Starfish Ventures
VC Fund
Melbourne, Australia
Starfish Ventures is an Australian venture capital firm focused on information technology, life sciences, and clean technology companies.
- Total investments:
- 57
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 49%
- Fund size:
- $134M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Starfish Ventures invests in
Stages Starfish Ventures invests in
Countries Starfish Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $2M–$6.6M
- Series B
- $2.5M–$18M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 17 (30%)
- Enterprise Software 6 (11%)
- Internet 5 (9%)
- Health Care 5 (9%)
- Information Technology 5 (9%)
Stage
- Series A 18 (32%)
- Series B 11 (19%)
- Funding Round 11 (19%)
- Seed 7 (12%)
- Series C 3 (5%)
Country
- Australia 21 (37%)
- United States 18 (32%)
- Philippines 1 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony Glenning
Investment Director
|
Investment Director | Total investments: 8 | Find email | |
Eve Burgess
Financial Accountant
|
Financial Accountant | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Felicity Donnelly
Office Manager
|
Office Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
John Dyson
Co-Founder & Investment Principal
|
Co-Founder & Investment Principal | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
|
Justin Roberts
Investment Analyst
|
Investment Analyst | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 7 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
CAP-XX
|
CAP-XX develops, manufactures, and markets high power, high energy supercapacitors in thin, flat, prismatic packages. | $2.8M / Post-IPO Equity / Mar 21, 2024 | |
Smart Urban Properties Australia (SUPA)
|
Smart Urban Properties Australia (SUPA) offers a unique range of property solutions by bringing together renewable energy and mobility, super-speed fiber, and smart prop-tech. It is formed by bringing together Epsilon Security, b.energy, Fibrecorp, Smart Automation Systems, and connecX. | $9M / May 15, 2023 | |
Milkdrop
|
Milkdrop cushions are an ultra-soft, squishy pad that supports your nipple from the pump's harsh suck. | Seed / Dec 14, 2021 | |
|
Hearables 3D
|
Hearables 3D is a custom-fit ear device company. | $734.3K / Seed / Aug 11, 2021 | |
DesignCrowd
|
DesignCrowd is an online marketplace for logo, website, print, and graphic design services providing access to freelance graphic designers and design studios around the world.Through crowdsourcing 2.0, DesignCrowd provides its users with access to a virtual team of over 430,896 designers from around the world allowing its users to tap intointernational design talents. It allows its users to post projects and receive more than 50 designs through the platform.DesignCrowd was launched in January 2007 and is based in Sydney, Australia. | $6.7M / Feb 01, 2021 | |
|
DesignCrowd
|
DesignCrowd is an online marketplace for logo, website, print, and graphic design services providing access to freelance graphic designers and design studios around the world.Through crowdsourcing 2.0, DesignCrowd provides its users with access to a virtual team of over 430,896 designers from around the world allowing its users to tap intointernational design talents. It allows its users to post projects and receive more than 50 designs through the platform.DesignCrowd was launched in January 2007 and is based in Sydney, Australia. | $7.6M / Series C / Feb 01, 2021 | |
Marani
|
Marani Health is a leading maternal healthcare technology company dedicated to transforming prenatal and postpartum care through AI-powered remote monitoring solutions. Our flagship platform, M•care System, connects expectant mothers with qualified healthcare professionals through advanced digital health technology, ensuring comprehensive carethroughout pregnancy. Serving health plans, maternity providers, employers, and patients, Marani's solutions enhance clinical workflows, reduce unnecessary interventions, and improve maternal and fetal outcomes. Marani Health is committed to improving maternal and fetal health outcomes while addressing healthcare access disparities in all communities.At Marani Health, we envision a world where every pregnancy is supported by personalized, proactive, and equitable care—empowering mothers and care teams with the tools and insights needed to ensure healthier beginnings for all. | $1.5M / Seed / Aug 12, 2019 | |
Aktana
|
Aktana helps life science companies get the most out of artificial intelligence for commercializing their products. Its platform harnesses machine learning algorithms to enable marketing and sales teams to optimize their engagement with prescribing physicians. Aktana supports more than 100 brands and more than half the top 20 pharmaceuticalcompanies worldwide to increase revenue, capitalize on data investments, and drive channel productivity and results. The company’s focus on the life sciences market allows Aktana to understand and incorporate unique market dynamics more deeply than the major AI players. Headquartered in San Francisco, Aktana also has offices in New York, Philadelphia, London, Barcelona, Tokyo, Osaka, and Shanghai. | $17.6M / Series B / Jun 08, 2016 | |
Protagonist Therapeutics
|
Protagonist Therapeutics is a biotechnology company dedicated to the discovery of novel peptide and small molecule compounds that mimic or inhibit therapeutically-relevant protein-protein interactions. | $40M / Series C / Jul 16, 2015 | |
|
DesignCrowd
|
DesignCrowd is an online marketplace for logo, website, print, and graphic design services providing access to freelance graphic designers and design studios around the world.Through crowdsourcing 2.0, DesignCrowd provides its users with access to a virtual team of over 430,896 designers from around the world allowing its users to tap intointernational design talents. It allows its users to post projects and receive more than 50 designs through the platform.DesignCrowd was launched in January 2007 and is based in Sydney, Australia. | $4M / Series B / Feb 04, 2015 | |
| See all 57 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Starfish Ventures invest in?
Starfish Ventures invests primarily in Software, Enterprise Software and Internet startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 57 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Starfish Ventures's check size?
Starfish Ventures typically joins rounds of $2M–$6.6M at Series A and $2.5M–$18M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Starfish Ventures participates in.
How do I contact Starfish Ventures?
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Who are the partners at Starfish Ventures?
The team at Starfish Ventures includes Anthony Glenning (Investment Director), Eve Burgess (Financial Accountant) and Felicity Donnelly (Office Manager), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. 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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