About Faculty Capital
Faculty Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is primarily based out of Adelaide, Australia. As of May 2024, Faculty Capital has invested in 35 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Germany based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Blockchain Technology to High Tech and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Parasail A lot of funds co-invest with Faculty Capital, with names like Morningstar Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Faculty Capital has team of 4 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
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Seed & Series A
Portfolio Soonicorns
Faculty Capital's List of Top Investments
Faculty Capital has a portfolio of 35 companies. Their most notable investments are in Polywrap and Sator.Their portfolio spans across United States, Singapore, Cayman Islands and 14 more locations. They have invested in Blockchain Technology, High Tech, FinTech and 6 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Faculty Capital:1. Aethir
Network of distributed cloud infrastructure providing enterprise grade GPU compute. This infrastructure facilitates access to bare metal processing power for artificial intelligence model training, inference, and cloud gaming applications. The system enables the scaling of computational resources by connecting individual server contributions into a unified, decentralized framework. Users utilize these resources for tasks requiring high performance and low latency.
Key facts about Aethir
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $9M
- Employee Count: 84 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Framework Ventures, No Limit Holdings and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: ICO, Mar 12, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Morpho
A peer-to-peer layer built on top of lending pools such as Compound and Aave. It is an autonomous algorithm deployed on the Ethereum blockchain. It serves the purpose of providing lending and borrowing services.
Key facts about Morpho
3. Illuvium
NFT focused role playing game developer. It is a blockchain based platform. The company offers an open-world rpg game where users travel across a vast and varied landscape to hunt and capture deity-like creatures called Illuvials.
Key facts about Illuvium
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Sydney (Australia)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $60M
- Employee Count: 53 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Framework Ventures, King River and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 27, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Ethernity
Marketplace focused on the exchange of digital art. The platform allows limited edition authenticated NFTs and trading cards created by artists and endorsed by notable figures. It allows holders to bid on and purchase rare NFTs, physical collectables, stakes, and farms for rewards, and participate in virtual and real-world experiences and events.
Key facts about Ethernity
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: George Town (Cayman Islands)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $22.8M
- Employee Count: 15 as on Jan 05, 2026
- Investors: Shake and Bake Productions, Borderless Capital and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Feb 10, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Holoride
Developer of in-car virtual reality entertainment synced to vehicle movement. The system syncs virtual reality experiences with the car's motion. This technology aims to minimize motion sickness during in-car virtual reality use. The system mirrors content from a phone to a full-screen display. The company develops games and entertainment formats for in-car use.
Key facts about Holoride
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Munich (Germany)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $12M
- Employee Count: 11 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Startup Autobahn, Signum Capital and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 18, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Faculty Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Faculty Capital has invested in 35 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Parasail.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Faculty Capital's Investments by Stage
Faculty Capital has made 6 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.22M and 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $9.26M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 6 |
Series A | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Faculty Capital's Investments by Sector
Faculty Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Blockchain Technology, Blockchain - Industry Applications, Consumer and Enterprise Applications. Notably, it has invested in 33 Tech companies, 28 Blockchain companies, 21 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 20 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 6 |
Blockchain Technology | 5 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 3 |
Consumer | 3 |
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Others | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Faculty Capital's Investments by Geography
Faculty Capital has made most investments in Germany (2), followed by United States where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Germany | 2 |
United States | 2 |
Estonia | 1 |
Singapore | 1 |
Sweden | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Faculty Capital's recent investments
Faculty Capital has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Faculty Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 28, 2024 | Singapore | Seed | 4694 | [+10] | |
Dec 06, 2021 | United States | Seed | 6380 | [+14] | |
Oct 08, 2021 | Germany | Seed | 1896 | [+2] | |
Sep 16, 2021 | Estonia | Series A | 1110 | [+9] | |
Aug 31, 2021 | Sweden | Seed | 6465 | [+6] |
Team profile of Faculty Capital
Faculty Capital has a team of 4 members including 4 Partners located in Australia. Faculty Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Faculty Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Adelaide | - | - | |
Partner | Sydney | - | - | |
Partner | Adelaide | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - |
Co-investors of Faculty Capital
Over the past 6 years, 83 investors have co-invested in Faculty Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Top Co-investors of Faculty Capital: 81 investors entered a company along with Faculty Capital. These include investors like Morningstar Ventures (2 companies).
- Invested after Faculty Capital: Vendetta Capital (1 company) and Fuel Ventures (1 company) are the investors which have invested in Faculty Capital's portfolio after their investments.
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