Participated · Seed · Aug 2026

Enrola develops AI-powered sales agents designed to engage and convert customers in high-consideration B2C sales. Founded in 2023 and led by co-founders Jo Thomas (CEO) and Yvette Quinby (CTO), the company pivoted in 2025 from an education comparison platform to specialized sales technology. Its platform aims to address lead leakage for businesses selling high-value consumer services. Enrola raised $2.1 million in a Seed round to scale its agents, expand into additional industries, and adapt its technology to changing consumer purchase behaviors. Articles do not disclose revenue, user metrics, or prior round amounts.

Participated · Seed · Dec 2025

Cor builds Obi, an AI coach that appears over video, reads the user’s screen in real time, and walks them step-by-step through complex product workflows. The technology combines generative video with contextual understanding so it can sustain long conversations and adapt instructions on the fly. Early customers include Sophiie AI and Canibuild, whose end-users span SMEs and construction firms. Founders Mantas Aleksiejevas, formerly at Google, and Luke Hodkinson, former CTO of Uptick, launched the company in Melbourne to tackle sluggish software activation and retention rates. With its first institutional capital now secured, Cor will invest in further product development and expand Obi’s capabilities across the full customer lifecycle. No revenue or user figures were disclosed, but investors cite “faster activation, stronger retention, and clearer ROI” as early proof points.

Participated · Equity · Nov 2025

Founded in 2018 by former school-sector software engineer Daniel Dawson, Paperly provides configurable software modules that handle excursion management, digital forms, parent-teacher interview scheduling, calendar management, and other administrative tasks for primary and secondary schools. The platform integrates with existing student information and learning management systems, giving schools real-time oversight of risk and compliance while replacing fragmented third-party tools. Paperly operates on a subscription SaaS model that lets schools buy only the modules they need, a flexibility that has attracted both small schools and large multi-campus organisations. Since its 2023 seed round, the company reports a 4,600% increase in annual recurring revenue and now has more than 250 schools contracted for 2026. Roughly 60% of its earnings are reinvested into product improvements, and the business has grown to a team of about 30 with offices in Melbourne, Brisbane, and the UK. International expansion is underway, with initial customers in Thailand and the UK and significant inbound interest from Asia and further UK institutions. Co-founders Dawson and COO Jak Tidman are both finalists in the 2025 Australian Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, underscoring industry recognition of the company’s rapid growth.

Led · Seed · Dec 2024

TALY is a Melbourne-based personality profiling platform that applies behavioral data and artificial intelligence to provide real-time, actionable insights for managers and recruiters. The platform is used to center personality data in recruitment and team decision-making and has processed over 4,000 profiles through early adopters including Motorola and Maurice Blackburn. The company plans to enhance its AI capabilities and expand its infrastructure with proceeds from the recent funding. TALY intends to grow its presence across the ANZ region and into Canada. It also plans to launch new features in 2025 to broaden its product offering.

Led · Seed · Aug 2024

WhyHive provides an AI-driven platform for survey data analysis, customer feedback, and product reviews. The product lets users compare responses from multiple questions on the same chart, analyze open-ended text responses, and process thousands of rows of data in minutes. Those capabilities enable researchers and product teams to extract meaningful insights efficiently. WhyHive was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. In August 2024 the company raised $600K in a pre-seed round led by Skalata Ventures with participation from Culture Amp’s Jon Williams, Linktree’s Alex Zaccaria, and Up Bank’s Dom Pym. The company lists its website as https://www.whyhive.com/.