Perspective
The 2026 Federal Budget
What the May 2026 federal budget actually means for early-stage capital, founders, and the Australians weighing where to put long-term money.
Read full storyWe invest in B2B technology companies from South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland and beyond. We help with capital, networks, and a team who are invested in your success from first cheque through to exit.
What the May 2026 federal budget actually means for early-stage capital, founders, and the Australians weighing where to put long-term money.
Read full storyBrad Feld has agreed to chair the Limited Partner Advisory Committee for Eastend Ventures Fund 1. Brad co-founded The Foundry and Techstars, and has spent 35+ years as an operator and investor — backing companies like Fitbit.
Read full storyIn March we hosted our first Portfolio Showcase for LPs at the National Wine Centre — a side event of Southstart in Adelaide. LPs met the founders, heard updates firsthand, and built relationships that work in both directions.
Read full storyWe back early-stage tech companies in South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland. These are the markets that most Australian VC overlook, despite producing the next generation of Australian tech success stories.
We invest at sensible early-stage valuations and target trade-sale outcomes in the $100M to $500M range inside a five-year window. It's an arbitrage between Australian innovation and international acquirers.
Three innovation ecosystems building for global markets. Together they hold close to half of Australia's federally-funded innovation centres yet receive less than 10% of Australia's venture capital.
Defence, space, biotech, and enterprise software. A research-dense ecosystem with strong university and government anchors.
Resources technology, supply chain, industrial software and energy transition. Operators with global customers and international scale.
B2B SaaS, fintech, agritech and health technology. A growing ecosystem with deep founder networks and proven exits.
We also consider select founders in the ACT, Tasmania, the Northern Territory, regional New South Wales and Victoria.
Eastend earns performance fees only when investors receive distributions. The fund is structured around realised outcomes, not paper valuations.
We are investors in the Fund, on the same terms as every LP. Our capital sits beside yours, and that alignment shapes every decision we make.
Introductions to customers, co-investors, hires, and advisors. Networks across Australia and internationally, with a focus on US, Canada and UK expansion.
Founders deal with the senior team from first conversation to close. We work through the process alongside founders and structure deals that work for everyone at the table.
We stay close through wins and losses. Operational support, follow-on capital, and board involvement where it adds value to the company and is appropriate for the size of the investment. The relationship doesn't end at signing.
We have built, scaled and exited tech companies across four countries. We help founders prepare for international expansion, build relationships with potential acquirers, and support the exit process when the company is ready.
AI fault prediction analytics for defence, resources and logistics. Experienced technical founder with international market pull.
AI-powered product-market fit insights. Ex-Atlassian product lead and Cisco Labs founder. Roll-up to US entity in progress.
All-in-one estimating and project management for builders. Repeat founders, 200+ paying customers and over $1M ARR in 10 months.
Middleware for AI applications: secure context, connected data, persistent memory. Anchor customer in US healthcare.
AI-powered grant management. Faster, fairer assessment of grant applications for government departments and foundations. Adelaide HQ with traction across the UK and US.
AI game stats, video engagement and merchandise platform. Second-time founder addressing 400M+ amateur players globally.
AI-native email and SMS for an AI-first world. Exited founders returning to disrupt the industry they came from.
If you're building a B2B technology company in South Australia, Western Australia, or Queensland, we want to hear from you.
Learn moreOur first institutional fund and the first unconditionally registered Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership (ESVCLP) based in South Australia. Backing B2B founders between bootstrap and Series A.
Direct exposure to selected portfolio companies alongside our funds. Multiple opportunities currently available.
Available to wholesale and sophisticated investors only.
A founding partnership and operations team based in our markets, an independent Investment Committee, a Limited Partner Advisory Committee, and a Venture Partner network with reach across Australia and international markets.