Glitch Capital (Founders Fund)

Australia And New Zealand
Pre Seed
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About Glitch Capital (Founders Fund)

Glitch Capital (Founders Fund) is a venture capital firm based in Australia And New Zealand, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionAustralia And New Zealand
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Post-PMF global tech founder scaling from ANZ

founder-led VC
ANZ tech
global scale-up
post-PMF growth
top-tier co-invest

Bullish Signals

40+ unicorn & operator Centurians networkexternal
$50bn+ value built by GP networkexternal
15+ unicorn founders as advisors/partnersexternal
Multiple $1b+ exits in portfolio newsexternal
20+ industries covered by Centurianswebsite
Portfolio: $600m, $1.7b exits confirmedwebsite
Canva acquired portfolio co ('next Canva')website
Active deal flow: raises $17m–$120m rangewebsite
50+ named Centurians listed on sitewebsite
Roller: $78.5m raise — portfolio activewebsite
Neara raises $45m; AI infra exposurewebsite
Go1 unicorn acquisition — portfolio depthwebsite

Contrarian Signals

ANZ-heavy network, limited global reachexternal
Co-invest model — rarely leads roundsexternal
Value prop network-gated for insidersexternal
Newsroom mostly portfolio PR, not fund updateswebsite
No fund size or vintage disclosed publiclywebsite

Founder Do's

Have clear product-market fit already
Be globally ambitious from day one
Welcome co-investors alongside Glitch
Leverage the 40+ Centurian network
Show high-growth trajectory potential

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch pre-PMF ideas
Don't expect Glitch to lead solo rounds
Don't ignore the founder network value

Key GPs & Partners

LJ
Leigh Jasper
Executive Chair
founder-operatorserial exitskin-in-game
RF
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Managing Partner
investoroperator-background
PP
Paul Perrett
General Partner
investortech-focused
JL
Jo Lanyon
Principal
investordeal-execution
RP
Rob Phillpot
Founder Partner
founderoperator
SK
Sam Kroonenburg
Founder Partner
founderA Cloud Guruserial builder
GT
Geoff Tarrant
Founder Partner
founderoperator
LE
Lincoln Easton
Founder Partner
founderoperatorCenturian

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Fund Overview

Fund SizeA$50M
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Key People

Ryan Fitzpatrick, Rob Hillpot

Leigh JasperExecutive Chair
Ryan FitzpatrickManaging Partner
Paul PerrettGeneral Partner
Jo LanyonPrincipal
Rob PhillpotFounder Partner
Sam KroonenburgFounder Partner
Geoff TarrantFounder Partner
Lincoln EastonFounder Partner

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