Starfish Ventures is an experienced venture capital manager that understands the challenges of building and managing high growth technology businesses from an Australian base. Our investment focus includes high growth information technology, life sciences, and clean technology companies.
Starfish Ventures partners with entrepreneurs, investing in people, not just technology. Our team focuses on a company-growth approach, adding value by assisting founders to expand their team, build product, scale globally and successfully exit technology companies.
Starfish Ventures is committed to delivering superior returns to its investors. Our Investment Philosophy seeks to leverage novel technologies to create a new market or supply new products or services to an existing market. Preparing for successful exits starts from day one.
Bubble Gum Interactive launches Jetpack Jinx on Tango mobile games platform
Bubble Gum Interactive has announced that their Jetpack Jinx game is the first title to launch on the Tango games platform. Tango is all-in-one messaging and entertainment platform with more than 120 million users that enables people to connect with friends and family in a way that is easy, spontaneous and fun.
Protagonist Therapeutics Raises $14 Million in Series B Venture Financing
Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. today announced the completion of a $14 million Series B venture financing. The financing, led by new investor Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC), also included the participation of Series A investors Lilly Ventures and Starfish Ventures (Melbourne, Australia).
Myriax, a boutique scientific and technical software house based in Hobart, Tasmania, seeks a sales superstar to our established sales team, with the goal of finding new customers and identifying new business opportunities across our product range.
New report shows Australian VC punching above its weight
A report released today by the Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) shows that the Australian venture capital (VC) is pivotal to innovation in Australia, and VC-backed firms spend much more on research and development than their industry peers.
Audinate and Bose® Corporation Announce Licensing Agreement
Audinate announced that Bose Corporation has licensed Audinate's Dante™ patented media networking solution. The agreement will enable Bose Professional to integrate Dante into its professional audio products.
