Talking to a VC about funding is a big step and we understand you will likely have questions. We’ve put together some responses to our most frequently asked questions.
Having existing revenue streams is considered positively but isn’t essential. Sprint invests in early stage businesses including pre-Seed. If you’re pre-revenue, we’ll review your financial modelling, market demand, early traction with go-to-market partners or pilots etc, and will review closely any valuation estimates.
Sprint is a collaborative venture capital team – we actively lead funding rounds and co-invest with multiple investors. We’ll explore your existing investors relationships with you as part of due diligence.
We’ve invested in several extraordinary ideas from passionate founders. Take a look at our portfolio.
Sprint raises funds from wholesale/ sophisticated investors, financial planners and family offices as well as our founding partners.
No, we only invest in Australian businesses.
We recommend you take a look at our Founders resources and ensure you have the detail required for our Funding Application application form in advance to be sure you have everything ready. As well as an up-to-date pitch deck, you will need to describe your company, know your numbers and share your ambitions. If you’re invited to progress to due diligence we recommend you prepare a data room.
We receive a large amount of applications daily but we also respect your time and effort. Once you submit your application, you should hear back from us within a week.
Yes! You are welcome to connect with us via Sprint Office Hours where you can book 30mins with select members of our team.
Our investment thesis reflects how we work with our founders:
We believe founders should control their enterprise (to keep the magic alive).
We have a special relationship of trust and confidence where we honour and support our founders.
Our founders’ hard work provides the ‘alpha’ in returns to our investors.
We go beyond financial capital and provide our founders with infrastructure via our Venture Studio, experiential, social and human capital to support their goals across the business and as people leaders.
Founders are busy and we don’t want to get in the way of your important work. Of course, we need regular updates from the businesses in our portfolio and most importantly we ask you to be open and transparent about your wins, as well as your challenges, so that we can give you support that’s valuable to you. If we make an investment offer, we’ll share with you our expectations for founder updates and provide dedicated onboarding and ongoing support to our Founders via our FoundersFirst community.
If you think you’re a good fit and want to explore working with Sprint, please complete our funding application. Or to read about how Sprint works, return to our Founder’s page.
We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work, learn and play, and pay respect to the First Nations Peoples and their elders, past, present and future.
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