Australia’s First Student-Led Venture Capital Firm
We are backing the next generation of founders, starting with your story.
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What we do
More than capital
We’re not just writing cheques. We’re building the financial and cultural infrastructure young Australian founders need to thrive.
First Check
Up to
We'll back young ambition before anyone else, to get your vision off the ground and move you forward.
Founder First
Your journey is the centre of everything we do. We back you and help you share your story the way it deserves to be told.
For Students, By Students
We’re part of the same generation we invest in. We understand your struggles and your ambition like no other.
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Our Companies
Your story is our first investment
From late-night deck reviews to first hires and global ambitions, we show up when it matters most to our founders.
Fluency
From Midnight Pitch Decks to Global Growth
Source
How a 17-Year-Old Founder Broke Into Australia’s Startup Scene
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Leading the next-gen
Our flagship program, FoundersHack, is built to provide ambitious students with the mentorship and support to be empowered to build.
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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
Looking for investment?
Our doors (or inboxes) are always open! If you're a young Aussie founder bursting with ambition, we want to hear from you. Even if it's just a kernel of an idea, please don't think it's too early to reach out.
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Looking to invest?
NextGen sits at the forefront of the acceleration of our ecosystem at the grassroots level, creating a ripple effect that both financially benefits our LPs and transforms our startup ecosystem into a hub for ambitious young Aussies to thrive.
Investor Enquiry
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.
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