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Cliff Obrecht

Oceania, New South Wales, Australia, Sydney

Description

Cliff Obrecht is the Co-Founder and COO at Canva. He attended University of Western Australia.

Investor Profile

Cliff Obrecht has backed more than 4 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 1 rounds, about 25% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Series B, Angel, Series A rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in Australia.
  • Strong thematic focus on Software, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Personal Development.

Stage Focus

  • Series B (25%)
  • Angel (25%)
  • Series A (25%)
  • Seed (25%)

Country Focus

  • Australia (75%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Personal Development
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Productivity Tools
  • Analytics
  • Drone Management
  • Drones
  • Electronics
  • Enterprise Software
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Who does Cliff Obrecht frequently co-invest with?

Investible
Oceania, New South Wales, Australia, Sydney
Co-Investments: 2
Black Nova Venture Capital
Oceania, New South Wales, Australia, Surry Hills
Co-Investments: 1
SV
Oceania, Victoria, Australia, Melbourne
Co-Investments: 1
Aware Super
Oceania, New South Wales, Australia, Sydney
Co-Investments: 1
Salesforce Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Five V Capital
Oceania, New South Wales, Australia, Darlinghurst
Co-Investments: 1
Blackbird Ventures
Oceania, New South Wales, Australia, Sydney
Co-Investments: 1
Costanoa Ventures
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does Cliff Obrecht often collaborate with?

Cameron Adams
Oceania, New South Wales, Australia, Sydney
Shared Deals: 2
LK
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Shared Deals: 1
David Vitek
Oceania, New South Wales, Australia, Sydney
Shared Deals: 1
Lisa Kate Miller
Oceania, Tasmania, Australia, Launceston
Shared Deals: 2
Christian Wanner
Oceania, New South Wales, Australia, Sydney
Shared Deals: 1
JO
North America, Florida, United States, Miami
Shared Deals: 1
LR
North America, New York, United States, Brooklyn
Shared Deals: 2
Leigh Jasper
Oceania, Victoria, Australia, Melbourne
Shared Deals: 1
Melanie Perkins
Oceania, New South Wales, Australia, Sydney
Shared Deals: 2
EV
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 2

What are some of recent deals done by Cliff Obrecht?

BottleCap AI is a startup dedicated to producing highly efficient large language models (LLMs) using unique architectures..

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Internet
SeedJan 29, 2026
Amount Raised: $7,500,000

Unsloth is trying to make AI accessible for everyone

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIMachine LearningOpen SourceSoftware
AngelMay 24, 2024
Propeller Aero

Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia

Propeller is a global leader in drone-mapping and analytics solutions that give worksites the power to measure and manage themselves.

AnalyticsDrone ManagementDronesElectronicsEnterprise SoftwareGeospatialIndustrialInformation TechnologyMapping ServicesSoftware
Series BApr 17, 2023
Amount Raised: $15,272,473
Marlee (Fingerprint For Success)

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Marlee is a collaboration and performance AI for individuals and teams to bring out the best in everyone.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Personal DevelopmentPredictive AnalyticsProductivity ToolsSoftware
Series AFeb 2, 2023
Amount Raised: $3,536,518
Marlee (Fingerprint For Success)

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Marlee is a collaboration and performance AI for individuals and teams to bring out the best in everyone.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Personal DevelopmentPredictive AnalyticsProductivity ToolsSoftware
SeedDec 23, 2019
Amount Raised: $1,108,129

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