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Our Innovation Fund

Venture capital

Seed–Series B · 8 people tracked

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Investment thesis

OIF Ventures backs technology founders with deep conviction, positioning itself as a hands-on partner that works alongside companies to help them succeed. The firm emphasizes shared momentum and active support from a base of over 150 investors who are themselves founders and operators. A key part of its value proposition is connecting portfolio companies with an extensive network of top-tier US venture capital firms, having facilitated access to over $1 billion in US capital. The firm manages more than $500 million in assets and focuses on unlocking founder potential through partnership.

Invests inCleantechSector AgnosticAustralia

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series B
Instruments
Equity
AUM
$500M
Tracked investments
53
Acquisitions
3

Team · 8 people

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Jess Heffernan· Head of Distribution and Investor Relations

What they invest in

from 39 of 53 portfolio companies

SaaS ×27AI & Machine Learning ×20Enterprise Software ×17Fintech ×11Cybersecurity ×7HR Tech ×6Cloud Computing ×4Construction Tech ×4

HQs:Australia×15United States×5Brazil×1Israel×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 28 portfolio companies
57%
solo founders
16 of 28 mapped founding teams
38%
repeat founders
of 40 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×162 founders×73 founders×44+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 37 founders with education data

Deakin University ×3Monash University ×3The Australian National University ×3University of Sydney ×3University of Technology Sydney ×3Griffith University ×2RMIT University ×2Tel Aviv University ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 33 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×11Business & Management ×10Engineering ×7Finance & Accounting ×4Economics ×3Law ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 40 founders with career history

Property Exchange Australia Ltd (PEXA) ×2Telecom New Zealand ×2Tough Mudder ×2United Nations ×2Virtually Human ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×2

2 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 38 with degree data)

Investments · 53 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2024 · 12022 · 12020 · 22019 · 12018 · 12017 · 17 dated

Advanced Navigationadvancednavigation.comin

Advanced Navigation develops navigation and positioning systems using inertial, photonic, and quantum sensing technologies for autonomous systems across defense, space, climate science, and commercial applications.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechIoTRoboticsSpace Tech

Chris Shaw(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAirTree VenturesAlpha Intelligence CapitalBrick Mortar VenturesIn-Q-TelKohlberg Kravis RobertsMain Sequence Ventures+2 more

Amakaamaka.comin𝕏

Amaka is a cloud-based accounting automation platform that helps small businesses and accounting professionals streamline repetitive accounting operations.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSAustralia, AU

Co-investorsFlying Fox VenturesOIF Ventures

Apate AIapate.aiin

Apate builds conversational AI bots that engage scammers in real time across phone calls, SMS, and messaging apps to waste their time, divert them from real victims, and extract intelligence on their tactics and financial identifiers.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech

Co-investorsInvestible Climate Tech FundOIF Ventures

Assignarassignar.comin𝕏Jun 2017

Assignar develops cloud-based operations software for self-perform general contractors and subcontractors working on infrastructure projects, covering both office and field workflows.

Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDenver, US

Sean McCreanor(CEO & Co-Founder)inMarko Tomic(CTO & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsMultiplier CapitalOIF VenturesTola CapitalFifth WallIronspring Venture

Atomigetatomi.comin𝕏

Atomi is a learning platform for high school students that provides curriculum-aligned educational resources and tools to enhance engagement between teaching and learning.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS

Co-investorsOIF Ventures

Bizabiza.ioin

Biza provides Holder as a Service (HaaS) solutions that help Australian banks, energy providers, and non-bank lenders meet Consumer Data Right (CDR) and information security compliance obligations, including consent management, product reference data publishing, and data-sharing infrastructure.

Data & InfrastructureFintechGovTechSaaSBrisbane, AU

Stuart Low(Founder)in

Co-investorsOIF VenturesJelix VenturesOneVentures

Bookipibookipi.comin𝕏Nov 2020

Bookipi Group develops a suite of cloud-based software tools for small businesses and freelancers, including invoicing, expense tracking, CRM, digital signatures, and AI-powered features for contracts, websites, and receptionist services.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSydney, AU

Tim Lee(Founder and CEO)in

Co-investorsOIF VenturesTen13

Bridgitbridgit.com.auin

Bridgit is an Australian financial services company that offers bridging loans to property investors and homeowners, enabling them to purchase or refinance properties before selling existing ones.

