Backing Student Founders
Australia’s First Student-Focused Venture Capital Fund
Backing young Australian founders to build global unicorns, before anyone else.
What we do
More than capital
We are not just writing cheques. We are building the financial and cultural infrastructure that young Australian founders need to thrive.
First Cheque
Up to
Backing young ambition before anyone else, from Day 0 to 365, to get your vision off the ground and move you forward.
Founder First
Your journey is the centre of everything we do. We're here to back you and help share your story with the world.
For Students, By Students
We’re part of the same generation we invest in. We understand your struggles and your ambition like no other.
Our Companies
We've backed some incredible founders
“The great thing about youthful naivety is they will just keep walking through walls until they find a door and they’ll open a door that you never knew existed.” - Scott Farquhar, Founder of Atlassian
FoundersHack
Get involved
"The next unicorn could be sitting in a university library right now – and NextGen will be the first to find them"
Craig Blair Airtree Co-founder and Partner
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Read the Student Startup Funding Report '23
Introducing the first ever NextGen Ventures Student Startup Funding Report! Our team is extremely proud to present these novel findings, as we hope to educate the startup ecosystem and spark a conversation in every corner about the untapped, exponential growth of student founders, the challenges they face in realising their potential, and what we should do as an ecosystem to grow the grass roots.
We hope you enjoy the report and join us making Australia's startup ecosystem, one where young, ambitious talent want to come, not leave.
