Participated · Series A · Jan 2026

SPEC Toolbox is a Melbourne-based construction engineering platform founded in 2023 by structural engineers Adam Jones and Ringo Thomas. Originally launched as CLT Toolbox to serve the cross-laminated timber niche, the company rebranded after discovering similar design bottlenecks across a wider range of modern manufactured materials. Its cloud software automates complex engineering calculations, helping designers more easily specify affordable and sustainable materials in building projects. The product has attracted more than 6,000 user sign-ups and 35 product suppliers and has already expanded its footprint into Europe, the UK, and North America. CEO Adam Jones says the new capital will accelerate the product roadmap, onboard additional suppliers, and deepen technical infrastructure. To date, SPEC has raised multiple rounds, including a $1.5 million Seed round in October 2023 and a $1 million bridge round in 2024, prior to the current pre-Series A fundraise.

Led · Seed · Oct 2021

Founded in 2019 by Camille Socquet-Clerc and Bertrand Caron, Bloom operates a climate-focused mobile investment app that enables everyday Australians to invest in diversified portfolios of clean energy infrastructure and cleantech companies. The platform offers access to tangible companies and infrastructure projects across more than 50 climate solutions, and accepts minimum investments of $100. Bloom emphasizes a rigorous scientific method to avoid greenwashing and targets solutions with deep decarbonisation potential such as geothermal, wetland protection, metal recycling, and low-carbon cement. The company has attracted retail demand and reports $1.6 million in funds under management. Recent funding is earmarked for a business development hire and operational development to support growth. Bloom Impact Investing, founded in 2019, is a climate fintech building a retail mobile investing app that democratises impact investing by allowing Australians to invest from $500 into portfolios of renewable energy projects and cleantech companies. The app is beta testing on Android and Apple stores and was scheduled for public launch later in 2021. Bloom plans to set up a managed climate impact fund, grow its local team (aiming to double headcount), and provide a community and sustainable finance education alongside investment access. The platform sources climate solutions using decarbonisation models developed by ClimateWorks and Project Drawdown and targets investments such as solar farms, EVs, energy efficiency, regenerative agriculture and clean water. The business reports more than $3.5 million pledged on its waitlist, and it emphasises direct investor feedback on returns and carbon impact.

Participated · Seed · Jul 2019

Ohmie is an Australian startup that has launched what it calls the country’s first residential electric car-sharing service. The company, formerly Symbiot Technology, piloted the service at EQ Towers in Melbourne in partnership with Hyundai and EV charging company Jet Charge under an initiative called "Ohmie Go". Residents can book Hyundai Kona electric SUVs via smartphone, borrow cars by the hour or day, return and charge them in their building’s underground garage, and the company plans to use renewable energy for charging within a month. Pricing has not been fixed but is expected to be around $15 per hour with no extra distance charges, which Ohmie says is cheaper than nearby rental options. Ohmie is collecting data from the EQ Towers launch to test its business model, enhance customer experience, and create value for developer clients. Longer-term plans include expanding Kona placements to other large residential buildings and experimenting with electric motorbikes, scooters, co‑working spaces, commercial buildings, and holiday resorts.