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Starfish Ventures

Starfish Ventures

Melbourne, Victoriastarfishvc.com

Overview

Starfish Ventures is an experienced venture capital manager that understands the challenges of building and managing high growth technology businesses from an Australian base. The firm's investment focus includes high growth information technology, life sciences, and clean technology companies. Starfish was founded by John Dyson and Michael Panaccio in Melbourne, Australia in July 2001. Starfish has raised three funds: the PreSeed Fund and Technology Funds I and II, totalling over AU$400M in funds raised. The team has invested in over 60 companies to date with 14 trade sales and IPOs, including listings on the NASDAQ, AIM and ASX.

Year Founded

2001

Portfolio Companies

11

Investments

Starfish Ventures investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Culture AmpMar 2015Series A-
SkeduloNov 2016Series A-
BugHerdAug 2014Series ALead
UpGuardJul 2012SeedCo-investor
StreamSharkOct 2012VC RoundCo-investor
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Key People

John Dyson

Co-Founder & Investment Principal

Sector & Stage Mix

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SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth

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Investment Activity

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2023
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2026

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FAQ

Where is Starfish Ventures based?

Starfish Ventures is headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

When was Starfish Ventures founded?

Starfish Ventures was founded in 2001.

How many portfolio companies does Starfish Ventures have?

Starfish Ventures has 11 portfolio companies in Caplight's dataset.

What are some companies in Starfish Ventures's portfolio?

Portfolio companies visible on Caplight include Culture Amp, Skedulo, BugHerd, UpGuard, StreamShark.

What was Starfish Ventures's most recent investment shown here?

Starfish Ventures's most recent investment in this portfolio sample was in Skedulo in 2016.

What sectors does Starfish Ventures focus on?

Starfish Ventures focuses on Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Cybersecurity, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure.

What company stages does Starfish Ventures focus on?

Starfish Ventures typically invests at the Early stage.

What is Starfish Ventures's AUM?

Starfish Ventures's assets under management are estimated between $100.0M and $250.0M.

Firmographic Details

HeadquartersMelbourne, Victoria
Year Founded2001

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