Archangel is an early stage venture capital fund investing in Australian startups. We work with great technology founders and investors to build game changing companies together. The Archangel team is a rare combination of experienced start-up operators and investors with broad networks and complimentary skills. Most importantly, like the founders we back, we believe that this is our life’s work. Despite record levels of capital flowing into venture in recent years, large VCs deploy the majority of their funds at Series A or later. Archangel is different, we deploy most of our funds in pre-seed and seed investments and our people, investment strategy and culture are built around sourcing the very best early-stage deals and assisting those founders to build better companies in their formative first years. Ask some of our founders and they will tell you what sets us apart; - Our empathy and understanding of the founder's journey (our team has been there themselves) - Our ability to move quickly and decisively with minimal distraction to the business - Our willingness to give pointed business guidance and advice and begin the process of transitioning from a visionary founder to a world-beating CEO - Introductions to industry insiders for specialized knowledge and advice - Introductions to later stage VCs in Australia and abroad and assistance in preparing for future fund raises Our considerable experience and expertise in round 1 investing allows us to be supportive high value partners and create big wins for the founders and investors we serve. If you’re a founder looking for capital or investor looking for a diversified high growth Australian venture portfolio please contact us using the form below. We’d love to hear from you! Get in touch via the form on our website: https://www.archangel.vc/
External link for Archangel Ventures
Melbourne, AU
Archangel Ventures reposted this
Look forward to discussing the migrant and woman of colour experience in tech & startups at SXSW Sydney with Sandy Li, Sandra Suen, and Ananya Sinha. We'll also be hosting a founder catch-up leading to the event, hope to see some of you there! You can find more information about the session here: https://lnkd.in/gYKjP_5J When: Fri Oct 18, 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Where: ICC Sydney, Room C2.5 & C2.6 Register for the founder coffee here: https://lu.ma/p8s2gtr0
Archangel Ventures reposted this
Day 1 always feels like it's tomorrow. Today is no different. When you're trying to do complex things, especially using technology to organise the physical world, time can stretch. We are 6 years in at Atelier and things are only just getting started. Today we announce, via Street Talk in the The Australian Financial Review, the closing of our Series A led by Macquarie Capital. I couldn't be prouder that Australia's blue ribbon investor shares our vision to shape the future of manufacturing. We've always had a bold vision, this moment marks another Day 1, funded to take our company to the next stage of growth — US expansion and transformational AI-native product innovation and supply chain tech. I'd like to express gratitude to all that have supported us. Here's to more world firsts, growth and continued unwavering belief that Atelier is pioneering a more efficient, more sustainable, more creative global supply chain. Jonathan Lay Macquarie Group Geoff Tarrant Daniel Attia 😱 Rayn Ong Ben Armstrong Quentin Wallace An Vo Archangel Ventures TEN13 Point King Capital Sam McKay Ordinary Equity Isabella Rich Jerry S. OIF Ventures 🙏 Sarah Thompson Kanika Sood Day 1 is tomorrow. Time to build. 📈
Now, anyone can be empowered to build with AI – no matter their background 💾 🤖 We're so excited to be backing Build Club as they build a training campus designed for the next generation of AI-first talent. Sign up to the wailist to be the first to hera about when school is in session: https://www.buildclub.ai/ cc: Annie Liao 🇦🇺 Tom McKenzie Vincent Koc
I’m thrilled to announce that I’m full time in Build Club and our $1.75m over subscribed pre-seed round by Blackbird, Airtree, Co Ventures, Archangel Ventures, Startmate as well as strategic angels. I started Build Club with the belief that in the right environment anyone can learn and build their dreams into reality. Gen AI is one of the most exciting enablers of this, and traditional jobs as we know it are changing forever. With AI, anyone can be empowered to build. Build Club is the platform my friends and I wish we had when we started our AI learning journeys ✨. We are building a cutting-edge training campus for the next gen of AI First Talent e.g., AI engineers, AI PMs, AI workforce managers It’s an e-learning platform for those who want to reskill and upskill in AI from beginner to advanced. You can get certified in AI roles (by top AI companies worldwide), build real AI projects, participate on our 💸 gig bounty marketplace to earn money and build AI tools for businesses, who have real-world use cases. If you are on the edge and feel like you are falling behind on the AI curve - then come build with us. The platform is ground up co-designed with our community and I’m excited to be building this dream with Tom McKenzie and Vincent Koc who have been part of our club from the beginning 💗. If you are looking at starting your AI journey or a business that wants an AI tool built by trusted engineers - our waitlist is open! Tag friends below 👇 or sign up here: www.buildclub.ai Thank you to David Swan for the write up in the 🗞️ The Sydney Morning Herald (links below) Thank you for your collaboration: Leonardo.Ai, Cohere, Groq, Gumloop (YC W24), Unsloth AI, Nebius, NVIDIA, DataStax, Bland AI, Artificial Analysis and more... #startups #ai
