Side Stage Ventures

We're a founder-led seed fund & community backing the top 1% of founders in Australia

[Dealroom.co @dealroomco]

🌏🇦🇺 NEW: Australia is #1 in the world for unicorns per VC $ invested - 1.22 unicorns per $1B to be exact.

It’s not just building startups, it’s doing it more efficiently than anyone else.

New report with @AWSstartups + @SidestageVC shows:

📊 #5 globally for decacorns
🚀 #2 fastest-growing VC ecosystem since 2020
💸 Still under-capitalised = major investor opportunity
🧠 World-class talent, global-first founders, reinvested operators

The next wave is already being built 🇦🇺

https://t.co/5wIIOZm9tI

[Ben Grabiner @bengrabiner]

🌏🇦🇺 NEW REPORT: Australia is #1 globally for unicorns created per VC dollar invested - 1.22 unicorns per $1B, to be exact

That's the key finding from a new report by @AWSstartups and @SidestageVC, powered by @Dealroom data.

https://t.co/1lTkRWTEZ3

[Paul Fletcher @PaulFletcherMP]

Great to participate on a technology panel at @sxswsydney with @bengrabiner of @SidestageVC & @Silva, a former Senior Policy Adviser to former UK PM David Cameron. A vigorous discussion about policy settings, incentives & the role of governments to encourage innovation.

[Side Stage Ventures @SidestageVC]

Meet @SidestageVC 👋

[Leonardo.Ai @LeonardoAi]

We’re thrilled to announce our plans to join forces with @Canva, which will supercharge the speed & scale that we’re building https://t.co/LlErGl3jwe. 🚀

[Ben Grabiner @bengrabiner]

Looking forward to chatting with @Linktree_’s awesome CTO @veryfarnaz about her journey & building high performing tech orgs.

We have a few more spots for Tech founders & CTO’s at @SidestageVC’s Tech Meetup in Melbourne on Thursday ⬇️

https://t.co/ANyCF2txRM

[Airtree @airtreevc]

5/ “I was nearly a medical doctor, and I loved it at the start. Then I started to realise... while you’re doing amazing work, the real scalable change is happening at the business and systems level.” @emilyscasey @sidestagevc

🔗: https://t.co/Vwb2KaE7Rz

[Ben Grabiner @bengrabiner]

Last week we shared that we’ve done the first close of @SidestageVC Fund 1.

Today we wanted to share a little bit more about who we are and why we do what we do.

Check out the post 👇 to learn more about how we operate and what we look for in a founder!
https://t.co/u7YRALMfyo

[Alex Zaccaria @AlexZac]

Congrats @bengrabiner @mkahlbetzer for leading the next iteration of @SidestageVC 🙌

Beyond excited for what’s to come in the Aus startup ecosystem!

[SmartCompany @SmartCompany]

A new venture fund has secured $15 million with the backing of Airtasker and Go1. Started as a "collective of founders", @SidestageVC aims to foster the potential of Australia's rich startup ecosystem.

https://t.co/4Osh6nrNtk

[James Cameron @jamesdcameron]

Great news from some great people here. Founders get around them!

[Niki Scevak @nikiscevak]

Australia needs a greater diversity of exceptional early stage minds investing and a big congrats to @mkahlbetzer @bengrabiner and team @SidestageVC on your first close 💫

[Dan Krasnostein @dkras]

More great news for Aussie founders. Early stage capital from great minds and even better people. @bengrabiner is a jet, and @mkahlbetzer has been around since before Aussie VC was a thing

[Ben Grabiner @bengrabiner]

That is why we're building SSV Fund I - a founder-led seed fund & community to back the top 1% of founders in Australia 🇦🇺. The fund we wish we had when we were starting out.

This is Day 0. We're just getting started 🚀

https://t.co/Sy9vQxJBFF

[Ben Grabiner @bengrabiner]

Today, I'm excited to share that we’ve done the first close of @SidestageVC Fund 1 and quietly made our first 3 investments from the fund.

[Ben Grabiner @bengrabiner]

Real talk @SidestageVC

[Harrison Wright @hdwrightt]

🚀 @GeorgiaS_IV & @rebeccaliudoyle share how #founders can navigate the changing macro environment:

> Maintain your optimism but be pragmatic
> Prioritise whats important
> Absorb feedback but trust your own conviction

cc @SidestageVC @AlexZac @bengrabiner

[Side Stage Ventures @SidestageVC]

How to raise money from the likes of @insightpartners & @IndexVentures?
- Is your business venture fundable?
- Nail your story!
- Pick a partner, not a firm!

Thanks @rebeccaliudoyle for the tips!

[Harrison Wright @hdwrightt]

Looking to go global in 2023? Here's 3 tips from @rebeccaliudoyle of Insight Partners on the top things to consider!

@SidestageVC @bengrabiner @AlexZac @GeorgiaS_IV

[Side Stage Ventures @SidestageVC]

❤️🚀

[Blackbird @blackbirdvc]

Earlier this week we announced our investment into MoreGoodDays, a company with a vision so vivid it’s built into the name ☀️

✨ Learn more co-founders Neala and Helena and the magic in MoreGoodDays in our investment notes by @holasammy: https://t.co/8HPTG63kuD

[Ben Grabiner @bengrabiner]

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