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Recent startup portfolio news

  • Melbourne start-up is saving cafes a bundle

    The Australian - Sep' 24

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  • Restaurant tech Restoke.ai gets $5.1m in Rampersand funding

    Capital Brief - Sep' 24

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  • Restoke.ai cofounders Assaf Stizki and Ken Brand

    Hospitality costs management platform Restoke raises $5.1 million Seed round for US plans

    Startup Daily - Sep' 24

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  • Bridget Loudon is Telstra’s youngest ever board member, and her tech start-up grew more than in the past year than it did in the past seven.

    Gig economy’s multi-million dollar boost for Expert360

    The Australian - Aug' 24

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  • A box of hungry maggots like the ones used at the Hyatt at Darling Harbour.

    Why Australia’s biggest hotel is bringing in maggots

    AFR - Aug' 24

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  • Sam Kroonenburg says he sees a similar convergence of technology capability and market opportunity for Cuttable that he enjoyed with A Cloud Guru.

    Aussie who sold cloud start-up for $2b jumps on AI for ads

    AFR - Jul' 24

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  • The Cuttable team at their office in Melbourne, Australia.

    An AI guru? Startup luminary Sam Kroonenburg raises $5.5 million for new startup Cuttable

    SmartCompany - Jul' 24

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  • JigSpace AR App receives $13M VC Funding Australia

    AR startup JigSpace secures $13 million amid Apple Vision Pro release

    Smart Company - Jul ‘24

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  • Goterra CEO Olympia Yarger with Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore AO.

    Robotic insect startup Goterra to turn household food scraps into animal feed in Sydney

    SmartCompany - Jun' 24

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  • Olympia Yarger (left) introduces Lord Mayor Clover Moore to the maggots that will soon be handling Sydney's food scraps.

    Maggots to munch on Sydney residents' food scraps as councils look for solutions to organic waste

    ABC - Jun' 24

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  • In a move set to shake-up the advertising industry, Sunday Gravy’s co-founder Jack White, ex-Swisse marketer Ed Ring, and tech entrepreneur Sam Kroonenburg, have joined forces to conceive ‘Cuttable’, a new tech platform which empowers businesses to p

    Sunday Gravy co-founder Jack White launches new advertising tech platform Cuttable

    CampaignBrief - June' 24

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  • Sapia.ai founder and CEO Barb Hyman

    Sapia.ai opens its machine learning models with strategic API program

    Startup Daily - Jun' 24

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  • Expert360 CEO Bridget Loudon says demand for optimisation experts has grown.

    Cost-cutting advisers the bright spot in professional services

    AFR - May'24

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  • Shane Hodgkins, CEO and co-founder of Melbourne-based construction start-up Matrak, has opened a China office.

    Aussie tech pushes into China, Taiwan despite geopolitical risks

    AFR - Apr' 24

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  • Sapia.ai reveals chat-based job interviews preferred by women and minorities

    Startup Daily - Apr' 24

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  • Sapia.ai founder and CEO Barb Hyman

    Job interview analysis platform Sapia launches generative AI chatbot to explain its hiring decisions

    Startup Daily - Mar' 24

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  • Adam-Jacobs-Chaz-Heitner_Hatch

    Sydney-based Hatch raises $7 million for its AI-powered jobs marketplace

    Smart Company - Feb ‘24

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  • Adam Jacobs & Chaz Heitner Hatch

    Gen Z jobs marketplace Hatch banks $7 million Seed round

    Startup Daily - Feb ‘24

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  • Hatch & Rampersand VC Funding

    ‘Seek for Gen Z’ start-up raises $7m

    Sydney Morning Herald - Feb ‘24

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  • Zac & Numa from JigSpace

    The Aussies hoping to make a fortune from Apple’s Vision Pro

    The Australian Financial Review - Feb ‘24

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  • Mentorloop cofounders, Heidi Holmes and Lucy Lloyd

    Why these founder prefer a ‘thriving middle’ to chasing VC funding for fast growth

    Startup Daily - Dec' 23

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  • Barb Hyman, CEO at Sapia.ai.

    How AI can challenge the 'gut feel' VCs use to make investments

    Capital Brief - Dec' 23

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  • AstraZeneca's first AI-monitored tree-planting programme

    Sustainability Magazine - Dec' 23

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  • Skretting Australia's Amber Zheng and Rhys Hauler with the Goterra product

    Food waste startup Goterra is getting into the aquaculture food supply business

    Startup Daily - May' 24

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  • Orkestra Founders

    Re-Seeded: Tidal backs renewables startup Orkestra again in new $2 million raise

    Startup Daily - Oct ‘23

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  • A start-up which can estimate when investors will see a return on renewable energy projects and a platform which can measure a person’s mental health using smartwatches have raised new capital.

    Energy, mental health start-ups raise $3.75m

    The Australian - Oct' 23

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  • Goterra’s Justin Frank and Matthew Woloszuk with award presenter Danielle Gibson from Zembl.

