Stage Zero is a collective of early believers — founders, operators, and angel investors backing bold ideas before they’re real.
We help you go from zero to MVP, launch to users, and earn your first conviction win.
Where vision wins early. stagezero.win
We don’t connect money to ideas. We connect wisdom to energy—and when that fits, the money takes care of itself.
Stage Zero VC invests when it’s just you, a bold idea, and a dream worth chasing. We help you shape that into an MVP, get it in front of users, and build your early traction. No noise. Just execution.
We don’t do ego, pitch theatre, or over-polished decks. We back gritty builders solving real problems. Our capital comes with hard questions, honest feedback, and weekly hands-on support. That’s the deal.
Most early-stage support in Australia is too slow, too vague, or too late. We show up when you’re still in the garage and help you ship, test, and iterate until you get your first users — and your first win.
You don’t pitch us a fairytale — you bring us your willingness to build something meaningful. If you accept our challenge, we’ll help you turn zero into win. But only if you commit.
Ideas float in the air—anyone can grab one. What’s scarce is conviction and the grit to turn that idea into something users love.
We don’t buy the myth of idea scarcity. If you need us to sign an NDA to hear yours, you’re probably not ready for the real work yet.
What matters is the 99 %: shipping, iterating, listening to users, and sweating the details. That’s where we lean in with you.
Come prepared to share the whole playbook—why it’s different, how it wins, and where it’s weak. If you can withstand candid critique, that’s a green flag for us.
Still guarding a “million-dollar idea”? Prove it in the market, then let’s talk.
If you’re ready to build in the open and out-execute everyone else, we’re all ears.
We back founders who start with themselves: build one small product, ship it, prove value, then grow. Big slogans can wait—evidence comes first.
First-time or early founders willing to learn, take feedback, and change their own habits before trying to change the world.
You focus on a narrow problem, launch quickly, and collect real usage or revenue—no vanity metrics, no pitch-deck theatre.
You value tight feedback loops, pivot fast, and treat advice as fuel, not friction. Ambition tempered by evidence.
Still chasing moon-shots without proof? Build, ship, learn—then come back.
We’ll be here.
Capital is a commodity. Conviction & sweat matter.
Weekly deep-dives with our operating partners to sharpen roadmap and storytelling.
Tactical coaching on founder-market fit, team culture, and early hiring.
Warm intros, deck refinement, and mock pitches to accelerate Seed & beyond.
Instant access to domain experts and the Stage Zero guild of portfolio founders.
We always start with advice. Capital follows only when the partnership works.
We join your advisory board (or stay independent) to understand the team, tech, and trajectory—long before we talk term sheets.
Weekly sessions, brutal honesty, clear KPIs. We give advice and watch how quickly it turns into action.
If the guidance helps and you execute relentlessly, we invest. No follow-through? No funding. Simple.
Stage Zero isn’t just founders and capital—it’s a guild of experienced operators who still love the game but don’t want to start from scratch.
Finance pros, BD closers, growth hackers, engineers, legal minds—if you have battle scars and insights, founders need you.
Share your playbooks, join advisory boards, or roll up your sleeves on specific sprints. Zero politics—just impact.
When advice clicks and the venture takes shape, money follows effortlessly. Great teams + great mentors = easy yes for investors.
Interested? DM us on LinkedIn and tell us how you’d like to help.
Building something bold?
Reach out via our LinkedIn page — we’d love to hear from you.
