Exto Partners
Family officeSeed–Late Stage · 1 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Exto Partners is an alternative funds manager giving high-net-worth clients access to opportunities beyond traditional networks, with a focus on strong risk-adjusted returns.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
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What they invest in
from 16 of 23 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×7Developer Tools ×4Gaming ×4Media & Entertainment ×4SaaS ×4Consumer ×3Crypto & Web3 ×3Enterprise Software ×3
HQs:Australia×5France×1Sweden×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 8 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×23 founders×1
Investments · 23 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12022 · 12 dated
NextEd operates eight private tertiary education businesses and a global student recruitment agency, delivering English language, vocational, and higher education programs to over 25,000 domestic and international students each year.
EdTech
William Deane(Non-Executive Director; founder of Exto Partners)Rob Arthur(Chief Executive Officer)in
Airtasker is a community marketplace platform connecting people who need tasks completed with independent workers available to perform those tasks.
MarketplacesAustralia, AU
Co-investorsBlack Sheep CapitalChannel 4 VenturesFull Circle Venture CapitalSapien Ventures / Sapien GroupiHeartMedia
Big Time is an action RPG set in a time-travel universe where players fight through colliding eras alongside characters from Evermore Academy.
Crypto & Web3Gaming
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupDigital Finance GroupIOSG VenturesNIVSignum Capital
Dayman Apartments provides furnished student accommodation in Australia with weekly or longer-term rental options, including utilities and Wi-Fi.
ConsumerPropTechTravel & HospitalitySydney, AU
Figaro provides audio intelligence APIs for developers, offering modules for music search by reference audio or natural language, similarity-based track grouping, automatic genre/vocal/language tagging, and artist soundalike/deepfake detection.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsMedia & Entertainment
Hey You is Australia's order-ahead platform that allows customers to order and pay at cafes and quick-service restaurants through its mobile app, connecting over 1.2 million users with venues across the country.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerFoodTechMarketplacesSaaSSydney, AU
Co-investorsReinventure Group
Immutable provides a full-stack product suite for building and scaling games, offering infrastructure and player-engagement tools along with digital ownership features.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsGamingMarketing Tech
James Ferguson(Founder)inRobbie Ferguson(Founder)in
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesAndromeda CapitalArca FundsArrington CapitalB CapitalBacked+15 more
Mavia is a Web3 mobile strategy game where players build and defend a base, train infantry, vehicle and air units, and battle rival players to loot resources.
Crypto & Web3Gaming
Co-investorsBitkraft Esports VenturesGenblock CapitalMagnus CapitalSublime VenturesTriblockAlameda Research+8 more
MSquared provides a platform that enables companies to build and operate virtual worlds and metaverse experiences with customizable user management, in-world economies, and avatar systems.
Creator EconomyDeveloper ToolsGamingMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.
Optalert is a medtech company that detects drowsiness and cognitive impairment using its proprietary Johns Drowsiness Scale algorithm based on eyelid movement measurement.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareHealthtechIoTMedical DevicesSaaS
Dr. Murray Johns(Founder)
Pacemaker is a DJ app for iPhone and iPad that lets users mix and mash tracks from a library of millions of songs, with an AI DJ feature that suggests matching tracks and transitions.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocialStockholm, SE
Daniel WallnerinOlof BerglöfinOmar Nasser
Co-investors500 GlobalFirestartrTechstars
Sensear designs and manufactures digital communication headsets for workers in high-noise industrial environments, aimed at protecting hearing and enabling clear communication.
Advanced ManufacturingHardware
TRIBE operates an app-based platform connecting brands with micro-influencers and content creators, allowing brands to run campaigns across many creators at once rather than a single celebrity endorsement.
AdTechCreator EconomyMarketing TechSaaS
Jules Lund(Founder)in
Co-investorsCardinia VenturesClinton Capital PartnersIndie
Tuned Global provides B2B music streaming technology for enterprises and startups, offering cloud-based backend infrastructure, catalog ingestion, APIs, curation, and AI-driven metadata tagging to help clients launch and operate music, audio, and video streaming services.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsArtesian
Zetaris develops a decentralized data analytics platform that enables organizations to perform analytics and AI operations without migrating their data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Vinay Samuel(Co-founder & CEO)inMichael Cimino(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsIn-Q-TelVulpes VenturesReinventure Group
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
HelicoNextEdOndekOplatertRealestateTalltreesainslieWhitesky Labs
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Capgemini · theaiinsider.tech · Sep 9, 2026
Tribe · kalkinemedia.com · Aug 17, 2026
Zetaris · bitscale.ai · Feb 18, 2026
Airtasker · startupdaily.net · Nov 17, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Exto Partners made?
- Exto Partners has 23 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Exto Partners invest at?
- Exto Partners invests at the Seed, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- Who does Exto Partners co-invest with?
- Exto Partners most often shares deals with Bitkraft Esports Ventures, Reinventure Group, AirTree Ventures, among 40 tracked co-investors.
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