Archangel Ventures reposted this
We love our bread, we love our butter, but most of all, we love a diverse start-up ecosystem! To get into the spirit of the SXSW festivities, we are getting together for another office hours over coffee and sweet treats, hosted by our friends at Airwallex! Come with your questions and your perspective for intimate roundtables with Samadhi Pelenda, Ananya Sinha, Taylor Fox-Smith and myself and any interested female-identifying and non-binary Founders and operators! Register via Luma cc: Archangel Ventures Tidal Ventures Artesian (Alternative Investments)
😱 Rayn Ong (aka Ryan Ong) said it best: it really is a privilege to be "one of the lucky investors of this fast rising super star Aussie startup" 🙏🏼 Thanks Henry Innis Matt Farrugia - don't stop kicking goals 🥅🥅
Mutinex, a growth analytics startup, has raised $17.5 million in a new funding round at a post money valuation of $132.5 million. The investment was led by Marbruck Investments, with support from existing backers EVP and Archangel Ventures. Mutinex was founded by Henry Innis and Matt Farrugia after they grew frustrated with the limitations of existing marketing and advertising tools. Their goal was to create an "operating system for growth", rather than simply another analytics dashboard. Read the full story from Bronwen Clune 👉 https://lnkd.in/gDgmGXqT
Archangel Ventures reposted this
🚨 Winter'24 Accelerator Story 🚨 Meet PREVE: the world’s first AI-assisted physio membership platform, bringing clarity, automation and delightfulness to every step of the physio-patient journey. Founded by Adam Beaupeurt GAICD and Caelum Trott, Preve is revolutionising physio-patient care ensuring patients receive high-quality & affordable treatment and clinics thrive through predictable revenue & exceptional customer experience. 👉 Read more: https://loom.ly/KW0JPRQ 👉 See them pitch at Demo Day: https://loom.ly/j0h7QZQ 👉 Apply for the Summer'25 Accelerator: https://loom.ly/cwax3vE
Archangel Ventures reposted this
I am thrilled to announce Restoke.ai $5.1 million seed round. As a former restaurateur, I have firsthand knowledge of how challenging it is to run a successful restaurant. The endless roles we juggle, the long hours in the toughest conditions, the sacrifices our families have to make —it’s all done for one reason: the love of creating unforgettable experiences and serving amazing food to people we love. I truly believe that successful restaurant owners are extraordinary individuals—perhaps even a little crazy, (I’m sure they'd agree with me). They are rare because it’s impossible to know everything you need to know, be everywhere, and connect with everyone all the time. It’s an incredibly tough life, but I always believed it doesn’t have to be that way. We believed we could help hospitality professionals like myself focus on what truly matters: Creating exceptional experiences. Four years ago, in an Afghan family restaurant, chomping on lamb kebabs (as we do), Ken and I set out to change this. Ken’s only condition was, “We must have fun while doing this.” And we still are!! We envisioned and began building a first-of-its-kind AI platform designed to manage the entire back-of-house operations for restaurants. It was a bold idea, but hey… I’m a restaurateur, and he is just crazy. We had a long journey ahead of us, with much to prove and numerous innovative technologies to develop. Yet here we are, at this pivotal moment. I must give massive thanks to the tireless dedication of our team, who worked countless hours for very little reward. This milestone is a testament to their commitment and belief in our bold vision. This raise is just the beginning. Restoke.ai is now entering its next phase of growth as we expand both locally and into the US. We have ambitious plans that will transform how we think about hospitality, and we’re excited to break shit up! I want to thank Andrew Poesaste and the Rampersand family for leading this round, along side Mandalay Venture Partners, Archangel Ventures, BC Growth Equity , Stage 2 Capital, Everywhere Ventures Big thanks to Skalata, Idan Grossman, Micha Y. Breakstone 🇮🇱🎗️, Einav Itamar, Eytan Lenko, Brian Chaitman, Erez Druk, Georgia Samuel for your ongoing support! Big things are coming. Stay tuned!
