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2 | The Spreadsheet - An Australian startup funding / investor list for the ecosystem | |||||
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4 | What is this? | |||||
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6 | This is designed to be a resource for founders. We all know how hard it is figuring out who to approach for funding and when to approach them - so we wanted to build a crowd sourced list of active investors in the Aus startup ecosystem. We (the AirTree team) have seeded this using public data sources, but it's really designed to be a "living" document that's owned by the community. So everyone has read-write access and we encourage you to add investors or update details as appropriate - please just make sure you use it responsibly! | |||||
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8 | If you're an investor - feel free to add yourself and any details on what your focus stage, sectors, typical investment amounts (min & max) etc. Anything you think would be helpful for founders to figure out how and when to approach you. And feel free to add your contact info (or not - up to you). | |||||
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10 | This is a bit of experiment - and will likely evolve over time. If you've got any feedback - do hit us up on: community [at] airtree [dot] vc | |||||
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12 | Hopefully this document makes navigating the world of startup investors a little easier as you plan your next round. | |||||
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14 | A note on sources | |||||
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16 | We've seeded the initial list using data where available, including our database, AusIndustry, Press reports etc as well as input from the crowd. Nothing is perfect - and please don't send us angry emails (or worse) for any inaccuracies - just go ahead and fix them up! | |||||
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18 | Etiquette | |||||
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20 | Please respect this document and refrain from any bad behaviour. That includes bad-mouthing, inappropriate language etc. That's bad karma. Don't be that person. | |||||
21 | If you're a founder - please don't use this document to send mass unsolicited emails to investors. The success rate will be super low and you'll just wind up just annoying everyone. It's not a smart move. | |||||
22 | Remember - we're all in this together. Kumbaya. | |||||
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24 | Contents | |||||
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27 | VCs | Professional investors active in software, hardware & internet businesses. This includes: (a) VC funds; (b) Corporate Venture Capital funds; (c) Active Corporates (regularly making minority investments in technology startups); and (d) other investors who are active in market, but whose core focus is on other types of investing (i.e. investment banks, pre-IPO funds, private equity, other fund managers) | ||||
28 | Accelerators | A fixed-term, cohort-based program, including mentorship and educational components, that culminates in a public pitch event or demo-day. | ||||
29 | Angels & Angel Groups | Angels: Investing their personal money. Where investors have a formalised family office, they should be included in the VCs tab Angel Groups: Affiliations of angels where no investment manager makes an investment decision or manages the portfolio - the kind of group that typically meets 4-12 times per year. | ||||
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