For Investors

Investing in what the world actually needs.

MAD is an integrated capital platform for sophisticated investors, family offices, and aligned capital partners who want their capital working on the structural problems that define the next cycle of global value creation.

The investor proposition

Not a fund. A platform.

Most capital is still concentrated in software, speculation, and financial engineering.

That model is breaking down. At the same time, the systems the world actually depends on are underfunded, fragmented, and under pressure.

Food. Energy. Health. Water. Waste.

MAD was built to invest in the companies rebuilding those systems, through Restoration, Transition, and Transformation.

The flagship investable vehicle is MAD Fund 1 in Australia. A second vehicle, with a global mandate, is in development. Both draw on the same platform underneath: the deal flow, the assessment capability, the founder support system, the ambassador network, and a coherent philosophy of capital.

The MAD thesis

The MAD investment thesis and platform.

A short presentation from Mark on the MAD investment thesis, the platform, and the Possible Planet. Around seven minutes.

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Why MAD exists

The bridge between capital and what it needs to fund.

Trillions in institutional and aligned capital sit ready to deploy. The growth-stage companies rebuilding food, energy, health, water, and waste are not yet ready to receive it at that scale.

What is missing is the bridge.

MAD is designed to be that bridge.

The assessment, the capital, the structure, the founder support, the operator network. Every part of the platform reinforces the others, with one purpose: to prepare the companies the next cycle depends on for the scale of capital they need.

Six reasons investors engage with MAD

A different kind of proposition.

01

System-level thesis

MAD focuses on sectors where structural pressure is creating long-term, non-discretionary demand.

02

Flagship Australian fund

MAD Fund 1, an 80/20 structured growth-capital vehicle backing Australian companies in food, energy, health, water, waste, and resilience.

03

Global pathway in build

A second vehicle is being developed as the global capital pathway, structured for international tax efficiency and as a conduit to the MAD Fund strategy. Detail available on request to eligible investors.

04

Income alongside upside

The 80/20 structure is designed to combine regular income distributions with retained equity participation in the underlying portfolio.

05

Founder support ecosystem

Portfolio companies are surrounded by Venture Compass, Mastermind, ambassadors, and advisory capability. This is the platform that supports the funds.

06

Tax-advantaged design

MAD Fund 1 is structured for tax-efficient outcomes for eligible Australian wholesale and sophisticated investors, within applicable frameworks.

Eligible investors can request a private briefing.

We work with sophisticated investors, family offices, and aligned capital partners. The first step is a conversation.

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Important Information

Information for wholesale clients only. The information on this website is general information only and does not constitute financial, tax, legal, investment, or other professional advice. It does not constitute an offer of securities for sale or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for securities. Any investment opportunity referenced is offered privately and only to wholesale clients as defined under sections 761G and 708(8) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), under separate offer documentation. Investments are speculative, high risk, and capital is at risk. Target returns are not guaranteed and past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Tax positions referenced are based on the manager's understanding of the ESVCLP regime under the Venture Capital Act 2002 (Cth) and the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) at the date of publication; legislation may change. Prospective investors should obtain their own independent financial, legal and tax advice before making any investment decision. Nothing on this website should be relied on as a substitute for the Information Memorandum and Partnership Deed, available on request to wholesale clients via the Investor Room.

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