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§ Venture Capital · Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
pre-seed venture capital firm investing in emerging technology founders globally, providing capital and hands-on operational support.
Galileo Ventures is an Australia-based pre-seed venture capital firm that invests in emerging founders building early-stage technology businesses for global markets. The firm typically leads funding rounds by providing initial capital ranging from A$200,000 to A$500,000 in exchange for eight to fifteen percent equity ownership, while charging a $40,000 post-investment operational support fee. Across its investment history, the firm has backed twenty-five portfolio companies, with eighty percent of these startups successfully securing follow-on funding within twelve months of the initial investment. In total, the firm's portfolio companies have raised more than $100 million in aggregate capital over a four-year period. Notable investments within the firm's portfolio include artificial intelligence agent developer Relevance AI, elderly care robotics manufacturer Andromeda, and ticket resale platform Tixel, co-founded by Zac Leigh. Galileo Ventures was founded in 2020 by Gilles Queru.
Galeo Ventures has 2 tracked investments across 2 companies. The latest tracked deal is $40.0M Other Equity in Nexthink in April 2016.
| Date | Company | Round | Lead Investor(s) | Co-Investor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2016 | Nexthink | $40.0M Other Equity | Fergal Mullen | Auriga Partners, Waypoint Capital |
| Jun 1, 2015 | Connectifier | $4.0M Series A | True Ventures | Acequia Capital, ALT Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Betaworks Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, Cota Capital, Factorial, Greylock, M.g. Siegler, K5 Ventures, LAUNCH, Lazerow Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Moonshots Capital, O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, Polaris Partners, Practical Venture Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Seven Seven SIX, Slow Ventures, SV Angel, Peter Chernin, The HIT Forge, Uncork Capital, Vayner RSE, Weekend Fund, Cameron Lester, Hiten Shah, James Hong, Josh Elman, Matt Mazzeo, MG Siegler, NIR Eyal, Philip Kaplan, Rick Johanson, ROB Glaser, Sean Ellis, Shervin Pishevar, Steven Sinofsky, Andrew Chen, Jonathan Downey, Okapi Venture Capital |