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Sydney · Est. 2026 · Australia-dedicated

Backing Australia's most ambitious founders.

A dedicated seed-to-Series A fund bringing European institutional capital, network, and operating leverage to the Australian and Asia-Pacific ecosystem.

$15M$40M
Committed deployment into Australian & APAC startups — a joint initiative by Odra Venture & Red Queen Fund.
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$40M
Target deployment capacity
890+
Technology grant pathways
12+
Consortium co-investors
4
Countries in the network
The Thesis

European conviction, deployed on Australian ground.

Sydney Seed Fund is where two decades of European venture discipline meets the pace of the Asia-Pacific. We don't spray and pray — we back a concentrated set of founders and stay close.

01

Capital plus leverage

Every cheque comes with access to 12+ consortium co-investors, 890+ technology grant pathways, and warm introductions to enterprise buyers across two continents.

02

A bridge, not a branch

We connect Australian founders to the European systems layer — and open the APAC corridor for companies that want to sell into serious markets on both sides.

03

Operators, in the room

Backed by the teams behind Odra Venture and Red Queen Fund — a 20-year institutional history of building alongside founders, not just funding them.

Programs

Three ways in. One standard of conviction.

Structured entry points from first cheque to scale round — each with capital, network, and hands-on operating support.

Pre-Seed
up to $250K
7% equity · formation-ready
  • Company & cap-table setup
  • MVP and pilot planning
  • Grant & cloud credit stack
  • First investor narrative
Seed
up to $1M
up to 12% equity · go-to-market
  • Syndicate design
  • Enterprise introductions
  • Hiring & operating cadence
  • Follow-on round materials
Series A
up to $2M
15–20% equity · scale
  • Board-level story
  • International partner access
  • Data-room preparation
  • APAC expansion support
The Union

Two institutions, one Australian mandate.

Sydney Seed Fund is the joint deployment vehicle of Odra Venture and Red Queen Fund — pooling European portfolio experience to build in Australia and the wider Asia-Pacific.

Odra Venture
European Startup Accelerator

Backing Europe's next generation of ambitious founders — 200+ startups in network, $95M+ committed, operating across four countries.

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Red Queen Fund
European Venture Consortium

The operating identity of Fundacja Regina Purpurea Fundus, registered 2004. Twenty years of institutional history, capital, and partner access.

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Venture & Technology Exposure

The network we bring to Australia.

Selected companies from the Odra / Red Queen relationship map — where the consortium holds investment, advisory, sourcing, or historical exposure. Australian founders join this network from day one.

AI Infrastructure
CogStorm
Runtime orchestration, observability, and governance for production multi-agent systems.
Cybersecurity
Bordiq
AI-assisted cyber defense, investigation workflows, and enterprise compliance support.
FinTech
Arcvon
Financial technology infrastructure for modern payments and software-led finance workflows.
Grid Software
GridVoltX
Software-defined voltage prediction, stabilization, and distributed energy orchestration.
Climate Infrastructure
CarbVault
Registry-grade audit trails and reporting infrastructure for carbon markets.
MedTech / Robotics
Cardiobotics
Autonomous robotic systems for cardiovascular diagnostics and minimally invasive workflows.

Ready to build something legendary?

We back the daring. If you're building a category-defining company from Australia or the Asia-Pacific, we want to hear from you.

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