FintechPropTechAustralia, AU

Aaron 🚀 Bassin(Founder)in

Co-investorsOIF VenturesPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)Perennial PartnersAndreessen HorowitzCamber Creek+2 more

Circle Incirclein.cominAug 2019 · $1.5MAcquired

Circle In provides support services for working caregivers, partnering with organizations to help their employees manage caregiving responsibilities.

Future of WorkHR TechSaaSWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsAlberts Impact VenturesOIF Ventures

Clear Dynamicscleardynamics.comin

Clear Dynamics modernises enterprise business systems and workflows for large organisations using governed agentic AI, automation, and application modernisation delivered through a managed model.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsOIF VenturesClinton Capital Partners

D-IDd-id.comin𝕏

D-ID develops an AI video creation platform that produces professional avatar videos and interactive visual agents for enterprise communication and customer experience.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSTel Aviv-Yafo, IL

Sella Blondheim(Founder)inEliran Kuta(Founder/CTO)inGil Perry(Founder)in

Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalConnecticut InnovationsMarubeni Ventures Inc.Mindset VentureOIF VenturesY Combinator+7 more

DataMasquedatamasque.comin

DataMasque provides data masking and synthetic data solutions that generate "synthetically identical" customer data for development and operations.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Grant(CEO & Co-founder)in

Co-investorsOIF VenturesWavemaker PartnersIcehouse Ventures

Dataweaversdataweavers.comin𝕏

Dataweavers provides automation and governance solutions for digital experience platforms, helping distributed teams reduce operational friction and focus on delivering business value.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsFive V CapitalOIF VenturesOneVentures

Eftsureeftsure.comin

EFTsure provides supplier management and payment fraud prevention solutions for finance teams, specifically protecting accounts payable processes against invoice fraud, business email compromise, and deepfake schemes.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Mark Chazan(Founder)in

Co-investorsLevel EquityOIF Ventures

Enboarderenboarder.com𝕏

Enboarder provides an AI-driven platform for employee onboarding and cross-functional HR journeys, helping enterprise customers like Deloitte, ING, and Cisco reduce time-to-productivity and attrition.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSAustin, US

Brent Pearson(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Jacobson(Director)James Butler(Director)

BoardWilliam Szczerbiak(Director)

Co-investorsGreycroftNext Coast VenturesEscalate Capital PartnersFlucas VenturesGolub GrowthOIF Ventures+1 more

eQ8eq8.ai

eQ8 offers an end-to-end Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) platform for enterprise organizations, combining data and workforce strategy to align people with organizational goals.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSAustin, US

Alicia Roach(Co-Founder & Joint CEO)inChris Hare(Co-Founder & Joint CEO)in

Co-investorsOIF Ventures

estateXchangeestatexchange.com.auin

estateXchange is a secure digital platform for managing deceased estates and related claims, letting institutions receive, verify and share documentation with professional representatives in a structured, two-way workspace.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechLegalTechPropTechSaaSAustralia, AU

Sarah Poole(Founder & Director)inMarielle Yeoh(Founder & Director)in

Co-investorsOIF VenturesMacquarie Capital

Factor Housefactorhouse.ioin𝕏

Factor House builds enterprise tooling for real-time streaming data infrastructure, including Kpow (a UI and API for Apache Kafka) and Flex (for Apache Flink), unified in the Factor Platform for streaming observability.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMelbourne, AU

Derek Troy-West(Co-founder)inKylie Troy-West(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesAlice Anderson FundBlackbird FoundryFlying Fox VenturesLaunchVic BasecampLighter Capital+1 more

Fortirofortiro.cominFeb 2022

Fortiro offers Accelerate, a tool that extracts, aggregates and calculates income and expense details from financial documents such as payslips, bank statements and tax assessments to automate financial verification.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Sean Quagliani(Founder)inDavid Weber(Founder)in

Co-investorsOIF Ventures

Futurerentfuturerent.com.auin

Futurerent lets Australian property investors access up to $100,000 of equity per investment property within two business days, without taking out a loan or altering their mortgage.

