Led · Seed · Jul 2024

ReciMe is a recipe‑management app built to help home cooks centralise, organise and share recipes, and to shop for ingredients. Its standout feature is a smart importer that aggregates recipes from Instagram videos, blogs or handwritten sources within seconds. The app launched in late 2021 and the founding team — sisters Christine and Ivy Nguyen and Will Kent — recently relocated to New York City to pursue US growth. ReciMe says it has been embraced by more than 500,000 home cooks across America and has imported over 100,000 unique recipes. Over the past six months user retention has tripled, and after introducing a subscription model the company reports a 20x increase in subscribers and revenue. Investors and its leadership describe further US expansion and broader global growth as the near‑term path ahead. ReciMe is a free mobile app that enables anyone to share and discover recipes from their family, friends and global community. The product targets two groups: less-experienced cooks looking for meal ideas and recipe creators who can publish and eventually monetise premium content. The app launched in November last year after the founders began the project during Melbourne’s pandemic lockdowns. Founders Christine and Ivy Nguyen and Will Kent quit their full-time jobs earlier this year to focus on ReciMe full time. The company has grown to more than 15,000 users and reported 50% month-on-month growth. ReciMe plans to personalise recipe discovery and introduce creator monetisation features to let cooks sell premium content directly to fans.

Participated · Seed · Mar 2023

Daisy Lab develops dairy-identical proteins via precision fermentation, focusing on microbial whey protein and ongoing research into caseins. The company says its technology can produce high-quality, cow-free dairy that reduces greenhouse gas emissions, land use, and water use. It plans to scale up production of its microbial whey protein using proceeds from the recent seed round. Daisy Lab positions itself alongside category players such as Perfect Day and Remilk. The founding team is all-female and includes co-founders Irina Miller (CEO), Emily McIsaac (Operations Manager), and Dr. Nikki Freed (Chief Science Officer). The company recently appointed Leon Clement, an industry veteran, as board chair to provide strategic guidance. The team emphasizes collaboration with the food industry to accelerate commercialization and transformation of the food system.

Participated · Series A · Oct 2021

Easy Crypto is a New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2018 by siblings Janine and Alan Grainger. The platform facilitates trading in more than 150 different cryptocurrencies. To date the company has recorded US$750 million in sales. It currently operates in South Africa, Australia, the Philippines, and Brazil. Easy Crypto plans to use new capital to expand into additional markets, notably Indonesia and Southeast Asia. The company’s core product is its crypto trading platform serving retail customers across its operating markets.