TakeFlight invests in and scales transformative businesses led by ambitious founders within the consumer and consumer tech industries
We partner with a select group of new, category-defining consumer brands where an investment from TakeFlight in team, sales, marketing and operations can accelerate growth.
Capital
We invest from pre seed to series A so you can go further, faster.
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Investors: Click the link below to access our deal flow
International Brand Accelerator
We partner closely with category defining, promising brands that have achieved market validation in Australia and have potential to scale rapidly via expansion into the United States.
Venture Studio
We take the melting pot of consumer and brand insight we see across multiple market every day and ideate to build brands from scratch. We’ll also acquire existing IP and prototypes. We’ll fund and resource initial operating expenses and requirements up to external capital raise.
Pre-screened pipeline
Providing Australian Investors with Best-in-Class Proprietary Access to US Venture Capital Investments in consumer and consumer tech
Uniquely we filter thousands of deals per year to ensure you can invest in the top handful. We’ll do the 100+ hours of diligence required on each deal so you don’t have to. You get our investment memos only for the very best. You invest in those you love alongside the best angels and VC’s in the world.
TakeFlight is strategically located across several key ecosystem hubs
This unique geographical reach provides:
- Unique opportunities to invest in otherwise inaccessible opportunities in consumer and consumer tech
- Access and understanding of consumer, market and cultural trends before they go mainstream
- Cutting edge sourcing, manufacturing and supply chain
- Network of world class founders, operators and investors
- Government and related trade organisation relationships to support export and localisation
- On the ground operators to support R&D, new product development, go to market across direct to consumer, retail and food service
New York
Austin
Melbourne
Seoul
Investment Thesis
Shearwater focuses on sectors where we have deep operational expertise, category knowledge, and strategic relationships
