What a week! I’m sure some of you might of seen our big announcement this week but in case you didn’t we announced Galileo Ventures to the world with a lovely interview on the Aus Financial Review: Millennial founders raise first VC fund after three-year struggle. I’ve hinted here and there that we’re gearing up on this blog but it is a big relief to finally announce this to the world after a pretty intense past 12 months getting everything setup. A few quick thoughts and reflections: It’s been a 3 year fundraising journey (and still have more to do), another 2 years of thinking and planning ..read more

It’s been a busy year! I’ve been taking a break from blogging as its been too hectic going into the end of this year but will aim to do more in the coming break and new year. Sprinting into the end/last work-week of the year I did a little recap on the first year of Galileo since we launched our fund officially in Dec 2020. Read it here. I can not believe its been only 12 months. I’ve learned a lot being on the VC side of the table but also having to launch a fund, invest in companies, manage a portfolio, run a support program, hire a small team, invest more, raise more money for our companies ..read more

We’ve got an exciting new role open at Galileo – Community and Ops Manager. The role will help us deliver our unique 12 month accelerator and support our growing portfolio companies. If you know someone feel free to send them my way. VC in Australia is growing fast but its a pretty tough industry to break into – from both an investing perspective or an Ops perspective due to the fierce competition. Our role is a great starting point for anyone interested in joining VC operational side in the early days and they will have a awesome opportunity to help shape Galileo as we grow. For this role we ..read more

December 2022 marks 24 months since I launched Galileo Ventures and started venture investing. Its been quite a ride and another crazy year! As we finish off the year I wanted to share a few highlights and lessons from the year which I hope some readers might find interesting and useful. 2022 was a dreadful year for the global tech sector. Growth investing dried up, public markets plummeted and many types of investors have gone into ‘risk off’ mode. However, in Australia it feels somewhat sheltered from a lot of the pain felt overseas. From where I sit 2x more founders pitched Galileo compared ..read more

It’s been a whirl wind last 7 months. Announcing Galileo and making our first investments at the end of last year I’m now sitting in here with a portfolio of 8 exciting companies (soon to be 10) and led by our first group of incredible founders. The Galileo founder community is just starting to grow. In fact, on 30 June we’re going to be announcing our group of founders and their achievements to the world at our first ever Founder Showcase (aka Demo Day) and you’re invited! To put it in numbers: Over $2m invested to date (and growing!) Co-invested with our first 2 international investors (Eur ..read more