❗❗❗ Giant Warm Intro founder applications are closing this Friday! GWI connects Australia’s most accomplished and active VCs and Angel Investors with the brightest startup minds. Numbers are strictly limited so get your application in ASAP! ⏰ When: Thursday October 31st, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm 📍 Where: Carsales, Cremorne VIC 💲 Cost: Free for successful applicants 🔗 How: Startup Founders who can attend in person apply here - https://lnkd.in/geaa6T6Q. Featuring: Rampersand, Blackbird, Giant Leap, Square Peg, Skalata, Artesian (Alternative Investments), Gandel Invest, The Alice Anderson Fund (LaunchVic), SEEK Investments and CoAct Capital.
Rampersand
Financial Services
Cremorne, Victoria 7,036 followers
Seed funding for AUSNZ. We partner with founders who show abnormal potential.
About us
Rampersand is the first investor for Aus/NZ early-stage startup founders with abnormal potential. Since 2013/14, we have been active seed investors in Australia and New Zealand, writing the first cheques for companies like Goterra, JigSpace, and Expert360. We invest thoughtfully and with high conviction to help startups ramp through the early stages and beyond. We have invested AUD$100 million in 34 companies and returned millions to our investors. Across our portfolios, companies have increased in value by 800% on average and raised more than AUD$500 million from investors such as Lightspeed, SutterHill and Acrew. We’ve been involved in startups and tech for decades and have been actively investing for ten years. We’re a dedicated seed fund with $100m invested, a portfolio value of $1B+, and 50+ founders across 30+ startups. We’ve returned millions to our investors. We embrace uncertainty, move fast, experiment and grow. While the industry has grown immensely since we started backing founders, our mission remains unchanged. We back the founders who back themselves to change the world.
- Website
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http://www.rampersand.vc
External link for Rampersand
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Cremorne, Victoria
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2013
- Specialties
- venture capital, startups, VC funding, and investment
Locations
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Primary
11-13 Cubitt St
Cremorne, Victoria 3121, AU
Employees at Rampersand
Updates
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Who are we seeing at SXSW Sydney for this fantastic panel with NextGen Ventures, Blackbird and Build Club today? It's set to be a pearler of a discussion!
SXSW has officially begun and NextGen Ventures is proud to announce that we are moderating the 💥Pioneers & Prodigies: The Next Generation of Venture Capital panel SXSW Sydney this Wednesday. Despite significant growth over the last 14 years, Australia's VC ecosystem is still evolving, opening doors for both venture capital veterans and emerging founders to influence its trajectory. Our panel will dive into the dynamics between veteran investors and emerging talent, addressing the key question: Should young investors even have a seat at the table? Be part of this insightful conversation with: 🚀 Mitchell Hughes, NextGen Ventures 🚀 Niki Scevak, Blackbird 🚀 Annie Liao 🇦🇺 , Build Club 🚀 Paul Naphtali, Rampersand See you there to discuss our collective roles as investors in sculpting the future of venture capital in Australia and by extension, the startups we all support. ⏰ DATE & TIME: WED, OCT 16, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 📍VENUE: ICC SYDNEY, ROOM C2.3 --> More details here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ghc25tBA
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Did you catch our Partner Taryn Pieterse and Aussie Angels CEO Cheryl Mack on this fantastic panel at SXSW Sydney? Let us know your thoughts and insights in the comments. Our team are here all week! Come and say hi 👋
Behind the Scenes 🎬 at SXSW with our CEO Cheryl Mack and Taryn Pieterse from Rampersand before their panel about Tips 💡 for founders to raise! #sxswsydney #sxsw2024 #raising #angelinvesting
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We are thrilled to see Senior Associate Abhishek Maran recognised in the Forbes Australia 30 under 30 list! 🙌
I’m so stoked to be named in Forbes Australia's inaugural 30 Under 30 list! Since becoming a VC 3 years ago and launching Superfluid, I’ve endeavoured to serve founders as best as possible. There’s so much complexity and nuance in the world of VC, and founders have more than enough on their plate to deal with. Helping them cut through this has been incredibly fulfilling. The most rewarding part has been working closely with the incredible founders we’ve backed. Investing early and in a variety of verticals ranging from B2B SaaS startups to DeepTech companies has taught me that the best people and ideas aren’t always found where you expect them. I'm so privileged to have my work recognised through this award. I'm excited to leverage this platform to help Australian founders thrive on a global stage and to find new visionaries pushing the boundaries of what's truly possible in the world. But this is only the start of what I hope to accomplish. I have many more exciting initiatives planned in the coming months through Superfluid and Rampersand, so stay tuned! PS A HUGE THANK YOU TO Taryn Pieterse for nominating me!!
