Participated · Seed · Aug 2026

Sophiie AI offers an AI-native operating platform that automates the administrative workflows of high-volume trades and service businesses, handling customer enquiries, qualification, booking, scheduling, job coordination, quotes, follow-ups and invoicing across phone and digital channels. The company evolved from an AI receptionist to a broader operating layer designed to run workflows continuously alongside owners, office teams and tradies in the field. Founders Jacob Banks, Luke Kelleher and Juan Castro built Sophiie after observing large operational inefficiencies in trades markets. Sophiie reports serving thousands of businesses across Australia, New Zealand and the U.K., and growing roughly 10–15% month-on-month. The company plans to use recent seed funding to accelerate product development, grow its team and expand its presence in existing markets before entering the U.S. later in the year. No revenue figures or prior funding rounds were disclosed in the articles.

Participated · Seed · Jun 2026

Nitrosend offers an AI-powered martech platform that enables businesses to generate email campaigns, automated workflows, and customer segments via simple text prompts rather than traditional template editors. The startup uses generative AI to write, design, and send email content for small and mid-sized businesses. Nitrosend launched recently and plans to scale its platform and operations with the proceeds of its seed round. The company was founded in 2026 by siblings Edward and George Hartley and founding team member Kam Low. Financially, Nitrosend has raised $700,000 in Seed funding led by Eastend Ventures Fund 1 with participation from Archangel Ventures and Aussie Angels. The company lists its website as https://nitrosend.com.

Participated · Seed · Jun 2024

Vertus Energy is an industrial biotechnology company based in Vienna, Austria, focused on the Waste-to-X sector. Its flagship product, BRIO, is a modular hardware retrofit that controls bacterial behaviour within anaerobic digestion plants to generate more energy and improve biomethane economics. The company intends to deploy BRIO across a range of commercial applications, from full-scale wastewater treatment plants to large-scale biogas plants. Vertus says the technology will help make biomethane more economically viable and accessible, contributing to EU renewable energy targets. The team includes co‑founders CTO Dr. Danilo Perez, Chief Engineer Freddy Gonzalez, COO Benjamin Howard, and CCO Santiago de los Reyes. The company plans to use the newly raised funds to accelerate BRIO adoption in commercial units across these applications.