Rampersand
Venture capitalMelbourne · Pre-Seed–Series C · 13 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Rampersand invests at inception, pre-seed and seed into ambitious Australian and New Zealand founders regardless of where they are located globally. The firm focuses on three areas: vertical AI where founders with earned industry conviction rebuild sectors with purpose-built AI; deep tech that puts software inside atoms (quantum hardware, robotics, proteomics); and AI agents automating core business functions like sales ops, customer success and onboarding. It leads or co-leads rounds, reserves deeply for follow-on, and supports founders over a decade through partner help, product/legal counsel, US market access, and a warm-intro network of LPs, venture partners and operator-advisors.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 16, 2026.
Team · 13 people
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What they invest in
from 20 of 33 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×10SaaS ×10Enterprise Software ×7Fintech ×7Consumer ×2Deep Tech ×2E-commerce ×2FoodTech ×2
HQs:Australia×8United States×3Germany×1New Zealand×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×54+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with education data
Monash University ×4University of Melbourne ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×6Computer Science ×3Life Sciences ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 17 founders with career history
DiUS Computing ×2Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research ×2Westpac Group ×2
Investments · 33 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12024 · 12021 · 22020 · 16 dated
Co-investorsAura Ventures
Cap-table management and equity software platform for startups, handling option grants, vesting, and SAFEs.
Co-investorsStout Street Capital
Parachute provides AI governance and compliance software for hospitals, automating the evaluation, deployment, and monitoring of clinical AI systems to reduce risk and accelerate pilot programs.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechNew York City, US
Aria Vikram(Founder)inTony Yamin(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorSusa VenturesUpfront Ventures
AI customer-onboarding platform whose voice AI agent Obi watches the user's screen and guides them through activation in real time.
Cuttable is a creative production platform that turns a plain-language brief and a brand's existing content into finished ads in multiple Meta ad formats, publishes them to Meta Ads Manager, and reports back on performance metrics.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Sam Kroonenburg(Founder)inEdward Ring(Founder)in
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesSquare Peg CapitalGlitch Capital
Enterprise AI demand-intelligence company (Series C) based in Auckland and SF.
Campbell Brown(Founder)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAspect VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersOwl CapitalTidal Ventures
Converts food waste into protein and fertiliser using insect technology for blue-chip customers.
Olympia Yarger(Founder)in
Co-investorsFlying Fox VenturesOnMarket
Rampersand portfolio company and hiring platform for junior-to-mid roles, used by companies including Dovetail, Spriggy and Hnry.
Hnry provides financial administration and tax services for self-employed individuals and sole traders.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSAuckland, NZ
Claire(Co-founder)James Fuller(Founder)inKaran(Managing Director, Australia)
Co-investorsAthletic VenturesCreative HQ — The IncubatorEVPIcehouse VenturesLeft Lane CapitalMovac
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inkl aggregates international news stories from leading global publishers and offers ad-free access to their content through a freemium model.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentAustralia, AU
Spatial computing company (Series A), based in Melbourne.
Melbourne
Numa Bertron(Director)Zachary Duff(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAura VenturesInvestible Climate Tech FundVulpes Ventures
AI agent stack for ecommerce back-office operations, proactively resolving back-end tasks before a support ticket is created.
Keeyu is an AI agent for proactive e-commerce operations that monitors orders from payment through delivery and return, detecting and fixing fulfilment, payment, and return issues before customers complain.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaS
Jevon Le Roux(Founder)inTahir Rauf(Founder)inTracy Godtschalk(Founder)in
Co-investorsEastend VenturesSydney AngelsArchangelArchangel VenturesEmpress CapitalSouthern Angels+1 more
LaunchVic is Victoria's startup agency that funds accelerator programs and provides support to founders, investors, and startup programs across the Australian state.
GovTechMelbourne, AU
Kate Cornickin
Co-investors30X30 Scaleup ProgramCivVic LabsCut Through AngelsScale Investors
Mass Dynamics builds software systems for research teams to interpret complex biological data and make data-driven decisions.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureSaaS
Paula Burton(Co-Founder, CEO)inAndrew Webb(Co-Founder, Chief Scientist)inGiuseppe Infusini(Co-Founder, Proteomics Informatics Lead)inAaron Triantafyllidis(Co-Founder, Technical Product Lead)in
Co-investorsFlying Fox Ventures
Mentorloop is a mentoring software platform that helps organizations run and manage mentoring programs, connecting mentors and mentees.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
Lucy Lloyd(Founder)inHeidi Holmes(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesFolklore Ventures
mx51 provides a white-label merchant dashboard portal that gives payment providers' customers centralized access to real-time transaction reporting, analytics, and service management across multiple payment channels.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechRetail TechSaaSSydney, AU
Victor Zheng(Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)inMagnus Hsu(Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder)in
Orkestra provides energy modelling software for commercial and industrial (C&I) solar and battery projects, offering feasibility analysis, configurable system design, pre-loaded tariff and load data, and shareable reporting.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergySaaSCarmel, US
Blake Garcia(Founder)inBryan Spitzer(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew J. Macht(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsTidal Ventures
MEQ Solutions develops hardware and software tools that use AI-driven imaging and analytics to objectively measure meat quality and yield throughout the supply chain, from live animals to finished products.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningFoodTechMelbourne, AU
Remo Carbone(Founder and CEO)
Co-investorsInsight PartnersBlackbird Giants
An operating system for law firms, scaling from solo practitioners to enterprise, orchestrating AI-driven legal work and integrating with practice-management tools like Clio and InfoTrack.
