Carthona Capital

Carthona Capital is a venture capital investor based in Sydney, Australia, that invests globally. It began in 2014 as a group of venture investors putting money into individual deals, and later moved to a conventional fund structure. It is now deploying its third fund.

What Carthona Capital does

• Early-stage funding: first investments usually come at pre-seed, seed or Series A.
• Follow-on capital: keeps supporting companies as they mature; in one case it joined eight separate financing rounds.
• Thematic investing: chooses opportunities around chosen themes rather than spreading widely.
• Hands-on involvement: works actively with the companies in its portfolio.

Customers and markets

Startups at the earliest funding stages. The fund itself is supported by a mix of superannuation funds, family offices and high-net-worth investors.

Key facts

• Based in: Sydney, Australia
• Founded: 2014
• Fund: third fund currently being deployed
• Responsibility: signatory to the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment, carbon neutral and Climate Active certified