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Side Stage Ventures

Venture capitalMelbourne, Australiasidestage.vcVerified 9 Nov 2026

Side Stage Ventures is an early-stage founder-led venture capital fund focused on backing Australian founders. They invest across all sectors and business models, specializing in pre-seed and seed rounds.

StagesPre-seed · Seed
TicketWe typically invest up to $1.5M in pre-seed or seed rounds.quoted from their site
Invests inAU
Deals recorded23

What they invest in

  • We typically invest up to $1.5M in pre-seed or seed rounds. source
  • We are sector agnostic but looking for the best surfers riding the biggest waves — outlier founders, building in big markets. source
  • We offer active and collaborative support focussed on the earliest stages of building a business — such as hiring, fundraising and getting to product market fit. source

Latest investments

All 23 dealsPRO
CompanyRoundAmountDateCo-investorsSource
Dragonfly––––Portfolio page
Harth––––Portfolio page
Lightning Forge Games––––Portfolio page
Fastlane––––Portfolio page
Userflux––––Portfolio page

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