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Paloma
Paloma Group is ANZ's leading product innovation partner and a venture studio that helps scale-ups and enterprises design, build, and optimise world-class...
Paloma
Paloma Group is ANZ's leading product innovation partner and a venture studio that helps scale-ups and enterprises design, build, and optimise world-class digital products used by millions of people every month. The firm drives ambitious ideas into businesses through Paloma Digital and Paloma Ventures, partnering long-term as an extension of client teams spanning engineering, design, product, and AI. It has helped build multiple $1B+ companies and runs a venture studio and funds supporting founders.
General information
Firm type
Venture Studio
Year founded
2014
Location
Region
Oceania
Country
Australia
City
Greenwich
Corporate office
Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
Additional offices
North Sydney, Australia · Auckland, New Zealand · Wellington, New Zealand · Boulder, CO, United States
Principals
Nick Frandsen
Co-CEO
Ash Fogelberg
Co-CEO
Morgan Hall
CTO
Rafe Custance
Venture Partner
Serica Cooke
General Counsel
Andrew Amesbury
Client Partner
Georgia Chunn
GM
Lauren Skogstad
Head of Design
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
How does Paloma source its deal flow?
Paloma sources opportunities through its studio model — by building digital products for external partners and identifying promising internal ventures. The firm's public materials describe acting as an extension of portfolio-company teams, which creates early visibility into product traction and founding-team quality before formal investment commitments are made.
Is Paloma a venture capital fund or a venture studio?
Paloma operates as a venture studio. It deploys engineering, design, and strategy resources to co-build companies, often taking equity in lieu of or alongside cash fees. The firm's website emphasizes 'skin-in-the-game' and building products from prototype to scale, distinguishing its model from a fund that primarily deploys third-party LP capital.
Which sectors does Paloma target?
The firm's portfolio and service descriptions emphasize digital products, AI/ML applications, fintech, logistics automation, and digital asset management. Public examples include Afterpay (buy-now-pay-later), Bakkt (digital assets), Gondola (customs automation), and Grounded (packaging design).
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