AmazingCo
We invested in AmazingCo’s Series A round in 2018. Actually, we invested before they even opened their round because we believed so much in their vision and track record. It is a tech-enabled platform for people to plan fun and fulfilling experiences, everything from kids parties, to meaningful dates and corporate bonding. AmazingCo brings technology to a largely fragmented and unsophisticated industry, delivering exceptional personalised experiences at a global scale and are now growly rapidly in Australia and the US. Read more about the raise in the AFR here.
Assembly
We were the first fund to invest in Assembly (then PromisePay), when it was an payment and escrow provider for online marketplaces. Since our first investment in 2015, it has evolved into an end-to-end platform that goes beyond payments for online platforms and financial institutions, including Westpac. In 2016, we led their $10 million follow-on round in 2016. It has since set up its global headquarters in Singapore. Find out more about the 2015 raise in SmartCompany here and the 2016 raise in TechCrunch here.
Cog Systems
We invested in Cog System’s first fundraising round in 2018. At the time Cog was a cybersecurity company that offered the world’s most secure mobile and IoT security platform, providing defense-grade security on a mobile device without affecting usability and with no significant cost increase. Since then, it has added government, military and chip processors as major clients. Cog Systems has offices in Sydney and Chicago. Find out more about their 2018 round in the AFR here.
Expert360
We first invested in Expert360 in 2015, and were the first fund to do so. At the time, it was a marketplace for professional freelancers. It has grown into a Saas-enabled marketplace used by leading companies to manage their contingent workforce as it has rode the shift towards flexible work and portfolio careers. We followed on in their $10 million round (2017). Read more about the first raise in the AFR here.
Mentorloop
We invested in Mentorloop’s seed round in 2017. Mentorloop is a software and data analytics platform enabling organisations to launch and manage effective mentoring programs and build supportive culture of mentoring. Since then it has grown significantly and begun to explore expanding platform for those seeking mentorship both within and beyond their current workplace. Read more about it in The Sydney Morning Herald here.
PredictHQ
We were the first venture fund to invest Predict HQ, a global data platform that helps Uber, Airbnb and many of other customers understand the catalysts that drive demand. It aggregates, enriches and connects scheduled and real-time event data. It initially targeted the travel, transport and retail sectors, worth almost $3 trillion USD, but now also serves the retail and logistics industries also. PredictHQ is based in San Francisco and Auckland.
PredictiveHire
We first invested in PredictiveHire in 2016. The platform builds predictive analytics models to help businesses make better hiring decisions in order to reduce employee turnover, increase productivity and improve workforce diversity. PredictiveHire has clients across the retail, insurance and airline industries, and offices in London and Melbourne. We followed on in 2018.
Sendle
We first invested in Sendle in 2016. Sendle provides door-to-door parcel delivery for small and medium businesses. Its software platform connects a national network of couriers allowing it to operate virtually while optimising for cost and service levels to ensure it can provide Australia’s best parcel delivery service. Sendle is a registered B Corp and Australia's first carbon neutral delivery service partnering with Climate Friendly. Find out more about the 2016 raise in the AFR here.
Skedulo
We invested in Skedulo in 2015. Skedulo is the leading mobile workforce scheduling and management application which ensures thousands of workers in the health care, hospitality, manufacturing and field service industries are scheduled at the right place at the right time, with all the information they need to complete their tasks right at their fingertips. Skedulo is now based in San Francisco.
Spaceship
We invested in Spaceship, an Australian fintech disrupting the superannuation and wider investment management industry by engaging young people, in 2017. The company offers products which are specially tailored to the needs of 20-34 year olds and communicate with them in a way that they understand and are engaged by.
Stackla
We first invested in Stackle in 2014 and followed on in 2016. Stackla is a platform that allows companies to harness the content generated by its customers, and use that content in its marketing activities. With more than 350 brands across a range of industries, it is the leading UGC marketing software in the world, with customers including Canon, Disney, Toyota, McDonalds, Vogue, Telstra, and many more. The Stackla team is based in San Francisco and Melbourne.
Surefire
We invested in Surefire in 2015. Surefire allows businesses to convert existing payments infrastructure to allow for mobile commerce. Its transaction platform makes it easy for enterprise to keep pace with the fast changing world of mobile Point of Sale and payments.
TigerPistol
We first invested in Tiger Pistol in 2013, and followed on in 2014. Tiger Pistol is a social ad automation technology that uses data to drive better outcomes through hyper-localised social advertising at scale. Its technology platform allows traditional media companies to easily and efficiently manage thousands of social ad campaigns for small and medium businesses to get great results with small budgets. Tiger Pistol is based in Austin and Melbourne. You can read about the raises in TechCrunch here.
