# Galileo Ventures > Australian pre-seed venture capital firm. Galileo writes first cheques of > A$200k–500k into emerging founders building new technology, from Sydney, > Melbourne and San Francisco. Founded 2020. Galileo Ventures Fund II is a multisector pre-seed manager offering qualified investors exposure across AI, robotics, enterprise software and deeptech. Fund interests are open to wholesale ("sophisticated") investors only. Applications from founders are open year-round at https://galileo.ventures/founders and are answered either way — a reply within 48 hours and a decision within three weeks. ## Core pages - [Home](https://galileo.ventures/): What Galileo backs and who it is for - [For founders](https://galileo.ventures/founders): How to apply, the process and timeline, and what Galileo looks for - [For investors and LPs](https://galileo.ventures/investors): Fund II terms and thesis. Wholesale investors only - [Portfolio](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio): Every company Galileo has backed - [Team](https://galileo.ventures/team): The three partners; you pitch a decision-maker - [Notes](https://galileo.ventures/blog): Essays, investment announcements and reports - [Letters](https://galileo.ventures/letters): The O(n) × O(1) long-form letter series - [Contact](https://galileo.ventures/contact): Email, offices and social accounts - [Media kit](https://galileo.ventures/media-kit): Logos, photography and boilerplate for press ## Portfolio companies - [Andromeda](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/andromeda): Robotics 2022 — Building the future of AI companion robots. - [Bugster](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/bugster): Enterprise 2025 — AI agent powered end-to-end software testing for developers. - [BuildAI](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/buildai): Enterprise 2021 — BuildAI is leading the revolution in data-driven construction globally. - [CarbonHQ](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/carbonhq): Enterprise 2023 — The leading platform to manage carbon projects. - [Curiious](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/curiious): Enterprise 2023 — Curiious is a 3D immersive communications platform - [Envirometrics](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/envirometrics): Enterprise 2021 — Geospatial data analytics for environmental teams. - [Envited](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/envited): Consumer social 2021 — Easily host and share events with your friends across any platform. - [Fluent](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/fluent): Deeptech 2026 — A subscalp neural interface that turns intended speech into text. - [Fora Therapy](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/fora-therapy): Health 2020 — Fora is the first platform for people with disability to build and manage their healthcare team online. - [Gumnut](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/gumnut): Enterprise 2025 — Enabling collaborative & audited data for any application. - [Isaacus](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/isaacus): Legal AI 2025 — Sovereign foundational legal AI models, trained on the Blackstone Corpus. - [Kite Magnetics](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/kite-magnetics): Deeptech 2022 — Developing the next generation of high performance electric motors. - [Lemonade](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/lemonade): Consumer 2020 — The all-in-one Web3 platform for your shop, events and community. - [Lumi Interactive](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/lumi-interactive): Consumer 2021 — Kinder World by Lumi is a new type of mobile game filled with houseplants and kindness. - [Relevance AI](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/relevance-ai): Enterprise 2020 — The leading AI agent Workforce platform for subject-matter experts. - [Rntr](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/rntr): Enterprise 2021 — Powering top brands with profitable re-commerce. - [Sizle](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/sizle): Enterprise 2021 — Sizle helps teams create and share mission-critical documents. - [Steppen Fitness](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/steppen-fitness): Consumer 2022 — Steppen is the #1 Fitness App Made For Gen Z - [SyncTech](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/synctech): Insurance tech 2024 — Digital twin technology that takes insurance claims from months to minutes. - [Tempest AI](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/tempest-ai): Consumer 2024 — A new type of AI game generation, launching soon. - [Tixel](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/tixel): Marketplaces 2020 — The leading ticket resale marketplace, by the fans for the fans. - [TrueState](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/truestate): Enterprise 2024 — AI Agent-driven data science solutions for enterprise. - [Varicon](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/varicon): Enterprise 2020 — The leading cost management platform for construction. - [WiseList](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/wiselist): Consumer 2021 — Australia's fastest growing grocery comparison and shopping list app - [Wriveted](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/wriveted): Consumer 2021 — Huey gets children addicted to reading. - [Zendir](https://galileo.ventures/portfolio/zendir): Enterprise 2021 — Zendir enables teams to build complex simulations in minutes, not months. ## Recent notes - [The Shape of Pre-Seed](https://galileo.ventures/letters/the-shape-of-pre-seed): Letters · 2026-10-15 - [Announcing Galileo Fund II Expansion](https://galileo.ventures/post/announcing-galileo-fund-2-expansion): News · 2026-08-24 - [Announcing our US$350k investment in Fluent BCI](https://galileo.ventures/post/announcing-our-investment-in-fluent-bci): Backed · 2026-08-19 - [Never the Twain Shall Meet](https://galileo.ventures/letters/never-the-twain-shall-meet-the-art-of-product): Letters · 2026-08-03 - [Is Australia’s golden goose really a battery hen?](https://galileo.ventures/letters/letter-1): Letters · 2026-06-26 - [State of AI 2026 Report](https://galileo.ventures/post/state-of-ai-2026-report): Reports · 2026-05-22 - [Founders Corner: Hard Won Lessons from Building in 2025](https://galileo.ventures/post/founders-corner-recap25): Advice · 2026-01-20 - [The New Industrial Revolution Emerges: Year in Review and What's Next in 2026](https://galileo.ventures/post/the-new-industrial-revolution-year-review): News · 2025-12-19 - [Announcing Our Investment in Bugster](https://galileo.ventures/post/announcing-our-investment-in-bugster): Backed · 2025-12-17 - [Announcing our Investment in Isaacus](https://galileo.ventures/post/announcing-our-investment-in-isaacus): Backed · 2025-09-16 - [A VC’s Guide For Family Offices Investing in Venture Capital](https://galileo.ventures/post/allocating-to-vc-for-family-offices): Reports · 2025-07-01 - [AI Dev Tools Will Lead The Way – Our Investment in Gumnut 🦩](https://galileo.ventures/post/ai-dev-tools-will-lead-the-way-our-investment-in-gumnut): Backed · 2025-06-30 - [Australia's AI Moment: Build, Lead, or Fall Behind ](https://galileo.ventures/post/australias-ai-moment): Reports · 2025-04-24 - [Tempest AI - Create the Impossible, Play the Unimaginable](https://galileo.ventures/post/tempestai-announcing-galileo-ventures-seed-investment-in-tempest-ai-bringing-gaming-to-life-with-ai): Backed · 2025-03-26 - [Galileo Expands to San Francisco to Better Support Emerging Founders](https://galileo.ventures/post/galileo-expands-to-san-francisco-to-better-support-emerging-founders): News · 2025-03-10 - [Introducing our new Head of Platform - Julia French](https://galileo.ventures/post/introducing-julia-french): News · 2025-03-03 - [The Galileo Tech Retro 2024](https://galileo.ventures/post/galileo-retro-2024): News · 2024-12-18 - [Hello SyncTech - Taking Insurance Claims from Months to Minutes](https://galileo.ventures/post/hello-synctech-investment): Backed · 2024-12-18 - [Hello TrueState - Empowering businesses to deploy AI fast](https://galileo.ventures/post/hello-truestate): Backed · 2024-06-26 - [CTO Insights: Highlights from Polaris Leadership Course](https://galileo.ventures/post/cto-insights-highlights-from-polaris-leadership-course): Events · 2024-06-10 ## Optional - [Sitemap](https://galileo.ventures/sitemap-index.xml): Every indexable URL - [Terms of use](https://galileo.ventures/terms) - [Privacy policy](https://galileo.ventures/privacy-policy) - [Code of conduct](https://galileo.ventures/code-of-conduct)