Folklore Ventures

Folklore Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Australia that invests in early-stage technology founders. It backs teams in Australia and New Zealand and aims to stay alongside them from the first investment onward. Its partners are former founders and builders who say they want to be the investors they wished they had.

Products and services

• Early-stage investment: it invests first, at the very start of a company's life.
• Long-term partnership: the team describes itself as a coach in the founder's corner as the business grows.
• Office hours: founders can book a session with the team to talk through their plans.

Who it works with

Technology founders and their teams in Australia and New Zealand, particularly at the earliest stage. One company featured on the site is Arkeus, which is building sensing and decision software for autonomous systems.

Key facts

• Based in: Redfern, New South Wales, Australia
• Focus: early-stage technology companies
• Stated values: long-range ambition, diversity, founder vision and the power of teams