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Folklore Ventures

Sydney · est. 2014

Folklore is an early-stage Sydney-based VC backing Australian and New Zealand technology founders for the long term, from first cheque to forever. Founded by Alister Coleman as Tempus Partners, the firm rebranded to Folklore Ventures in April 2021.

Website

folklore.vc

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A

Fund size

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Partners

Alister Coleman

Founded

2014

Sydney

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Notable investments

— Auror
— HealthMatch
— Freelancer
— Vend
— Ansarada

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Timeline

2014
Folklore Ventures founded in Sydney.
Aug 2023
Closes Fund III at A$70M to back AU/NZ pre-seed and seed founders.
Jan 2025
Joins Folklore-led syndicate into Sydney AI infra startup at seed.

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