The gas is on, and now we are well and truly cooking! 🔥🥘⏲️ Proud to have backed this team right from their early beginnings 🚀 cc: Assaf Stizki Ken Brand
This just in 🗞️ Restoke is one step closer to transforming the hospitality industry with the power of AI 🔥 And we’re not alone - huge thanks to top investors like Rampersand, Mandalay Venture Partners, BC Growth Equity and Stage 2 Capital for backing our vision. Special shot out to Archangel Ventures too, who’ve supported us from the early days. We’re taking over your newsfeed—and the restaurant industry 🚀
Congratulations to Ben Buckingham and Primary on the raise. We've backed them from the beginning and have great admiration for their success in signing up such awesome customers (including quite a few portfolio companies). At a startup/scale up (and some bigger companies too) it is harder than it should be to manage cash and the treasury function. Primary is doing a great job of showing how technology can improve all the interfaces.
I'm happy to share that Primary has successfully raised a $3.5 million Seed round, led by Carthona Capital. We're delighted to welcome new investors Resolution Ventures and No Brand to our cap table, and Damian Fox to our Board. As I write this, I'm reflecting on how best to explain Primary in a way that resonates with everyone. Treasury management might sound like jargon, but it’s not so different from something we've all experienced. Remember as kids, we’d hide our pocket money under our pillows? That was our first lesson in cash management - keeping it somewhere safe. Then, we discovered banks. In my CBA Dollarmites account, not only was my money secure, but I also earned 50 cents of interest each month! As I grew up and worked for banks, I realised something. For pocket money, small differences in your interest rate didn’t matter much. But when you're a scaleup or a SME and managing millions in idle cash, a hundred basis points can be significant! It can represent months of runway, additional hires, or an investment in growth. But banks don’t serve scaleups and mid-sized businesses well. Banks are in the business of making money, using our money. They take our deposits, lend them out, and give us just a slice of the interest earned. The rest? They keep. When you see banks reporting billions in profits, it raises a fair question: shouldn’t we be getting more for the risk we’re taking? That’s why I started Primary. We’re here to change the game. Primary gives businesses the security of big banks while offering significantly higher yields on your deposits. By using our collective power as a platform, we negotiate better rates—rates usually reserved for the banks' biggest clients. Now, those rates are available to you. Your funds remain entirely in your control, held by reputable partners like Morgan Stanley, Black Rock and State Street, with no counterparty risk with Primary. It's like sleeping with your money under your pillow - but this time, it’s earning more and growing faster. To learn more about what we’ve been building, check out this AFR article. And if you’re a wholesale scaleup or SME looking for better yield and a modern banking experience, get in touch! #venturecapital #startups #banking #yield
If you're in NYC next week, say hello to the Aussie community - new and old! cc: American Australian Association Rampersand Edward Grey Scott Dommett
📣 Calling: Australians in Tech 🐨 (founders, operators, investors) in NYC Rampersand and Archangel Ventures are excited to be bringing together this community, courtesy of our friends at American Australian Association. Whether you're in NYC just visiting, moved your operations out here, been living here a while, or just curious about what Australians have to offer - come join us! Details: 📅 Wed 11th September, 6pm 📍 Midtown Manhattan 🎟 Register via Luma cc: Edward Grey Scott Dommett