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Side Stage Ventures Activity

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Exit

Portfolio company Leonardo AI was acquired by Canva, marking Side Stage's first exit.

Leonardo AI

Leonardo AI Side Stage Ventures

startupdaily.net

Added recently

Exit

Portfolio company MagicBrief was acquired by Canva, marking Side Stage's second exit.

MagicBrief

MagicBrief Side Stage Ventures

startupdaily.net

Added recently

Team Change

Elli Hanson promoted from Principal to Partner after two years, and began making Fund II investments.

Elli Hanson promoted to Partner

Side Stage Ventures

startupdaily.netAPR 30, 2026

APR 30, 2026

New Fund

Announced $50M Fund II (first close $40M), backed by founders from Leonardo AI, Airtasker, Canva, and Linktree, with ~90% of Fund I LPs returning.

Side Stage Ventures Fund II ($50M)

Side Stage Ventures

startupdaily.netAPR 30, 2026

APR 30, 2026

Investment

Invested in Atomic Tessellator, an AI-driven scientific computing company.

Atomic Tessellator

Atomic Tessellator Side Stage Ventures

tracxn.comAPR 2026

APR 2026

New Fund

Launched $15M Fund I, writing $500K initial checks into Australian seed-stage founders.

Side Stage Ventures Fund I ($15M)

Side Stage Ventures

itnews.com.auAUG 8, 2023

AUG 8, 2023