Quantum Brilliance develops integrated quantum microchips based on diamond nitrogen-vacancy centers for sensing and computing applications.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingSemiconductorsStuttgart, DE
Marcus Doherty(Chief Technology Officer)inMark Luo(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsBreakthrough VictoriaCP VenturesInterValley VenturesInvestible Climate Tech FundMain Sequence VenturesR&D Tax Incentive+4 more
Rampersand is a venture capital firm that invests in seed-stage and pre-seed technology companies founded by ANZ (Australia/New Zealand) entrepreneurs building AI-native software, deep tech, and infrastructure solutions.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software
Paul Naphtali(Founder)in
A restaurant operating system that replaces paper-based workflows and helps multi-venue restaurant groups run operations more efficiently across countries.
Restoke provides restaurant management software that helps restaurant owners focus on food quality and operations by automating administrative tasks and reducing waste.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsMandalay Venture PartnersStage 2 CapitalSkalata
Sapia.ai is an AI-powered recruitment automation platform that uses conversational interviews and behavioral science to help companies assess candidates fairly and make better hiring decisions.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Barb Hyman(CEO, founder)in
Sherlok provides software for Australian mortgage brokers that automates client fact-finds, bank statement retrieval, credit reports, and expense categorisation to produce submission-ready loan files, and continuously monitors client loans for refinancing opportunities.
FintechPropTechSaaS
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FintechMedia & EntertainmentColumbia, US
Mike Burnam(Chief Investment Officer)Cris Burnam(Chief Executive Officer)Ryan McKenzie(Chief Financial Officer)
BoardJason Gannon(Director)Brian Ainsworth(Director)Otto Maly(Director)
Spriggy offers investment accounts built into its family app that allow parents to invest for their children in professionally managed portfolios of Australian and global shares.
ConsumerEdTechFintechAustralia, AU
Alex B.(Founder)inPeter Crellenin
Co-investorsH2 VenturesPerennial PartnersAlium CapitalPerle Ventures Pty Ltd.
Stackla is a user-generated content platform that helps ecommerce and marketing teams discover, curate, and publish authentic customer content across store pages, product pages, and marketing emails.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing Tech
Co-investorsBailador Technology InvestmentsPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)
Zai is an Australian fintech payments provider that offers an integrated platform for processing multiple payment methods including credit cards, direct debits, and account-to-account transfers.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMelbourne, AU
Co-investorsFrontline VenturesSC VenturesCultivation CapitalKleiner PerkinsOrbiMedReinventure Group+1 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesGoterra · capitalbrief.com · Jul 27, 2026
Zai · simplywall.st · Jul 19, 2026
Overnight Success · entrepreneur.com · Jul 15, 2026
Conviction · chiefhealthcareexecutive.com · Jul 6, 2026
Quantum Brilliance · thequantuminsider.com · Jun 26, 2026
Cuttable · inforcapital.com · Mar 24, 2026
Hnry · startupdaily.net · Dec 12, 2025
Keeyu · retailtechinnovationhub.com · Nov 20, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Rampersand made?
- Rampersand has 29 tracked investments.
- What stage does Rampersand invest at?
- Rampersand invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C stages.
- What is Rampersand's typical check size?
- Rampersand typically writes checks of $165K – $2M.
- What sectors does Rampersand focus on?
- Rampersand focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, LegalTech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, SaaS, Sales Tech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Rampersand located?
- Rampersand is headquartered in Melbourne, AU.
- Does Rampersand lead rounds?
- Yes, Rampersand leads investment rounds.
- Who does Rampersand co-invest with?
- Rampersand most often shares deals with Aura Ventures, Flying Fox Ventures, Investible Climate Tech Fund, among 35 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamEp190 - Taryn Pieterse (Partner - Rampersand) on Rampersand's AAA approach to investing
Rohit Bhargava · Taryn Pieterse
The Interview - Michael Naphtali AM, Rampersand
The Interview Australia · Michael Naphtali
What VC's look for in startups - Paul Naphtali (Rampersand VC) | Startup Playbook Ep005
Rohit Bhargava · Paul Naphtali
Startup Grind Melbourne hosts Paul Naphtali (Rampersand)
Startup Grind Local · Paul Naphtali
Startup advice by Paul Naphtali from Rampersand VC. @zendesk @startupgrindaustralia @startup #startup #vc #startupadvice #melbourne #siliconvalley #tech... | By Zuse Digital
Paul Naphtali · facebook.com
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