Commencer Capital

Commencer Capital is a venture capital firm based in Sydney, Australia, founded in 2018. The firm serves as a capital partner for founders and their emerging companies in Australia and New Zealand. Commencer Capital focuses on investing across various stages, including seed, early, later, and growth stages. Its investment portfolio spans multiple sectors, such as business-to-business, commercial services, business-to-consumer, industrial, consumer products, artificial intelligence, information technology, telecommunications, software, and hardware technology. By supporting innovative companies in these diverse fields, Commencer Capital aims to foster growth and development within the region's entrepreneurial landscape.

Jeff Law

Fund Manager

David Phillips

Founder, Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer and Fund Manager

14 past transactions

Tiliter

Venture Round in 2023
Tiliter is a Sydney-based technology company that specializes in computer vision products utilizing advanced artificial intelligence to automatically identify objects. The company has developed a product recognition system specifically designed for grocery stores, enabling the automatic identification of fruits and vegetables at checkout. This system can enhance existing point of sale and self-checkout systems by integrating a plugin camera that operates locally, ensuring accurate recognition and reducing checkout times. Tiliter's technology also minimizes the risk of checkout theft while respecting customer privacy. By providing an accessible and cost-effective solution for retailers, Tiliter aims to modernize supermarket technology without the need for an internet connection.

MadeComfy

Venture Round in 2023
MadeComfy operates an online short-term rental management platform in Australia, catering to professional stakeholders in the rental industry. The company focuses on managing and marketing rental properties, offering a consumer-facing brand that appeals to guests desiring unique yet consistent experiences in short-term accommodations. By enabling clients to enjoy the financial benefits of hosting without the associated stress, MadeComfy has established itself as one of the fastest-growing and most recognized brands in the short-term rental market. The company has received multiple accolades, including awards for best startup and recognition as a top place to work in travel and hospitality.

Presien

Seed Round in 2022
Presien is a tool for industrial AI standardization, protecting effortlessly workers in a dynamic environment.

mx51

Series B in 2022
mx51 is a Sydney-based company founded in 2016 by Magnus Hsu that specializes in payment solutions for businesses. The company provides a payments as a service platform, utilizing bank-grade technology to enhance merchant experiences. By partnering with acquirers and payment providers, mx51 facilitates seamless connections between point-of-sale systems and electronic funds transfers, thereby improving the speed and ease of financial transactions. Its scalable cloud-based technology aims to support businesses in navigating the complexities of the global market, enabling them to thrive in an ever-evolving commerce landscape.

Vitable

Series A in 2022
Vitable is a D2C company that helps individuals maintain a healthy and balanced diet through an innovative approach. Customers receive personalized vitamin boxes via a flexible subscription model, tailored to their goals, health, and lifestyle: no more standing and guessing in front of hundreds of bottles from the shelf.

Dresden Vision

Venture Round in 2022
They are on a mission to bring high-quality, sustainably-made prescription glasses to anyone in the world, no matter where they live and how much money they have. Their goal is to transform people’s lives through better vision – enabling them to learn, work and be independent.

Vamp

Venture Round in 2022
Vamp is an influencer marketing and content creation platform that links brands to a vetted community of creators, facilitating effective marketing campaigns. Established in Australia in 2015, Vamp has expanded its reach globally, executing campaigns in 65 countries and maintaining teams in major cities such as Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, London, Jakarta, and Tokyo. The platform offers brands an omni-channel, self-serve solution for engaging with customers on social media. Through partnerships with major platforms like Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube, Vamp enables brands to produce premium, mobile-first content that achieves marketing objectives. This content can be utilized across social feeds, transformed into ad-ready units, or integrated into targeted paid media campaigns, consistently outperforming industry standards. Brands such as Adobe, Estée Lauder, and Nestlé have successfully leveraged Vamp's services to enhance their marketing efforts.

Inkl

Venture Round in 2022
Inkl is a subscription-based news application that provides users with ad-free access to curated world news from top publishers, including the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Economist, and Washington Post. The platform aims to create an efficient news experience by eliminating paywalls, clickbait, and advertisements. Inkl caters to individuals who seek to stay informed about global events without the need to visit multiple news sites or manage various subscriptions. The application features a clean interface that allows readers to easily view the latest news, save preferred stories, and receive updates on diverse topics.

Longtail UX

Venture Round in 2022
Longtail UX is a customer acquisition platform that specializes in creating multi-product landing pages at scale, enhancing online visibility through non-brand longtail searches. By achieving a 99.9% indexation rate, significantly higher than the industry average, the platform ensures that clients consistently rank on the first page of search results, driving high-quality traffic to their websites. Longtail UX integrates search experience automation with real-time product display, allowing marketing teams and agencies to effortlessly create optimized landing pages. This approach not only improves customer experience by delivering relevant search results but also enables marketers to leverage longtail keyword opportunities, ultimately maximizing their search marketing revenue.

mx51

Series A in 2021
mx51 is a Sydney-based company founded in 2016 by Magnus Hsu that specializes in payment solutions for businesses. The company provides a payments as a service platform, utilizing bank-grade technology to enhance merchant experiences. By partnering with acquirers and payment providers, mx51 facilitates seamless connections between point-of-sale systems and electronic funds transfers, thereby improving the speed and ease of financial transactions. Its scalable cloud-based technology aims to support businesses in navigating the complexities of the global market, enabling them to thrive in an ever-evolving commerce landscape.

Tiliter

Funding Round in 2020
Tiliter is a Sydney-based technology company that specializes in computer vision products utilizing advanced artificial intelligence to automatically identify objects. The company has developed a product recognition system specifically designed for grocery stores, enabling the automatic identification of fruits and vegetables at checkout. This system can enhance existing point of sale and self-checkout systems by integrating a plugin camera that operates locally, ensuring accurate recognition and reducing checkout times. Tiliter's technology also minimizes the risk of checkout theft while respecting customer privacy. By providing an accessible and cost-effective solution for retailers, Tiliter aims to modernize supermarket technology without the need for an internet connection.

Longtail UX

Venture Round in 2020
Longtail UX is a customer acquisition platform that specializes in creating multi-product landing pages at scale, enhancing online visibility through non-brand longtail searches. By achieving a 99.9% indexation rate, significantly higher than the industry average, the platform ensures that clients consistently rank on the first page of search results, driving high-quality traffic to their websites. Longtail UX integrates search experience automation with real-time product display, allowing marketing teams and agencies to effortlessly create optimized landing pages. This approach not only improves customer experience by delivering relevant search results but also enables marketers to leverage longtail keyword opportunities, ultimately maximizing their search marketing revenue.

Vamp

Venture Round in 2020
Vamp is an influencer marketing and content creation platform that links brands to a vetted community of creators, facilitating effective marketing campaigns. Established in Australia in 2015, Vamp has expanded its reach globally, executing campaigns in 65 countries and maintaining teams in major cities such as Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, London, Jakarta, and Tokyo. The platform offers brands an omni-channel, self-serve solution for engaging with customers on social media. Through partnerships with major platforms like Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube, Vamp enables brands to produce premium, mobile-first content that achieves marketing objectives. This content can be utilized across social feeds, transformed into ad-ready units, or integrated into targeted paid media campaigns, consistently outperforming industry standards. Brands such as Adobe, Estée Lauder, and Nestlé have successfully leveraged Vamp's services to enhance their marketing efforts.

Dresden Vision

Venture Round in 2018
They are on a mission to bring high-quality, sustainably-made prescription glasses to anyone in the world, no matter where they live and how much money they have. Their goal is to transform people’s lives through better vision – enabling them to learn, work and be independent.
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