ROC Fund
Level 4, 11 Young Street, Sydney, New South Wales, 2000, Australia
Overview
Roc Partners is a alternative investment manager specialising in private equity in the Asia Pacific region. Roc Partners was established as an independent, alternative investment management firm following the management buy-out of the Macquarie Group’s private markets business unit by its senior executives in June 2014. The Roc Partners business has been in continuous operation since 1996 with over 25 staff located across Sydney, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Roc Partners has one of the largest and most experienced alternative investment teams in the Asia Pacific region.
- Total investments
- 2
- Lead investments
- 1
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 3
Sector focus
- Financial Services
Investment portfolio
- Viridios Capital
Led · Series B · Nov 2022
Viridios Capital is a Sydney-based sustainable finance and technology company that originates carbon credits, operates capital markets and asset management for the voluntary carbon market, and provides a SaaS pricing, valuation and project data platform. The firm was founded by Eddie Listorti, Geoff Clear and Marcelo Labre and has financed a suite of nature-based carbon projects globally, including equity investments in companies such as Carbon Wave. Viridios also partners with S&P Global Commodity Insights to deliver the Platts Viridios CARBEX, which provides indices reflecting the value of different types of voluntary carbon credits. In October 2022 the company raised AUS$55M in a Series B funding round. It intends to use the proceeds to invest in strategic growth initiatives, including more innovative carbon credit projects and the continued global rollout of its SaaS platform. The company now employs 50 staff across Australia, Europe, the U.K. and the U.S.
- PreShow
Participated · Seed · Apr 2021
PreShow Interactive builds an app that lets users connect their in-game accounts, watch ad packages, and receive purchased virtual currency transferred directly to their accounts. The product targets PCs, consoles and virtual-reality games and aims to support roughly 20,000 games at launch. Users must download a separate PreShow app to watch ads and claim rewards rather than integrating ads into individual games. The company uses technology to detect when viewers are actually looking at their screens and will pause ads if the viewer looks away, a feature some critics call invasive while early users reportedly embraced it. PreShow shifted focus from theatrical movie ticket offers to gaming due to pandemic-related changes in moviegoing, but plans to eventually offer both movie and gaming deals under one roof. The startup is led by MoviePass founding CEO Stacy Spikes and recently closed financing to support the product rollout.