FintechPropTech

Godfrey Dinh(Founder)inAlvin Singhin

Co-investorsOIF VenturesPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)Second Century Ventures

Getrogetro.comin𝕏acquired by Findem · Dec 2025

Getro is a network-based recruiting platform that helps companies hire faster by leveraging employee referrals and professional networks.

HR TechMarketing TechSaaSBoulder, US

Evan Walden(Founder)in

Co-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, LlcBlindspot Ventures Management CoEmbedded CapitalEverywhere VenturesMatchstick VenturesMotive Partners+6 more

Go1go1.comin𝕏

Go1 is an online learning platform that aggregates training content from over 250 providers into a single subscription for learning and development leaders.

EdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Andrew Barnes(Founder/CEO)inChris Eigeland(Founder and CEO)inVu Tran(Founder)Chris Hood(Founder/CTO)in

Co-investorsAfterWork VenturesAirTree VenturesBlack Sheep CapitalEndeavor CatalystFull Circle Venture CapitalFundersClub+13 more

Hapanahapana.comin

Hapana provides gym membership management software for fitness studios and gyms, handling scheduling, payments, member engagement, and branded apps.

ConsumerHealthtechMarketing TechSaaSSports TechWellness & FitnessSydney, AU

Jarron Aizen(Founder)in

Co-investorsBailador Technology InvestmentsOIF VenturesRiverside Acceleration CapitalTractor Ventures

Instaclustrinstaclustr.comin𝕏Aug 2018acquired by NetApp

Instaclustr, part of NetApp, provides a managed platform, enterprise support, and consulting for open source data technologies, helping enterprises run their data layer more reliably and efficiently.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Adam Zegelin(Founder)in

Co-investorsBailador Technology InvestmentsLevel EquityOIF VenturesSignificant VenturesSydney Angels

Josefjoseflegal.comin

Josef is an AI platform that enables legal and compliance teams to create self-service tools for answering FAQs, generating documents and contracts, and automating workflows.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS

Tom(Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)Sam(Co-Founder and COO)Kirill(Co-Founder and former Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsFlying Fox VenturesLegalTechOIF VenturesCarthona Capital

Kasadakasada.ioin𝕏Jun 2020 · $10M

Kasada provides a bot defense and fraud prevention platform that detects and blocks automated bot attacks, account takeover, scraping, and human fraud without relying on CAPTCHAs.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Sam Crowther(Founder)in

Co-investorsIn-Q-TelMain Sequence VenturesOIF VenturesTen ElevenEQTReinventure Group

Klaroklaroapp.com

Klaro is an AI-powered, visual workspace that replaces spreadsheets with interactive visuals and plain-language explanations for ROI calculations, financial forecasting, scenario planning, and business case development.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Co-investorsOIF Ventures

Linkbylinkby.com

Platform addressing PR industry complexity and scaling publisher relationships.

Co-investorsOIF VenturesVolition Capital5AM Ventures

Mary Technologymarytechnology.comin𝕏

Mary Technology applies AI to convert unstructured legal documents into structured data, positioning itself within the legal technology space.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTech

Rowan McNamee(Founder)inLuke Abagi(Founder)inHarry Raworth(Founder)in

Co-investorsOIF VenturesSydney AngelsEmpress CapitalThe Fund

Masttmastt.comin𝕏

Mastt builds AI and software tools for construction project management, using agentic AI to automate manual reporting and administrative work for project teams.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaSSydney, AU

Doug Vincent(CEO, Co-founder)inJamie Cerexhe(Co-founder)inRaman(Co-founder)inIan(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsArtesianInvestible Climate Tech FundOIF VenturesSignificant VenturesGravel Road Ventures

Matrakmatrak.cominApr 2024

Matrak provides supply chain visibility and quality management for construction companies sourcing from global suppliers.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Shane Hodgkins(Co-Founder & CEO)inBrett Hodgkins(Co-Founder & CTO)inBeatrice Cooney(COO)in

Co-investorsOIF VenturesSuperSeed VenturesRampersand

Nearaneara.comin𝕏

Neara provides a 3D, physics-based digital twin platform that unifies LiDAR, GIS, and asset records into an engineering-grade model of electrical networks, letting utilities simulate environmental and mechanical scenarios to predict asset failures, prioritize grid hardening, and plan network designs.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergySaaS

Co-investorsGlitch CapitalOIF VenturesPolipo VenturesSquare Peg CapitalTCVEQT+1 more

Pagalevepagaleve.com.brin

Pagaleve offers a "buy now, pay later" payment method in Brazil that lets consumers split purchases into Pix installments without a credit card, usable across thousands of partner stores.

