Macdoch Ventures

Macdoch Ventures is a Sydney-based venture capital firm founded in 2011, specializing in pre-seed and seed investments in B2B SaaS, marketplaces, and technology infrastructure plays primarily from Australia and New Zealand. The firm aims to be the earliest institutional partner to founders, catalyzing first funding rounds with first checks of $500,000 to $750,000. The three-person team includes Lead Investor Eliza Jackson and Co-Founder and Operating Partner Michael Robinson. Macdoch leads rounds and has built a portfolio of 42 companies across online media, agtech, and enabling technology sectors. The firm's track record includes 4 IPOs and 6 acquisitions. The most celebrated portfolio companies are Canva, the global design platform unicorn, and SiteMinder, the hotel technology company that listed on the ASX in November 2021 at a market cap of $1.05 billion. Temple and Webster, the online furniture retailer, is also ASX-listed, and Mad Paws, a pet services marketplace, completed an ASX IPO at a $32.6 million market cap. Recent investments include Brainfish, an AI productivity software company founded by Siteminder alumni and backed by Peak XV's Surge (July 2025), Flagship (a $3.75 million seed round in April 2025), Primary ($3.5 million in September 2024), and FarmBot, an agtech company that raised $4.6 million in June 2024. Macdoch is deeply embedded in the ANZ startup ecosystem, combining patient seed-stage conviction with the operational expertise that Robinson brings from his experience as an operating partner. The firm's long track record — over 14 years of consistent investing — and its willingness to enter at the absolute earliest stages before most institutional investors reflects a genuine belief that the most valuable returns come from backing founders when the risk is highest.