Side Stage Ventures

About Side Stage Ventures

Side Stage Ventures is a founder-led seed fund based in Australia that backs outlier founders by writing the first cheque to the best early-stage companies and providing active support to help them build and scale. The firm emphasizes founder-centric, collaborative investing and aims to be a highly valued early-stage partner for top Australian founders, while maintaining a global network. Their approach focuses on 0–1 challenges, flexible ownership terms, and hands-on help with hiring, fundraising, and product-market fit. They market themselves as sector-agnostic with a preference for big, m