E-commerceFintech

Henrique Weaver(Founder)in

Co-investorsEntrée CapitalFounder CollectiveMSW CapitalOIF VenturesSaison CapitalSalesforce Ventures+1 more

Rosterfyrosterfy.comin𝕏

Rosterfy provides volunteer and workforce management software used by organizations to recruit, schedule, and coordinate volunteers and casual staff.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechImpact & Social GoodSaaSMelbourne, AU

Shannan Gove(Co-Founder)inBennett Merriman(Co-Founder & CEO)inChris Grant(Co-Founder & Principal Solution Architect)inDamian Fasciani(Chief Technology Officer)inTom Goren(Chief Product Officer)inMark Powell(Chief Finance Officer)in

Co-investorsBailador Technology InvestmentsOIF Ventures

Sitematesitemate.comin

Sitemate builds digital tools and workflow automation software for engineering, trades, and technical workforces across the built world, aiming to reduce administrative burden and increase productivity.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechFuture of WorkSaaS

Hartley(CEO)

Co-investorsArtesianBlackbird VenturesOIF VenturesShearwater CapitalSydney AngelsMarbruck

Syentasyenta.comin

Syenta develops high-resolution interconnect technology for chip-to-chip connections using Localized Electrochemical Manufacturing, enabling higher bandwidth between compute and memory in AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductors

Jekaterina Viktorova(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesJelix VenturesNSW Clean Technology Innovation GrantsOIF VenturesPlayground GlobalSalus Ventures

Trussttrusst.ai

Trusst provides AI agents for contact centers that analyze customer interactions across voice, chat, SMS and social to automate resolution, surface insights, and handle QA and compliance.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsOIF Ventures

Visionary Machinesvisionarymachines.comin

Visionary Machines develops passive optical sensing systems that produce real-time, georeferenced 3D representations of the environment across multiple spectral bands, including in GPS-denied conditions.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechRoboticsSydney, AU

Samson Lee(Founder & Chief Technology Officer)inSonny Foster(Chief Executive Officer)inNick Gibbs(Chief Operating Officer)in

Co-investorsFolklore VenturesIn-Q-TelOIF VenturesSalus VenturesSignificant VenturesThorney Investment Group

XM Cyberxmcyber.comin𝕏

XM Cyber provides a continuous exposure management platform that discovers, prioritizes, and validates attack paths across on-premises and cloud environments for IT security and risk management teams.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Boaz Gorodissky(Founder)in

Co-investorsKarma VenturesKickstart InnovationOIF VenturesMacquarie CapitalNasdaq Ventures

Zitchazitcha.comin

Zitcha builds a retail media platform for retailers operating retail media networks (RMNs), connecting onsite, offsite, and in-store advertising channels into one system for planning, activation, billing, and reporting.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail Tech

Troy Townsend(Co-Founder & Group CEO)inJack Byrne(Co-Founder & CEO APAC)in

Co-investorsOIF VenturesVMG Partners

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

AppetiseArcadeAtelierBareIdeallyInspaceManaMod.io CompanyOpttyPaybleStarboardVisoryVouch

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Getroacq. by FindemInstaclustracq. by NetApp

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Our Innovation Fund made?
Our Innovation Fund has 53 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited.
What stage does Our Innovation Fund invest at?
Our Innovation Fund invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
What sectors does Our Innovation Fund focus on?
Our Innovation Fund focuses on Cleantech, Sector Agnostic.
Who does Our Innovation Fund co-invest with?
Our Innovation Fund most often shares deals with OIF Ventures, Bailador Technology Investments, Blackbird Ventures, among 76 tracked co-investors.

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