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/panache-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pegasus Tech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pegasus-tech-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Silicon Balls invest in?

Silicon Balls invests primarily in Art, Music and Brewing startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Silicon Balls's check size?

Silicon Balls typically joins rounds of $269k–$860k 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 Silicon Balls participates in.

### When did Silicon Balls last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Silicon Balls closed in May 2020. Shizune tracks 6 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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