About Talu Ventures
Talu Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2003. It is primarily based out of Brisbane, Australia. As of Mar 2014, Talu Ventures has invested in 18 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Life Sciences to Enterprise Applications and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series E round of ThreatMetrix Overall, Talu Ventures portfolio has seen 3 IPOs and 8 acquisitions including key companies like ThreatMetrix, Osprey Medical and Xumii. A lot of funds co-invest with Talu Ventures, with names like Southern Cross Venture Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Talu Ventures has team of 3 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Series B & 2 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Talu Ventures' List of Top Investments
Talu Ventures has a portfolio of 18 companies. Their most notable investments are in Datacastle and Datacastle.Their portfolio spans across United States and Australia. They have invested in Life Sciences, Enterprise Applications, FinTech and 11 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Talu Ventures:1. ThreatMetrix
Provider of risk management and fraud detection solutions and services. The company offers digital identity and behavioral intelligence for online personas. It assesses signals like device, geolocation, IP address, email, phone, and user interactions. The company analyzes signals using AI-powered algorithms to distinguish users.
Key facts about ThreatMetrix
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: San Jose (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $56.4M
- Employee Count: 70 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Adams Street Partners, August Capital and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, Oct 18, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. bCODE
CODE is a mobile technology that enhances mobile marketing and eCommerce strategies. BBCode is a mobile scanning technology that consists of an alphanumeric code or e token, which can be scanned with a bCODE reader. It enhances mobile customer engagement via SMS for feature phones and in app push notifications for smartphones. The technology can be used for generating mobile coupons, running loyalty programs, facilitating mobile payments, mobile ticketing solutions and providing on demand Software Development Kit.
Key facts about bCODE
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: Sydney (Australia)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $3.88M
- Employee Count: 6 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Talu Ventures, Innovation Capital and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 25, 2005, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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3. SpeeDx
Provider of qPCR-based molecular diagnostics platform. The company's products include multiplexed assays for HSV-1 and -2, VZV, and Syphilis, and detecting the presence of Mycoplasma genitalium as well as antibiotic resistance. The products are based on plexZyme technology where primers amplify target nucleic acid sequences and produce an amplicon.
Key facts about SpeeDx
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Sydney (Australia)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $78M
- Employee Count: 85 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Northpond Ventures, Illumina Ventures and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Feb 28, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Osprey Medical develops technologies designed to reduce the amount of X-ray dye (contrast) injected into patients undergoing common heart and peripheral vascular procedures such as angioplasty and stenting. Patients with unhealthy kidneys are vulnerable to dye-related complications. Osprey's technologies aim to minimize the amount of dye delivered to the patient without compromising X-ray image quality. Products include AVERT and DyeVERT. Approved by FDA.
Key facts about Osprey Medical
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Minnetonka (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 16 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Talu Ventures, Allan Gray and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Nov 06, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Dilithium's mobile video solutions enable the delivery of multimedia services over mobile and broadband networks to devices such as mobile phones, smart phones, and set-top boxes. Develops and markets protocol stacks, multimedia gateways, and video communication device software solutions. Acquired by OnMobile in 2010.
Key facts about Dilithium Networks
- Founded Year: 2001
- Location: Petaluma (United States)
- Stage: Deadpooled
- Total Funding till date: $98.2M
- Employee Count: 35 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Icon Ventures and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jun 03, 2010, $*****
Talu Ventures' Investments by Stage
Talu Ventures has made 6 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $5.64M, 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $15.1M, 1 investment in Post IPO stage with an average round size of $14M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $12.1M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 6 |
Series B | 4 |
Post IPO | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Talu Ventures' Investments by Sector
Talu Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Life Sciences, Enterprise Infrastructure, FinTech and Big Data - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 13 Tech companies, 12 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 8 Software companies and at least 5 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
Life Sciences | 3 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 2 |
FinTech | 2 |
Big Data - Industry Applications | 1 |
Others | 8 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Talu Ventures' Investments by Geography
Talu Ventures has made most investments in United States (10), followed by Australia where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 10 |
Australia | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Talu Ventures' recent investments
Talu Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Talu Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Mar 24, 2014 | United States | Series E | 6024 | ||
Oct 30, 2013 | United States | Post IPO | 2750 | ||
2013 | Australia | Series A | 2043 | - | |
Dec 03, 2012 | United States | Series A | 6143 | - | |
Mar 27, 2012 | United States | Series D | 1177 | [+3] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Talu Ventures' Portfolio
3 of Talu Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. Osprey Medical got listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), in Feb 2012 at marketcap of $432K and Universal Biosensors got listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) at marketcap of $54.4M.Here are Talu Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 05, 2012 | Oct 30, 2013 | Post IPO | 2490 | |
Dec 13, 2006 | - | - | 7018 | |
- | - | - | 3295 |
Acquired companies in Talu Ventures' Portfolio
8 companies from Talu Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Piedmont Animal Health in Jul 2022 by Dechra for $*****.Here are Talu Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 20, 2022 | - | - | 5458 | |
Nov 12, 2018 | - | - | 1772 | |
Jan 29, 2018 | Oct 05, 2010 | Series C | 7245 | |
Aug 14, 2017 | Nov 19, 2008 | Series A | 9971 | |
Jun 05, 2014 | - | - | 3797 |
Team profile of Talu Ventures
Talu Ventures has a team of 3 members including 3 Partners located in Australia. Talu Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Talu Ventures:
Co-investors of Talu Ventures
Over the past 23 years, 34 investors have co-invested in Talu Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before Talu Ventures: USVP and BSI have invested in rounds before Talu Ventures. There is 1 company where USVP has invested before Talu Ventures and 1 company where BSI has invested before Talu Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Talu Ventures: 17 investors entered a company along with Talu Ventures. These include investors like Southern Cross Venture Partners (2 companies).
- Invested after Talu Ventures: A total of 15 investors have invested in Talu Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Adams Street Partners (1 company), August Capital (1 company) and SVB (1 company).
Recent News related to Talu Ventures
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Pathway Therapeutics Completes $4.5 Million Financing for Novel PI3K Inhibitor PortfolioBusiness Wire•Aug 10, 2010•Pathway Therapeutics, GBS, Talu Ventures, NZVIF
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Piedmont Pharma Raises $5 Million - PE HubPE Hub•Apr 09, 2009•Piedmont Pharmaceuticals, Talu Ventures
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Piedmont Pharma Raises Second Round - PE HubPE Hub•Nov 12, 2007•Piedmont Pharmaceuticals, Talu Ventures
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PRESS RELEASE: Metastatix Closes $35 Million Series B Financing | FierceBiotechFierce Biotech•Oct 11, 2007•Altiris Therapeutics, Frazier Healthcare Partners, H.I.G. Capital, The Aurora Funds and 4 others
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