Australia · Investor

Giant Leap Fund

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 10 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying now

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASustainable Development GoalsSustainabilitySocial

Deploying now
75%of best year3cheques in 12 months, 10 on record
Since the last cheque135days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.0MCheque size, as they say$100K – $1.0MRounds led5 of 10Sole investor1 roundsMostly inAustralia, 80%
Pitch Giant Leap Fund

Giant Leap Fund highlights

  1. 01

    3 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $3.0M

What they do

We invest in companies harnessing technology & innovation to reimagine industries & create transformational change across climate, health and people.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $1.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Sustainable Development GoalsSustainabilitySocial
Based in
Melbourne, Australia
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first10 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Jun
    OvumSeed · AU · Startup Daily$4.0MWith 7 others
  3. Apr
  4. 2025

    4 rounds

  5. Nov
    Teacher's BuddySeed · AU · Startup Daily$1.2MLed
  6. Sept
    IndiSeed · AU · Startup Daily$1.5MLed
  7. May
    ForemindAU · Startup Daily$1.5MLed
  8. Feb
    OvumAU · Startup Daily$1.7MLed
  9. 2019

    2 rounds

  10. Oct
    EvrnuSeries A · US · Themds$9.0MWith 1 other
  11. Aug
    Work180AU · Startup Daily$2.2MWith 2 others
  12. 2018

    2 rounds

  13. Dec
    Academy XiAU · Afr$3.0MSole investor
  14. Oct
    AppliedSeed · GB · FinSMEs$2.0MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 5 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 1 we have independently watched raise

Our-trace

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Giant Leap Fund. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Giant Leap Fund put money into.

Quick answers about Giant Leap Fund

What does Giant Leap Fund invest in?

Giant Leap Fund invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainability and Social.

How active is Giant Leap Fund?

10 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 5. The most recent was in Jun 2026.

What has Giant Leap Fund invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Ovum (Seed, Jun 2026), Clean Slate Clinic (Undisclosed round, Apr 2026) and Teacher's Buddy (Seed, Nov 2025).

How big are Giant Leap Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.0M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $1.0M.

Does Giant Leap Fund lead rounds?

Yes: it led 5 of its 10 investments on record (50%).

Where does Giant Leap Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Australia (80%), the United States (10%) and the United Kingdom (10%).

Is Giant Leap Fund investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Giant Leap Fund invest alongside?

Most often Antler (3 rounds together).

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