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💥 The Ramplify Newsletter for October is out! Feat. a fantastic think piece from Taryn Pieterse on building investment momentum for Q4, the latest in tech, VC and portfolio news, startup jobs, and where you can find us out and about this month! https://lnkd.in/gYMmPxEA
💫 Ramplify: October Roundup
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Thanks Damon Kitney for this lovely write up. From a business perspective we're really proud of Rampersand's growth over the past 10 years, the addition of Taryn Pieterse and Andrew Poesaste as partners (together with Helen Souness, Rod Hamilton and Hugh Williams as venture partners), the investments in phenomenal founders as well as the returns we have generated. And I'm super excited for the golden decade that we think lies ahead in Australian startups and venture capital. From a personal perspective, it was a pleasure to reflect on the journey and the joys of working with Michael Naphtali, the highs of the Richmond Football Club premierships (special thanks Trent Cotchin!) and also - this year - the challenges as a Jewish Australian to see so much division and lack of social cohesion on the streets of this great country. On all fronts I deeply believe the future is bright, but it won't come easily, and we have to be diligent and obsessively focused on the things that really matter.
As his venture capital firm turns 10, Rampersand’s Paul Naphtali reveals in my weekend column how a trip to Israel earlier this year changed his life and the secret of doing business with his famous father, Michael, one of the top advisers to the nation’s rich listers #venturecapital #technology #entrepreneurs #startups #familybusiness #wealth #creditsuisse #pratt #visy #israel #antisemitism #richmond #afl
Rampersand founder, VC investor Paul Naphtali on working with dad and fighting anti-Semitism
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Are you heading to SXSW Sydney next week? We are thrilled to be involved with three incredible panel events this year! Come and say hi! 👋 🗓 Oct 15: The dirty little secret to pitching VCs and the key to fundraising success from founders and their backers featuring: - Taryn Pieterse, Rampersand - Chris Gillings, Five V Capital - Georgie Turner, Tidal Ventures - Jacquie Vullinghs, Airtree - Kunal Vankadara, Haast - Cheryl Mack, Aussie Angels 🗓 Oct 16: Pioneers and Prodigies: The Next Generation of Venture Capital featuring: - Paul Naphtali, Rampersand - Niki Scevak, Blackbird - Mitchell Hughes, NextGen Ventures - Annie Liao 🇦🇺, Build Club 🗓 Oct 18: Are you and your investor really a good match? Featuring: - Bronwen Clune, Capital Brief - Andrew Poesaste, Rampersand - Adam Grocke, Sherlok - Adam Jacobs, Hatch Check out the full schedule here: https://lnkd.in/gyvwwpkJ
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🤖 Earlier this year, we hosted a panel discussion titled "AI: From Demo to Production, " bringing together some of the brightest minds and founders in the Australian AI startup industry to share their experiences and insights. The panellists: - Buddhi Jayatilleke from Sapia.ai: - Sam Kroonenburg from Cuttable - Ken Brand from Restoke.ai - Hosted by Andrew Poesaste, Partner at Rampersand. Navigating the journey from a demo #AI product to a full-fledged market-ready solution in an LLM world is daunting for any startup founder. Here are the five key lessons from this fantastic chat: https://lnkd.in/ghhJPiBH #startupfounder #startuplessons #AIstartups
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VCs know the pain founders go through prepping their fundraising deck, but many still get it wrong. The dirty little secret: getting our attention is easier than you think—and it'll take you less than 20 minutes of work to articulate in a slide. Join me, Jackie Vullinghs, and Georgie Turner at SXSW Sydney as we reveal what will get Five V Capital, Airtree, and Tidal Ventures excited about what you're building—and lock in your first meeting. Then, hear from founders Kunal Vankadara of Haast and Cheryl Mack of Aussie Angels on how they nailed their raise in a discussion with Rampersand’s Taryn Pieterse. The session is presented by OnePitch VC and Giant Warm Intro. Looking forward to seeing you there!
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We've partnered with Cremorne Digital Hub for Tech Week '24, and tickets are on sale now! #TechWeek will bring together top industry minds and tech innovators to shape the future and spark change. We invite you to join global leaders like Canva, Tesla, and Unilever, alongside local digital pioneers such as REA Group, carsales, and SEEK for a series of workshops, keynotes, and panels from Monday, October 28th, to Wednesday, October 30th, culminating in the flagship Summit Day on Thursday, October 31st. 💌 DM us for a 20% industry discount code (valid til 5 pm this Friday, 11th October) And remember, you can still apply to take part in Giant Warm Intro as part of the Tech Week Summit Day here: https://lnkd.in/gQiFwPEV #startupvic #startupevents #VC