Our Innovation Fund
Venture capitalSeed–Series B · 9 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.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 9 people
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What they invest in
from 32 of 53 portfolio companiesSaaS ×22AI & Machine Learning ×15Enterprise Software ×15Fintech ×7Cybersecurity ×6HR Tech ×6Cloud Computing ×4Construction Tech ×4
HQs:Australia×11United States×5Brazil×1Israel×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 26 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×142 founders×73 founders×44+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 36 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
Where their founders worked beforefrom 39 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
2 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 37 with degree data)
Investments · 53 tracked
founders shown can be your intro path
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
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
Co-investorsInvestible Climate Tech FundOIF Ventures
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 Wall
Co-investorsOIF Ventures
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
Co-investorsOIF Ventures
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+2 more
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
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
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
Co-investorsLevel EquityOIF Ventures
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
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
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
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 FundFlying Fox VenturesLaunchVic BasecampLighter CapitalOIF Ventures
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
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 VenturesSecond Century Ventures
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 CapitalMotive PartnersOIF VenturesSamaipata+4 more
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+12 more
Hapana provides gym membership management software for fitness studios and gyms, handling scheduling, payments, member engagement, and branded apps.
ConsumerHealthtechMarketing TechSaaSSports TechWellness & FitnessSydney, AU
Co-investorsBailador Technology InvestmentsOIF VenturesRiverside Acceleration CapitalTractor Ventures
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
Co-investorsLegalTechOIF Ventures
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 ElevenReinventure Group
Co-investorsOIF Ventures
Platform addressing PR industry complexity and scaling publisher relationships.
Co-investorsOIF VenturesVolition Capital
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
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
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 Ventures
Co-investorsOIF Ventures
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-investorsOIF VenturesPolipo VenturesSquare Peg CapitalTCVEQTSkip Capital
Co-investorsOIF Ventures
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
Citizen-centric revenue optimisation platform improving government revenue and payment experiences.
Co-investorsOIF Venturesx15ventures (Commonwealth Bank)
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
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 Angels
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
Co-investorsOIF Ventures
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 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 Ventures
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
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioInstaclustracq. by NetApp
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Fortiro · tradingview.com · Aug 11, 2026
Eftsure · dealstreetasia.com · Aug 4, 2026
Advanced Navigation · forbes.com.au · Jun 29, 2026
Visionary Machines · afr.com · Jun 21, 2026
DataMasque · asiatechdaily.com · Jun 15, 2026
Getro · usnews.com · Jun 5, 2026
Mary Technology · lawyersweekly.com.au · Mar 16, 2026
Neara · dlapiper.com · Feb 17, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Our Innovation Fund made?
- Our Innovation Fund has 53 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- 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 75 tracked co-investors.
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