    FLYING HIGH: Food waste management innovator Goterra wins Best Sustainability Startup

    Startup Daily - Sep' 23

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  • Olympia Yarger says Goterra’s larvae are housed in shipping container-sized units dubbed “maggot robots”, and can devour vast amounts of food waste.

    This start-up’s ‘maggot robot’ will tackle Woolies’ food waste

    AFR - Aug' 23

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  • Mortgage rate fintech Sherlok raises $3.4 million

    Startup Daily - Jul ‘23

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  • Breaking into the US technology market is tough, but Barb Hyman reckons she’s up to the task.

    Meet the woman leading Australia’s AI industry into the US

    AFR - Jun' 23

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  • Zac from JigSpace

    Augmented reality start-up Jigspace nets $5.2m

    The Australian - Apr ‘23

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  • JigSpace receives $13M Venture Capital Funding Australia

    Is this the next Canva? JigSpace lands $13m raise as Apple Vision Pro arrives in Australia

    Forbes - Jul ‘24

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  • Brandcrush cofounders Matthew Hurle and Teresa April

    Rampersand, Startmate score exit as US media co snaps up marketing startup Brandcrush

    Startup Daily - Mar ‘23

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  • Dr Marcus Doherty co-founder and Chief Science Officer at Quantum Brilliance says its time for quantum computing must prove its value.

    Start-up that makes room-temp quantum computers banks $26m

    AFR - Feb' 23

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  • The Orkestra Team

    Clean energy software startup Orkestra charges up on $1.1 million Seed raise

    Startup Daily - Nov' 22

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  • Victor Zheng, CEO and co-founder of mx51 says it was relatively simple to close a large funding round, as the lead investor approached them.

    Mastercard and Westpac-backed start-up bucks market with $32.5m raise

    AFR - Jul' 22

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  • Workstations in empty office

    What Business Leaders Should Know About Their Deskless Workers

    Forbes - Jul' 22

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  • Earthbanc CEO Tom Duncan

    This Climate Fintech Startup Is Paving The Way For Mass Market Adoption Of Land Regeneration

    Forbes - Apr' 22

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  • Earthbanc is a carbon and finance Web3 and Refi platform with offices in Europe and the USA.

    Carbon and Finance Platform Earthbanc Raises $1.5 Million Pre Seed Round

    GlobalNewswire - Apr' 22

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  • Jason-Atkins-L-and-Kim-Hansen-R.

    Sweet relief for Gold-coast startup Cake Equity as it raises $3m in seed funding

    Business News Australia - Mar ‘22

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  • Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) (L) and Los Angeles Rams Quarterback Matthew Stafford (9).

    Super Bowl predicted to have the hugest audience yet — and record bets, too

    CNBC - Feb' 22

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  • Cake co-founders Jason Atkins and Kim Hansen

    Startup stakeholder management platform Cake Equity raises $3 million seed round

    Startup Daily - Mar ‘22

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  • Muso co-founders Alan-Jin, Brandon Crimmins and Jeremiah Siemianow

    Rampersand-backed entertainment booking platform Muso rebrands as Surreal ahead of Series A

    Startup Daily - Sep ‘23

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  • Banks face big risks if they don’t move fast, says mx51 chief executive Victor Zheng.

    Big tech eyes small business market in Australia

    AFR - Jan' 22

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  • Muso co-founders Brandon Crimmins, Jeremiah Siemianow and Alan Jin.

    Live entertainment startup Muso turns the dial up to 11 with $2 million seed+ round

    Startup Daily - Oct' 21

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  • Cannon-Brookes backed Spaceship hits $1b in funds under management

    Sydney Morning Herald - Jul' 21

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  • Skedulo’s Matt Fairhurst has just raised $100 million from Softbank.

    Brisbane start-up banks $100m, after running race to vaccinate America

    AFR - Jul'21

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  • Zac & Numa from Jigspace

    JigSpace scores $6m from Rampersand, Investible

    Australian Financial Review - Jul ‘21

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  • Mass Dynamics co-founders Dr Andrew Webb, Dr Giuseppe Infusini, Aaron Triantafyllidis and Paula Burton.

    The startup funding round: Athena’s record-breaking raise, $1.5 million for biotech, and Turnbull backs forensics startup

    Smart Company - May' 21

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  • Matrak co-founders Brett and Shane Hodgkins

    ‘Huge opportunity’ in construction tech: Aconex co-founder backs Matrak

    Sydney Morning Herald - Jan' 21

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  • Andrew Moore says about the early super withdrawals: "Most people are doing it out of serious need, and Australia should count itself lucky we have this savings pool."

    Cannon-Brookes leads $10m raising for Spaceship amid super crunch

    AFR - Aug' 20

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  • PredictiveHire co-founder and chief executive Barb Hyman.

    Hiring surge helps HR tech capital raising over the line despite virus

    AFR - Apr' 20

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  • Brandcrush co-founder and chief executive officer Teresa Aprile.

    I was once told ‘you’re not a typical founder’ — but there’s nothing typical about startupland

    SmartCompany - Feb'20

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  • Muso founders Alan Jin, Brandon Crimmins and Jeremiah Siemianow.

