# Telstra Foundation

> Telstra Foundation is a VC fund backing Non Profit, Crowdfunding and Funding Platform. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/telstra
- Website: https://telstrafoundation.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/telstra

Telstra Foundation is a telecommunications & entertainment products & services to consumers and businesses.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Non Profit | 1 | 100% |
| Crowdfunding | 1 | 100% |
| Funding Platform | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chuffed.org | Chuffed.org is a largest crowdfunding platform for social causes has raced to $2m donated through the platform. After just 11 months, Chuffed.org had crowdfunded over $1,000,000 for hundreds of social cause projects. | $1.1M | Seed | Mar 30, 2016 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blackbird Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackbird-ventures-australia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Telstra Foundation invest in?

Telstra Foundation invests primarily in Non Profit, Crowdfunding and Funding Platform startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Telstra Foundation last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Telstra Foundation closed in Mar 2016. Shizune tracks 1 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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