Your fund. Our infrastructure.
Universities, government bodies and private groups keep asking us the same question: can you run a fund for us? We can. Eastend designs and manages dedicated venture funds for institutions, built to your mandate and run on the team and systems behind our own fund. Available to wholesale clients only, as defined under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
A fund of your own, without building a firm
Institutions that want venture exposure usually get two options. Invest in someone else's pooled fund and accept their mandate, or build an internal team and spend years on hiring, licensing, systems and process before the first cheque goes out.
We offer a third: a dedicated fund designed around your mandate — your sectors, your region, your pace — and run by us on infrastructure that already exists and is already in use. You keep control of the mandate and full visibility of the portfolio. We do the work.
It stays your fund. Our job is to run it well.
Depth across sectors and stages
A mandate doesn't have to mean early-stage tech. The team behind Eastend has built, operated and invested across a wide set of sectors, and a fund can draw on any of them.
- Artificial intelligence Applied AI and the infrastructure behind it. We build with it ourselves, so we know what is real and what is a demo.
- Enterprise and B2B Software and technology sold to serious customers: enterprises, governments and industry.
- Defence and national security Sovereign capability, dual-use technology and the procurement reality that comes with it.
- Space Australia's space industry has its home in Adelaide, and so do we.
- Resources and energy Mining services, energy transition and the technology that serves both.
- Commercialisation Taking research out of the lab and into a company: licensing, spinouts and the first cheque.
Everything a fund needs to operate
One engagement covers the full stack. No separate admin firm, recruiter or systems project.
- Mandate and structure We define the focus, cheque sizes and pace with you, then set up the right vehicle for it.
- Investment team Sourcing, screening, due diligence and investment committee, run by the same people who run our own fund.
- Deal flow Access to everything we already see across SA, WA and QLD, plus sourcing built around your mandate.
- Operations and reporting Fund administration, compliance coordination, capital calls and investor reporting.
- Governance Your fund, your oversight. You see the pipeline, the decisions and the numbers as they happen.
- Portfolio support Post-investment monitoring and founder support through the same programs our portfolio companies use.
From mandate to first investment
Four stages. You approve each one before we move to the next.
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01
Define
We scope the mandate together: focus, geography, fund size, pace, and what a good outcome looks like for you.
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02
Structure
We design the vehicle, governance and reporting, and put the operating plan in front of you before anything is signed.
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03
Deploy
Sourcing, screening and diligence run against your mandate, with investment decisions made through a committee you have full visibility of.
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04
Run
The fund operates. Capital calls, reporting, portfolio management and follow-ons, with a live view for you throughout.
Run on systems we built ourselves
Most managers run funds on spreadsheets and a patchwork of off-the-shelf tools. We didn't like that answer, so we built our own platform from the ground up. Deal intake, screening, company records and fund reporting sit on one system we control.
Every fund we run sits on that platform. For a mandate partner, that means cleaner data, faster reporting, and a live view of your fund rather than a quarterly PDF.
We already do this for our own fund
Eastend manages Fund 1, South Australia's first and only unconditionally registered ESVCLP, investing in B2B technology companies across SA, WA and QLD. Institutional backers include Funds SA, the South Australian Government's investment corporation, which committed $5 million to the fund.
We also run co-investment syndicates alongside Fund 1, so the machinery for running multiple vehicles at once is already in daily use.
Thinking about a fund of your own?
Let's scope it together
Wholesale clients only
Fund management services, and any interests in funds described on this page, are available exclusively to wholesale clients as defined under sections 761G and 761GA of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). Institutions will be asked to confirm their eligibility before receiving any product-specific information.
If you are unsure whether your organisation qualifies, please consult your accountant or financial advisor.
Investments in early-stage venture capital are illiquid and carry a significant risk of partial or total loss of capital. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Any dedicated fund would be established under its own terms and constituent documents; nothing on this page is an offer of interests in any fund or a commitment to provide any financial service.
This page contains general information only and is not personal financial product advice. It does not take into account any organisation's objectives, financial situation or needs. Independent professional advice should be obtained before entering into any fund management arrangement.
Eastend Ventures Pty Ltd (ACN 671 466 032) is a corporate authorised representative (CAR 1307191) of Virtca Capital Pty Ltd (ACN 662 327 693, AFSL 549964).