M8 Ventures

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Investor type

VC

Founded

2018

AUM

$20 M

Location

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Region of investment

North America Australia and others
Investor profile last updated: 12 August, 2026

Profile

M8 Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Australia, co-founded by Emily Rich and Alan Jones. Both founders have extensive backgrounds in technology and entrepreneurship, with Rich previously managing Microsoft for Startups and Jones noted for his early investments and experience at Yahoo. The firm prides itself on being product and engineering-oriented, providing substantial early-stage support to founders in Australia and New Zealand.

M8 Ventures focuses on sectors such as AI, digital, and SAAS, with an investment strategy directed at pre-seed to Series A stages. The firm targets companies within Australia and New Zealand but also pays attention to emerging global markets. M8 Ventures invests in companies with the goal of becoming globally competitive. While specific fund details are not disclosed, they engage investors with their syndicate model which allows them to invest on a deal-by-deal basis.

Notable companies within M8 Ventures' portfolio include Deeligence - business analytics, DiffuseDrive - cloud-driven navigation, Edsemble - education tech platform, Elita - petcare innovation, and SeenCulture - tech-driven culture platform.

Industry

Cloud AI SaaS Business Services (B2B) Consumer Services (B2C) Digital Internet and Web Services IT Services

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Emily Rich Co-Founder/ Managing PARTNER
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FAQs about M8 Ventures

M8 Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Pre-seed, Seed and Series A, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
M8 Ventures is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
M8 Ventures was founded in 2018.
M8 Ventures invests in companies and startups in Cloud, AI, SaaS, Business Services (B2B), Consumer Services (B2C), Digital, Internet and Web Services, IT Services.
M8 Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America, Australia and others.
M8 Ventures invests in companies and startups at Pre-seed, Seed, Series A.
M8 Ventures usually invests $0-1 m on average.
M8 Ventures has around $20m assets under management.
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