Eastend Ventures Fund II

Eastend Ventures

Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Adelaide, Australia

Countries of investment

Australia

Investment stages

Seed
Series A

Industries

B2B SaaS
Enterprise Software
Defence
Space
Biotech
Resources Technology
Supply Chain
Industrial Software
Energy Transition
Fintech
AgTech
HealthTech
AI Infrastructure
Construction SaaS

About
Eastend Ventures is an Adelaide-based venture capital firm focused on backing Australia's overlooked B2B founders in South Australia, Western Australia, and Queensland. Their focus spans B2B SaaS, defence, space, biotech, enterprise software, resources tech, fintech, agritech, and healthtech across Australia. The firm supports B2B tech founders from seed through Series A stages.

Min check size: $250K
Max check size: $1.5M
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Investment Thesis

Eastend Ventures is a seed and Series A stage venture capital firm deploying capital across B2B technology sectors including defence, space, biotech, enterprise software, resources technology, industrial software, energy transition, B2B SaaS, fintech, agritech, and health technology. They invest in early-stage tech companies building from South Australia, Western Australia, and Queensland at sensible early-stage valuations targeting trade-sale outcomes in the $100M to $500M range within a five-year window. The firm differentiates itself as South Australia's first and only unconditional ESVCLP Fund with a founding team of technologists, marketers, and commercialisation experts who have built, scaled, and exited businesses.

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Manager's Experience

Led by JD Sheard (Managing Partner, Canadian-born, relocated to Adelaide 2021 under Australian Global Talent Visa, MBA in Finance, GAICD, PMP, has scaled a business from 100 to 1,800 employees across four countries) and Josh Garratt (Founding Partner, 2023 Australian Angel Investor of the Year, founder of Southern Angels which facilitated $15M into 36 companies, 12 years at Cromwell Property Group, Commercialisation Facilitator for Federal Government's Accelerating Commercialisation program). LPAC Chair Brad Feld brings 35+ years of venture experience as co-founder of Foundry Group and Techstars. Investment Committee includes Sonya Brocklehurst (Medfin, LGT Crestone) and Dr Roger Voyle (Managing Director of Southmore, 15+ years in venture management). Greg Riebe (Venture Partner WA) named 2020 Australian Angel Investor of the Year.