Led · Equity · Dec 2017

Integrated Portfolio Solutions offers a platform focused on helping investors keep control of self-managed super and broader investments. Its product roadmap centers on an integrated customer relationship management system combined with SMSF reporting and investment tooling. The company says the platform will centralize SMSF administration and investor reporting. IPS has raised capital to accelerate product development and growth. The article reports a $3 million raise to support continued development of the integrated CRM, SMSF reporting and investment platform. IPS aims to reach $5 billion in funds under administration within the next five years.

Led · Equity · Sep 2017

Gamurs is a Sydney-based gaming, esports, and entertainment media network led by CEO Riad Chikhani. Its portfolio of 16 digital publications includes Dot Esports, Gamepur, Pro Game Guides, TouchTapPlay, We Got This Covered, and The Mary Sue. The company reaches 55 million monthly active users across its sites. Founded in 2014, Gamurs produces news, journalism, guides, and entertainment content across gaming and pop-culture verticals. It raised $12M in Series A funding. Gamurs intends to use the funds to accelerate its growth strategy and expand into adjacent markets. Gamurs operates Dot Esports, an online publication and community offering breaking news, in-depth coverage of esports personalities and events, and an esports database of rankings and stats for major games. The company also runs DoubleXP, a newer platform focused on player improvement and video guides. Gamurs intends to use new capital for further development of Dot Esports, strategic acquisitions, advanced AI development to improve players' skills, and production of player improvement video content on DoubleXP. The company raised $2.2M USD ($3M AUD) in the reported financing and has $5.7M USD ($7.5M AUD) in total funding to date. Gamurs is led by CEO and founder Riad Chikhani and is based in Sydney, Australia. The product mix centers on media, community, and player training tools within competitive gaming. GAMURS is an Australian eSports media company that began by pitching itself as a Facebook for competitive and social gamers. It produces coverage of competitive gaming and related content and is planning to expand its games coverage. The company says it will invest in new forms of storytelling as part of its growth plan and to support international expansion. The raise follows a strong 12 months during which GAMURS benefited from the rising popularity of eSports, which can draw thousands of spectators to live events. GAMURS has closed a $3.5 million capital raise led by Aura Funds Management to fund these initiatives.

Led · Series A · May 2017

Shippit is a logistics platform that connects retailers, carriers and consumers to manage e‑commerce deliveries and last‑mile fulfillment. The company emphasises reducing waste in e‑commerce logistics and has pursued vertical integration, including acquiring last‑mile technology platform Premonition. Shippit powered over 40 million deliveries in 2021, a roughly 300% increase on pre‑pandemic levels, and reports that Singapore and Malaysia now account for about 10% of platform bookings. Recent strategic moves include a same‑hour delivery partnership with Uber and executive hires including chairman David Gordon. Shippit aims to deliver 200 million shipments without waste by 2025. The company plans to use new capital to accelerate customer acquisition, product development and expansion across APAC. Shippit provides e-commerce fulfillment software that automates tasks across order fulfillment, including an allocation engine that finds the best carrier, package tracking and returns handling. The company integrates with online shopping carts to streamline merchant workflows and reduce carrier selection friction. Shippit currently handles five million deliveries per month in Australia for thousands of retailers, including Sephora, Target, Big W and Temple & Webster. Founded in 2014 and based in Sydney, the company has launched in Singapore (May) and Malaysia (August) and is considering expansion into the Philippines and Indonesia. Management plans to double the team by hiring 100 people, including 50 software developers, as part of its regional expansion. Shippit says its Australian operations have seen a threefold increase in delivery volumes over the past 12 months and expects its Southeast Asian business to grow 100% year-over-year for at least the next three years. Shippit is a five-year-old Sydney SaaS startup that provides an order-fulfillment and shipping platform for retailers. It began serving fashion and homeware boutiques in Surry Hills and has since expanded to major retailers including Cotton On, Accent Group, Kathmandu, Sephora, Cue, Temple & Webster and General Pants Co. The company processes more than two million deliveries a month and has seen active senders on its platform quadruple year‑on‑year, with staff headcount up 50% over the same period. Shippit recently launched a second major product, Shippit Returns. The business plans to use the new funding to upgrade technology and engineering and to ramp up sales presence across Australia and into Asia. The round was oversubscribed and more than doubles total investment in the company to over $10 million. Shippit.com is an Australian shipping management platform. The article describes it only as a shipping management platform and provides no further product detail. The company raised $1.63 million (A$2.2 million) in a Series A funding round. The round was led by venture fund Aura Group, with participation from Addventure Fund and RTL Group Investments. The article does not disclose operating metrics such as revenue or user counts. The article does not describe any future plans or use of proceeds. Shippit is a Sydney-based delivery startup that provides a cloud-based software platform allowing retailers to book, track and manage shipments. It launched a premium, GPS-enabled scheduled delivery service to an invitation-only group of boutique online retailers in February and has since added a competitive low-cost national delivery option. Early clients include fashion and designer labels such as The Academy Brand, Urban Couture and Seletti, and the company says it has signed one of Australia’s iconic electrical goods retailers (not yet announced). The team claims a data-driven approach cuts the number of missed deliveries by around half by focusing on getting packages to people rather than places. The founding team has retail experience and is led by co-founder and CEO Rob Hango-Zada with co-founder William On. Shippit will use recent funding to expand the team and support growing demand for its services.

Participated · Equity · Nov 2016

MC Payment offers a suite of payment products supporting in-store, mobile, online and digital payments across industries such as non-profit, insurance, e-commerce and financial institutions. Its product lineup includes Xaavan, a B2B web-enabled supply chain payment and e-invoicing platform with a MasterCard-certified Level 3 enhanced data processing solution in Asia; MatchCab, a customizable platform for transport providers; and ffastpay, a B2C mobile payments (mPOS) solution. The company has developed partnerships and accreditations with major payments players including First Data, Global Payments, American Express, Visa and MasterCard to process transactions across multiple channels. MC Payment has recently opened a new office in Bali with a focus on merchant acquisition in the hospitality industry. Led by founder and Group CEO Anthony Koh, the company operates across markets in Southeast Asia and Oceania. The firm aims to expand its regional footprint and enhance its technology and capabilities to support growth.