• Tiliter

  Participated · Equity · Oct 2020

  Tiliter provides AI computer-vision systems that automatically identify retail items without the need for barcodes, packaging, or price stickers. Its camera and software platform is focused on the supermarket vertical and uses AI to pre-select items and remove manual entry at self-checkout. The company says its technology makes it easier for shoppers to manage self-checkout and reduces the need for manual item entry. Tiliter plans to use the funding to accelerate expansion across Europe and the U.S., targeting many supermarket customers. Early adopters include Woolworths in Australia with over 20 live stores, Countdown in New Zealand, and several U.S. retail chains such as New York City's Westside Market. Founded in 2017 by Marcel Herz, Martin Karafilis, and Chris Sampson, Tiliter recently secured backing to support its international growth.

• iluminr

  Participated · Seed · Sep 2020

  Founded in 2019 as Catalyst Technologies by Joshua Shields and Marcus Vaughan, iluminr offers a cloud-based SaaS platform for resilience professionals that combines gamified microsimulations, global threat monitoring, lightning-fast emergency notifications, and collaborative crisis event rooms. The product is designed to reignite engagement, streamline preparedness, and empower teams to respond to mission-critical threats. iluminr reports more than 50 local customers, including Ramsay HealthCare, GPT, and the University of Sydney, and has secured a major US financial services customer as a beachhead into the US market. The company plans to use its recent funding to expand into the US, double its team, broaden product offerings, and develop new distribution and sales channels. CEO Joshua Shields highlighted strategic alignment with QBE Ventures and access to an extensive customer and partner network as a critical factor in the raise. iluminr offers a suite of cloud-based tools that help businesses identify, contextualize and respond to critical events by monitoring third-party information such as weather warnings, social media sentiment, cybersecurity breaches and physical security incidents. The platform is designed to accelerate awareness, clarify impacts, enable stakeholder communication and streamline organizational response. The company reports more than 100 customers, including GPT Group, Vicinity Centers, Cbus Super, NTT and the University of Sydney. Founded by Joshua Shields and launched in October 2019 (previously operating as Catalyst Technologies), iluminr builds on Shields' prior exit of the RiskLogic consultancy. The startup plans to leverage AI and machine learning for automation, predictive modelling and tailored insights. It recently raised $1.8 million in seed funding to support further product development and expand its local and global footprint.

• JigSpace

  Participated · Seed · Aug 2020

  JigSpace is a Melbourne augmented reality startup known for its demo app, which has been pre-installed on Apple Vision Pro and iPads worldwide. The company has been featured in four Apple keynotes, including the Vision Pro announcement and its launch. JigSpace secured $13 million in funding led by Breakthrough Victoria. The round also included participation from Aura Ventures, Anorak Ventures, follow-on investments from Rampersand, Investible and Vulpes Ventures, and angel investor Hugh Bickerstaff. This funding follows a $6 million Series A in 2021 and coincided with the Apple Vision Pro release in Australia. JigSpace provides a platform for individuals, professionals and teams to create interactive 3D presentations (“Jigs”) in minutes—positioned like Canva or PowerPoint for 3D. The product is used for product visualization, design, marketing, training and sales, and can deliver AR to any device without an app download. The company reports more than 5 million downloads/users and a 4.8-star rating, with Fortune 500 customers including PepsiCo and Panasonic. Over the past year JigSpace doubled its monthly active B2B users and more than 300,000 Jigs have been created across 83 countries. A recent partnership with the Alfa Romeo F1 team expanded from fan engagement into a sales asset that has helped close multi-million-dollar deals. With an AU$5.2m raise, the team plans global expansion and to ramp up its commercial organization following recent product development leaps. JigSpace enables anyone to build and view interactive 3D AR presentations called Jigs for education, repair guides, and product demonstrations. Launched in 2017, the app has grown to over 4 million users and holds a 4.8 average rating on the App Store. The company offers a free consumer app plus a paid Jig Pro platform for commercial customers; individual Jig Pro subscriptions are $49 per month while enterprise pricing is not listed. Jig Pro adoption has grown 40% month-over-month since its mid-2020 launch, with average users logging in at least once per day and enterprise customers including Verizon, Volkswagen, and Medtronic. JigSpace has been featured in Apple’s iPhone 12 keynote for lidar use and partnered with Snapchat on a Lens that surfaces 3D Jigs; the team aims to work with manufacturers to convert CAD files into instructional Jigs. The company emphasizes maintaining a free version to keep knowledge accessible while monetizing through its Pro offering. JigSpace is a platform for creating and sharing interactive 3D presentations. The company counts Apple, Medtronic and Hino Trucks USA among its users. It was founded about four years ago and is based in Melbourne. Usage of the platform has surged, with COVID-19 driving a 900% uptick in use. JigSpace raised US$1.4 million (A$1.96 million) in seed funding. Head of product Sam Granleese says the company makes software that enables anyone to share knowledge in 3D and that the technology is designed to be easy and accessible.

• loop+

  Participated · Seed · Jan 2020

  loop+ develops a digital therapeutic device platform centered on a wheelchair sensor mat that continuously measures pressure, position, humidity and general activity to monitor wheelchair‑bound patients. The system alerts healthcare professionals to risks such as pressure wounds, enabling early intervention, promoting healthy wheelchair habits and aiming to reduce related costs and complications like scoliosis and respiratory issues. loop+ positions its product for at‑home continuous monitoring of patients with chronic conditions and to give patients and caregivers visibility into daily behaviors that affect health outcomes. The company is based in New South Wales, Australia, and describes itself as an early‑stage device manufacturer. loop+ plans to scale its enterprise and pursue global market introduction with support from its new lead investor. The company completed an oversubscribed seed round that provides initial funding to advance product delivery to wheelchair users.

No current team members are available.