Self Funded — An Index of Australian Venture & Techv0.1 · last sync 2026-05-14
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Macdoch Ventures

Sydney · est. 2011

Macdoch Ventures is the generalist post-seed technology arm of the Macdoch Group (MacLeod and Murdoch family office), backing Australian software, marketplace and consumer technology founders since 2011. Sister entities Macdoch Ag Group (regenerative agriculture) and Macdoch Foundation (climate philanthropy) sit alongside the venture vehicle.

Website
Stages
Seed, Series A, Series B
Fund size
Partners
Alasdair MacLeod, Prue Murdoch, Anna Haines
Founded
2011
HQ
Sydney
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Notable investments

  • Canva
  • SiteMinder
  • Temple & Webster
  • Mable
  • Brainfish
  • Qwilr
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Timeline

  1. 2011
    Macdoch Ventures founded in Sydney.
  2. Apr 2024
    Continues seed and Series A activity across the Australian software portfolio.