What Untitled Ventures does

Untitled Ventures is a Melbourne-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2017 as an offshoot of Untitled Group, Australia's largest independently-owned music and events company. The firm concentrates on investing in early-stage Australian startups, leveraging the operating expertise, audience reach, and entertainment-sector relationships of its parent entity. Its principal disclosed activity to date is a participation in Companion Labs' $2.5 million seed round led by Peak XV Partners' Surge on 3 March 2026, suggesting a thesis that may extend into consumer AI and cross-border opportunities beyond a strictly domestic focus. The firm operates with a small team (11-50 employees) led by co-founder and director Tom Caw, and structurally inherits potential deal-flow advantages from Untitled Group's festival portfolio (Beyond The Valley, Wildlands, Pitch Music & Arts, Grapevine Gathering, Ability Fest), Proxy talent booking agency, and Underscore influencer marketing agency, though direct evidence linking these parent assets to portfolio sourcing is not present in the source data. Untitled Ventures is privately held and registered in Australia, with revenue, AUM, fund vintage, and portfolio cadence not publicly disclosed.

Name

Untitled Ventures

Legal name

Untitled Group

Website

https://untitledgroup.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Untitled Ventures is a Melbourne-based early-stage venture capital offshoot of Untitled Group, investing in Australian startups and consumer-AI opportunities. It leverages its parent company's festival, talent booking, and influencer marketing ecosystem as potential deal-flow and operational support channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities (523999)

SIC

Investors, Nec (6799)

akta.pro primary industry

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Pre-Seed/Seed) (FSANAAAA)

Keywords

• Venture capital investing
• Early-stage startups
• Seed funding Australia
• Startup investment
• Portfolio company investing

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Event ticket sales: Primary revenue from selling tickets to festivals and touring events, including GA and VIP tiers
2. Brand partnerships and activations: Sponsors pay for integrated brand experiences within festivals including branded activations, stages, and wellness zones
3. Artist management: Artist management roster generating revenue from representing musicians and booking agencies
4. Influencer marketing agency: Underscore boutique influencer marketing agency services
5. Talent booking agency: Proxy talent booking agency for promoting rising Australian artists and DJs through Asia Pacific

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Untitled Ventures is the venture investment offshoot of Untitled Group, deploying early-stage capital into Australian start-ups. Its core activity is participating in seed and early-stage funding rounds alongside institutional investors such as Peak XV Partners' Surge, All In Capital, and DeVC, as evidenced by its investment in Companion Labs' $2.5 million seed round announced on 2026-03-03. The firm leverages the audience, brand, and data assets of Untitled Group to support portfolio companies.

Product overview

Untitled Group is Australia’s largest independently-owned music and events company operating a diversified portfolio of festivals (Beyond The Valley, Pitch Music & Arts, Wildlands, Ability Fest, Grapevine Gathering), touring events featuring international and emerging artists, artist management services, and talent booking through Proxy. The company also operates Underscore, a boutique influencer marketing agency. Beyond its core events business, Untitled Group has diversified into other industries including mobile ordering platform Mr. Yum and Ugly Vodka (spirits brand).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Beyond The Valley: Australia's biggest camping festival held at Barunah Plains, Victoria
• Wildlands
• Pitch Music & Arts
• Ability Fest
• Grapevine Gathering
• Proxy
• Underscore

Products and services

• Untitled Group Festival & Events Portfolio (parent ecosystem) The parent ecosystem supporting Untitled Ventures includes five festival brands and touring operations across Australia. Untitled Ventures itself focuses on early-stage investment activity rather than operating these festivals directly.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sold over 800,000 tickets annually
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Visit VictoriacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerVictorian tourism body with goal to grow visitor economy to $53.4 billion by 2030. Partners with Untitled Group to drive interstate travellers to Victorian festivals including Beyond The Valley, with over 7,000+ interstate travellers attending events.
• Red BullcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerProud partner bringing energy to the forefront of every event. Focus on innovation, creativity, and collaboration with unique activations. As the #1 beverage across festivals nationally, ensures every gathering is fueled with excitement.
• Ugly VodkaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSpirits brand using imperfect apples that would otherwise go to waste, addressing food wastage as a contributor to CO2. Brings sustainability messaging to festival experiences.
• Industri EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDedicated to developing next generation of music, events and entertainment professionals through industry-led training and real-world learning experiences. Students gain hands-on experience and industry connections.
• Jack Daniel'scoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHeritage whiskey brand with deep connection to music culture dating back to Jack's Silver Cornet Band. Long-standing festival partner with Jack Daniel's House Party activations.
• Gage RoadsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProudly independent and Australian-owned craft brewery brewing beers and cider in celebration of Aussie lifestyle by the coast.
• The Daily AuscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAustralia's fastest growing youth news outlet reaching almost 2 million young Australians monthly. Co-produced Australia's first podcast stage at Beyond The Valley, with 70% of TDA audience under 35.
• DiageominorGTM or Marketing PartnerGlobal leader in premium drinks with over 200 brands and sales in nearly 180 countries. Portfolio spans from centuries-old names to latest innovations.
• Destination NSWcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLead agency for visitor economy in NSW Government, responsible for leading delivery of NSW Visitor Economy Strategy 2035. Shapes sector through strategic partnerships and targeted investment in events.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Blackbird Ventures: Australia's leading early-stage VC managing larger funds and broader portfolio. Comparable category and geography but materially larger AUM and team.
• Square Peg Capital: Australian and Israeli VC investing from seed to growth across ANZ and Israel. Comparable region but with larger fund sizes and later-stage orientation.
• AirTree Ventures: One of Australia's most established growth-stage VCs. Comparable geography but invests at later stages (Series A and beyond) with significantly larger fund sizes.

Direct peers

• Startmate: Australia's largest seed-stage accelerator and VC, backing founders pre-seed and seed. Directly comparable as an Australia-only early-stage investor with a similar small-team operating model.
• Antler: Global early-stage VC with substantial Australian presence, focused on pre-seed and seed across multiple geographies. Comparable as a founder-led, emerging-manager-style fund in the same Australian early-stage market.
• Folklore Ventures: Australian early-stage VC investing across ANZ and Southeast Asia. Comparable in size, geography, and pre-seed/seed focus.
• Tidal Ventures: Early-stage Australian VC supporting founders from idea to Series A. Comparable in stage, geography, and fund size profile.
• Skip Capital: Australian early- and growth-stage VC founded by Atlassian co-founders, focused on ANZ founders. Comparable in thesis focus on the Australian ecosystem.
• Flying Fox Ventures: Australia-based pre-seed and seed VC. Comparable in stage focus and Australian-only mandate.

Emerging players

• Tractor Ventures: Australian revenue-share funding platform for early-stage Australian startups. Comparable in serving early-stage Australian founders but with a non-equity financing model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC8E4U6vV02XzZl9AbdEZhTw
• Facebookfacebook.com/untitledgroupau
• Instagraminstagram.com/untitledgroupau
• TikToktiktok.com/@untitledgroup?lang=en
• Xx.com/untitledgroup1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/untitled-group-australia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments10 records

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