    Money talks: Live music marketplace Muso lands $1.5 million, including from company that first backed AC/DC

    SmartCompany - Oct' 19

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  • Bridget Loudon has raised more capital for Expert360 and is looking for the right time to go public

    Expert360 secures $12m, sets itself for future IPO

    AFR - Feb' 20

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  • Brandcrush co-founders Matthew Hurle and Teresa Aprile.

    “Completely scary and absolutely empowering”: One-year-old startup Brandcrush bags $1 million

    SmartCompany - Sep' 19

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  • AmazingCo Founders Nick Brozovic, Silvia Hope and Jeremy Cox.

    A $1 trillion opportunity: AmazingCo bags $5 million to capitalise on experience-based spending trend

    SmartCompany - Sep' 19

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  • AmazingCo co-founders Silvia Hope, Nick Brozovic and Jeremy Cox have raised another $5.1 million.

    AmazingCo attracts cash after wowing US

    AFR - Sep '19

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  • PredictHQ Raises $10 Million, Unlocking Data Intelligence to Power The Future of Predictive Commerce

    GlobalNewswire - Nov'18

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  • Shane (left) and Brett Hodgkins, co-founders of material tracking app Matrak.

    The $3m bet on the next construction tech unicorn

    AFR - Jul' 19

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  • Skedulo Raises $28M Series B Led By Microsoft’s M12 Venture Arm

    Crunchbase - Mar' 19

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  • Melbourne startup Mentorloop gears up for UK expansion

    Startup Daily - Feb' 19

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  • CEO and founder Olympia Yarger

    Food waste climate tech startup Goterrra lands in Queensland

    Startup Daily - Nov' 23

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  • Expert360, run by Bridget Loudon, has just ruled off a convertible raising.

    Big names in freelancer marketplace Expert360's raising

    AFR - Feb' 19

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The latest Rampersand VC news

  • ‘Land of dreams’: The Australian high-flyers on edge as Trump and Harris duke it out

    The Sydney Morning Herald - Sep' 24

  • Rampersand venture partner Rod Hamilton and co-founder Paul Naphtali.

    Venture capital fund Rampersand ramps up hunt for next Aussie unicorn

    The Age - Sep' 24

  • Rampersand venture partner Rod Hamilton and co-founder Paul Naphtali.

    Culture Amp co-founder Rod Hamilton joins Rampersand

    Capital Brief - Sep' 24

  • Paul Naphtali is the co-founder of venture capital firm, Rampersand.

    Opinion: Proposed M&A shake-up threatens more than monopolies

    SmartCompany - Aug' 24

  • Will new merger rules lead to an 'oligopolies outbreak'?

    ABC - Jul' 24

  • Opinion: AI rockets are taking off, but can they land?

    Smart Company - Jul' 24

  • Featuring, Andrew Poesaste, partner at Rampersand

    Glimmers of hope for startups with capital raises in 2024 up 30%

    Smart Company - Jun ‘24

  • Rampersand partner Paul Naphtali says the startup ecosystem is already being affected by the proposed changes. Supplied.

    Unrealised Gains

    Capital Brief - May' 24

  • Taryn Pieterse - Partner at Rampersand

    Rampersand appoints two new partners ahead of 'golden decade' for VC

    Capital Brief - Apr ‘24

  • Paul and Helen from Rampersand Venture Capital Firm Australia

    Tech unicorns vanish as start-up funding plummets, but investors hopeful

    Sydney Morning Herald - Feb ‘24

  • ABR Article

    Million-dollar slideshow: Investors reveal the best pitch decks they’ve seen and why they grabbed attention

    The Australian Business Review - May ‘23

  • Rampersand, run by Paul Naphtali, last year secured more than $40 million for its next fund including from the billionaire Smorgon family and has been deploying the money.

    The fog of fear lifting as venture capital splashes $810m in three months

    AFR - Jul'23

  • EVP's Justin Lipman, Rampersand's Taryn Pieterse, Startup Daily editor Simon Thomsen, and Square Peg's James Tynan

    Startup Daily TV: VC investors from Square Peg, Rampersand, Giant Leap & EVP share their insights on the state of Australian startup funding

    Startup Daily - Feb '23

  • Rampersand cofounder Paul Naphtali talks to the crowd

    Rampersand’s Paul Naphtali reviews 2022 and what lies ahead

    Startup Daily - Jan ‘23

  • Cleo Westhorpe from Pivot, Rachel Yang from Giant Leap, Paul Naphtali from Rampersand, Jay Sutaria from Hike and Taryn Pieterse from Rampersand following the Open Office Hours event.

    'We've got a lot of work to do': Venture capital makes diversity push

    Sydney Morning Herald - Dec ‘20

  • Hugh Williams has led engineering at some of the world's most successful tech companies and is now back home in Australia looking for the next generation of start-up stars.

    The Aussie who led Google Maps returns to help local start-ups

    AFR - June' 19

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    Rampersand Launches A $6M Fund For Australian Startups

    Techcrunch - Sep ‘13