# Folklore Ventures

> Folklore Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 51 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 51
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 45%
- Last fund: Jun 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/folklore-vc
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/folklorevc
- Website: http://www.folklore.vc

Folklore Ventures is a VC fund in Sydney focused on Software and Information Technology. Folklore is a team of investors, founders, and builders committed to supporting Australian and New Zealand tech founders. We are a first cheque to forever investment firm, and we believe in the power of founder vision and the potential of teams, right from the start.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $698k–$5.5M |
| Series A | $500k–$21M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 12 | 24% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 10% |
| Apps | 4 | 8% |
| EdTech | 4 | 8% |
| Mobile | 3 | 6% |

64 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 17 | 33% |
| Series A | 10 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 6 | 12% |
| Series B | 3 | 6% |
| Series C | 2 | 4% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 17 | 33% |
| United States | 5 | 10% |
| New Zealand | 2 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Albert Bielinko | Partner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/albert-bielinko |
| Alister Coleman | Managing Partner | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alister-coleman |
| Andrew Larsen | Partner | 21 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-larsen |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Octopusbot | ML Models: > 200 models to predict Grain & Oilseed prices, yields, spreads, others. Analysis: Scenario simulations, Monte Carlo simulations, Sensitivity Analysis, Ad-hoc requests. Consolidated Data: World Climate data, Satellite data, Grain & Oilseed World PSD, freight rates, others. Others: Customized ML models & reports. | $697.5K | Seed | Jul 28, 2026 |  |
| Arkeus | Arkeus specializes in the quick design, creation, and production of autonomous optical capabilities for Search, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (SISR). | $17.9M | Series A | May 15, 2026 |  |
| Sphere | Sphere is an AI-powered cross-border compliance platform. We help companies like Lovable, Eleven Labs, Replit and Windsurf automate their sales tax, VAT, GST compliance obligations. What makes us different to other vendors on the market is: 1. we have spent the last 1.5 years building local rails into 100+ tax authorities in both the US andinternationally to properly automate compliance processes, and 2. we've built the world's first AI-native tax engine which ingests, codifies and monitors tax law globally. | $21M | Series A | Nov 18, 2025 |  |
| Hullbot | Hullbot offers an autonomous, frequent cleaning service for vessel hulls and propellers using specialized underwater robotics technology. This proactive cleaning prevents biofouling buildup, which reduces drag and results in fuel savings and increased fleet performance for operators. The robotics system is designed to work with all hull coatingsand provides routine inspections, asset intelligence, and real-time analytics on vessel performance without requiring divers. | $16M | Series A | Nov 03, 2025 |  |
| Octopusbot | ML Models: > 200 models to predict Grain & Oilseed prices, yields, spreads, others. Analysis: Scenario simulations, Monte Carlo simulations, Sensitivity Analysis, Ad-hoc requests. Consolidated Data: World Climate data, Satellite data, Grain & Oilseed World PSD, freight rates, others. Others: Customized ML models & reports. |  | Seed | Oct 01, 2025 |  |
| Visionary Machines | Visionary Machines uses non-planar arrays of many low cost cameras to deliver high-fidelity long-range spatial 3D models of a scene in real time. Its vision is to enable machines to see and perceive the world. Using its "mix-and-match" approach, its sensor arrays can be multi spectral and can mix optics (such as long range telephotowith wide angle) to deliver unheralded range & fidelity. Its sensor system is passive, has zero cross interference, has high immunity to transient interference (snow, rain, dust), has accurate depth, trajectory (direction & velocity) and object classification. Its cloud-connect option enhances each sensor using models of the world created in the cloud from many other sensors. Applications being targeted are automotive ADAS, surveillance, targeting, mapping in both civilian and military sectors. | $2.3M |  | Jul 18, 2025 |  |
| Blunge AI | Blunge is developing an assistive AI method to give users more control over AI image generation using freehand drawing. |  | Pre-Seed | Feb 02, 2025 |  |
| Auror | Auror is the retail crime intelligence platform empowering enterprise retailers to stop crime, for good. They do this by making it easy to report actionable intel, connect the dots on repeat offenders, and distribute actionable intelligence to teams to prevent crime in real time. Auror has offices in Denver (Colorado), Auckland (New Zealand), andMelbourne (Australia) to support its growing retail base, which includes some of the largest retailers in the world. | $48.6M | Series C | Nov 12, 2024 |  |
| Forever Network | Forever Network is a global, digital sports media company. It's brands are built for consumption on the platforms where our millennial audience spends most of their time. Forever Network works with advertising partners to develop branded content and advertising solutions for our global audience and also provide content and syndicationservices for sporting teams and leagues. | $6M | Series A | Mar 26, 2024 |  |
| oslo.ai | Oslo.ai is a software development company for tailored models. |  | Seed | Mar 21, 2024 |  |

10 of 51 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Folklore Ventures invest in?

Folklore Ventures invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 51 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Folklore Ventures's check size?

Folklore Ventures typically joins rounds of $698k–$5.5M at Seed and $500k–$21M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Folklore Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Folklore Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Folklore Ventures?

The team at Folklore Ventures includes Albert Bielinko (Partner), Alister Coleman (Managing Partner) and Andrew Larsen (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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