Participated · Seed · Feb 2026

Adora offers a product analytics and journey-mapping solution that automatically records every screen, interaction, and user path inside a digital product. Its software produces live, visual maps enriched with analytics and AI-driven usability insights, enabling product teams to diagnose friction points and optimize user experience. Founded by Omar Salem and Nathan Scully and headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, the company positions itself as a tool for building world-class product experiences that users love. Adora is currently in private beta and plans to broaden availability in conjunction with accelerated product development. The newly raised capital will be directed toward scaling engineering resources and launching the platform more widely. No revenue, user, or other operating metrics have been publicly disclosed to date.

Participated · Seed · Nov 2025

Teacher's Buddy provides educators with automated tools that generate customised lesson plans, student assessments and report-writing drafts, aiming to cut workload and reduce burnout. Founded by Auckland advertising veteran Matt Abraham and Melbourne-based Ben Sze, the service is offered as a free basic product with a Pro tier priced at $155 per year and bespoke packages for schools. In its first 18 months, the platform has attracted 12,000 teachers across 130 countries, demonstrating early global traction. The startup currently employs 10 staff out of Melbourne and is finalising an upgraded version of its platform that the founders say will significantly extend functionality for teachers, schools and students. Although still in a very early commercial phase, the company recently secured new funding at a $12.7 million valuation, underscoring investor confidence. Teacher's Buddy differentiates itself from generic AI tools like ChatGPT by offering domain-specific, pre-tested prompts and templates tailored to educational tasks. Management emphasises that the forthcoming product enhancements will “amplify” the existing feature set and drive broader adoption.

Participated · Seed · Sep 2025

Marloo develops AI tools that enable financial advisers to automate note-taking, document creation, and client communication. Its features include customised meeting templates for summaries in a specified format and tone, an "ask Marloo" capability across stored information, and team collaboration with secure sharing and contextual notes to create holistic client records. The product is built to meet enterprise-grade security standards, including SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR compliance. Marloo serves wealth, planning, insurance and mortgage firms globally. The company is based in London, UK and Auckland, New Zealand and was founded by Shakeel Lala, Hardy Michel, and Ben Robertson. It raised $2.7m in pre-seed funding and intends to use the proceeds to expand operations and develop new features. Tech In Asia is a Singapore-based media and events startup that covers tech and startup news across Asia. It operates a news site and also runs events, hiring and data businesses. Founded in 2009, the company entered Y Combinator via its TechList database in 2015. CEO Willis Wee said the company will continue to serve and build Asia’s tech ecosystem and improve its products. Tech In Asia has raised $6.6 million in fresh funding; its prior disclosed round was a $4 million Series C in June 2015, with earlier funding undisclosed. The article describes it as one of the best-capitalized new media companies focused on Southeast Asia, China and beyond. Tech In Asia, founded in 2011 and based in Singapore, operates a news site and editorial blog aimed at serving and building Asia's tech ecosystem. It has expanded beyond journalism into paid products, including a Techlist analytics service. The site was redesigned into a community hub that lets users vote on stories and contribute posts. The company says it has about 70 staff and reported audience growth, claiming it doubled readership to one million per month and later confirming 2.4 million views across its English and Indonesian sites. Tech In Asia was incubated at Y Combinator and says it was profitable in the past from events and ad revenue. Management plans a "whole lot of exciting changes and new features planned for the community over the next 12 months," suggesting further paid offerings to boost revenue and engagement.

Participated · Seed · Dec 2024

Freckle is a San Francisco-based data enrichment and research platform designed for non-technical users. Led by Nathan Merzvinskis, the company came out of stealth alongside its funding announcement. Its product aims to make it easy to build and enrich data for targeted outreach without requiring AI or RevOps expertise. Since releasing its beta four weeks ago, Freckle has had over 230 customers sign up. The company has announced an integration with Ocean.io to build lookalike lead lists from LinkedIn URLs. Freckle raised US$1.9M in Pre-Seed funding and plans to use the proceeds to accelerate its go-to-market motion and third-party integrations.

Participated · Equity · Apr 2023

Modo builds a digital card-deck app that applies evidence-based cognitive techniques to help users capture and process thoughts, practice inhibitory control, complete tasks, and reduce mental clutter. Core features include cognitive offloading, targeted prompts, self-reflection, abstraction laddering, inhibitory-control nudges, and task-completion prompts designed to improve focus and clarity. Modo’s research highlights demand among people who identify as overachievers or neurodivergent and emphasises tailoring the product to those groups’ needs. The company plans to launch an individual subscription product in early 2024 and will open a select early-access group by the end of the year; it expects employer demand to follow. Modo has raised $800,000 to fund the launch and pre-product growth. The founding team includes former leaders from Culture Amp and Linktree and a chief science officer from Deakin University, and the company is based in Naarm (Melbourne, Australia).