Faster path to commercialisation

Roland Kulen

Roland Kulen

Co-founded AppCurate and sets its direction across both halves of the business: the MVP Accelerator that gets a product built, and the capital raising that follows. Works with founders from the first conversation through to a funded, trading company.

Commercialisation Library by Roland Kulen

How Pre-Seed Venture Funds Are Structured: Fund Economics

by / 06 August 2026

Investor

How Australian pre-seed venture funds are typically structured, including portfolio size, target returns and fund life.

Typical Australian pre-seed fund economics: a portfolio of roughly 20 to 30 companies, a target return of three to five times the fund, and a fund life of about ten years.

Pre-Seed Funding for Queensland Startups: Government Capital

by / 02 July 2026

Founder

How Queensland founders can access institutional and government-backed pre-seed capital in Brisbane and across the state.

Three kinds of pre-seed and early-stage capital for Queensland founders: Queensland-mandated institutional funds, state government-backed venture capital programs, and sector-specific state funds such as agtech.

What Pre-Seed Investors Look for in Founders

by / 17 June 2026

Founder

What generalist pre-seed investors evaluate from founder quality to market size, before writing a first cheque.

What generalist pre-seed investors assess: founder quality - hustle, vision and the ability to attract talent; whether the market is genuinely large; and a meaningful product edge.

How to Match Your Startup to a VC Thesis Before You Pitch

by / 13 May 2026

Founder

The five factors most VCs evaluate before investing, and the questions founders should ask before pitching any fund.

Five factors most VC funds evaluate a startup against: the market, the product's differentiation, the founding team, the economics and the potential to scale globally.

Lead vs Co-Invest: How VC Models Shape Your Capital Raise

by / 27 April 2026

Founder

The difference between a lead investor and a co-investment fund and how understanding both helps you sequence a startup capital raise.

A lead investor compared with a co-investment fund: the lead sets the valuation and terms and typically writes the largest cheque, while a co-investor joins on terms someone else has set and often brings a wider network of investors.

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