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Purpose Ventures
Venture capital · Perth, Australia · Asia Pacific
Purpose Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Perth, Western Australia. It backs purpose-driven founders and partners with them through a relational approach, drawing on a team that has founded, scaled and exited companies.
Invests inHealthcare & BiotechEducationAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordspurpose-drivenindustry-agnosticglobal impactwestern australia
Your fit with Purpose Ventures
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Or find every investor that fitsPurpose Ventures lists 15 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (24%), Education (20%) and AI & Machine Learning (16%). 87% of its companies are based in Australia. It invests most often alongside Startmate, AfterWork Ventures and Antler.
No funding round on record names Purpose Ventures yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Purpose Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 15. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 24% | 15% |
| Education | 20% | 7% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 16% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 8% | 7% |
| Enterprise Software | 8% | 8% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 4% | 3% |
| Legal & Compliance | 4% | 2% |
| Media & Entertainment | 4% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Startmate | 3 |
| AfterWork Ventures | 1 |
| Antler | 1 |
| Blackbird | 1 |
| Female Leaders Fund | 1 |
| Forerunner | 1 |
| Main Sequence | 1 |
| Melt Ventures | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 39th | 15 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 31th | 24% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 58th | 3 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers15100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Purpose Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Funds
from public registers and its sitePortfolio
15 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company develops and provides personalized robot companions for aged care and assisted living residents | Healthcare & BiotechRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| Caligra is a new computer company that makes and sells computers and offers a workspace platform. | Industrial & ManufacturingEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| CourseBox creates online courses using artificial intelligence from ideas, documents, or prompts. | EducationAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Cyndr provides a platform for national security and critical technologies capability intelligence | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Evatto provides software for managing complex event programs, including major event management and related tasks. | EducationEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Gathered Here provides services related to wills, funerals, probate, and other end-of-life matters | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Gene S is an Australian biotechnology company with innovative gene testing technology that empowers laboratories and doctors to deliver faster and more accurate pharmacogenomic results, optimising patient care. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Enrola provides AI sales agents that have personalized SMS conversations with leads to qualify, nurture, and close deals. | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| IDEAcademy provides a personalized learning environment and co-designed vocational pathways for young Australians aged 14-18 years. | Education | Portfolio page | ||
| Indrus provides automated yard and dock orchestration using existing cameras, tracking arrivals, dock scheduling, and yard moves in real-time. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| My Mirror connects users with registered Australian psychologists for online therapy sessions | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| On The House provides free period products funded by ads through vending machines in various locations. | Healthcare & BiotechMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Paperly brings a school's workflows, approvals, records and communication into one connected system. | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| PlanCare is a healthcare-at-home service and platform that provides greater choice and control for those who require support at home. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| SpacetoCo provides a platform for booking and managing community spaces, meeting rooms, and other venues by the hour. | Real Estate & ConstructionLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- purpose.ventures
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 15
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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