AfterWork Ventures

AfterWork Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2019 and based in Sydney, Australia. The firm focuses on investing in companies within the technology and software sectors. AfterWork Ventures distinguishes itself through a commitment to supporting founders by respecting their time, intelligence, and courage. Understanding the challenges that founders face during the investment process, the firm prioritizes transparency and value addition at every stage, aiming to create a more efficient and supportive experience for entrepreneurs.

Amy Christenson

Investor

Mike Forster

Investor

Michael Goldstein

Partner

Dave Insull

Venture Partner

Alex Khor

Co-Founder and Partner

Past deals in Oceania

Everlab

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Everlab, an Australian health-tech company, specializes in preventative health infrastructure. It develops a platform offering an annual membership that profiles individuals, providing a customized diagnostic suite based on full medical history, lifestyle, and family background. Users can track their health via a mobile application and receive personalized coaching and care plans to enhance long-term health.

Lyka Pet Food

Series B in 2023
Lyka Pet Food Pty Ltd, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Australia, specializes in manufacturing, distributing, and delivering fresh dog food through a subscription model. The company aims to revolutionize the pet food industry by prioritizing nutrition over highly processed options. By offering customized meals tailored to individual dogs' needs, Lyka provides a convenient solution for pet owners seeking healthier dietary choices for their pets. The focus on fresh ingredients reflects a commitment to reshaping an industry traditionally dominated by shelf-stable kibble, ensuring that nutrition is at the forefront of pet care.

Lyka Pet Food

Series B in 2022
Lyka Pet Food Pty Ltd, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Australia, specializes in manufacturing, distributing, and delivering fresh dog food through a subscription model. The company aims to revolutionize the pet food industry by prioritizing nutrition over highly processed options. By offering customized meals tailored to individual dogs' needs, Lyka provides a convenient solution for pet owners seeking healthier dietary choices for their pets. The focus on fresh ingredients reflects a commitment to reshaping an industry traditionally dominated by shelf-stable kibble, ensuring that nutrition is at the forefront of pet care.

Runn

Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2018, Runn specializes in Software-as-a-Service resource planning and forecasting software. Its platform enables project managers to efficiently plan, track, and forecast staffing capacity and capability, optimizing workloads and avoiding bottlenecks.

Lyka Pet Food

Series A in 2021
Lyka Pet Food Pty Ltd, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Australia, specializes in manufacturing, distributing, and delivering fresh dog food through a subscription model. The company aims to revolutionize the pet food industry by prioritizing nutrition over highly processed options. By offering customized meals tailored to individual dogs' needs, Lyka provides a convenient solution for pet owners seeking healthier dietary choices for their pets. The focus on fresh ingredients reflects a commitment to reshaping an industry traditionally dominated by shelf-stable kibble, ensuring that nutrition is at the forefront of pet care.

FileInvite

Convertible Note in 2020
Founded in 2013, FileInvite specializes in document collection software. It offers digital signatures, client portals, and CRM enrichment features, serving clients across various sectors including banking, professional services, education, and legal enterprises.

Cake

Seed Round in 2020
Equity should be a piece of cake. We’re on a mission to simplify companies issuing and transferring shares, options and notes, and keeping your owners sweet. Started in Australia, we now help startups in Singapore, US, UK, India, UAE, New Zealand and growing fast!

Liquor Loot

Seed Round in 2020
Liquor Loot Pty Ltd is an Australian company based in Sydney, founded in 2016, that specializes in providing subscription services for whisky enthusiasts. The company offers a unique platform that allows customers to explore and refine their whisky preferences through a curated monthly tasting experience. Each subscription box features a selection of premium whiskies, including hard-to-find Scotches, single malts, and award-winning varieties from Japan and America. By delivering these curated tastings, Liquor Loot enables customers to appreciate the distinct aromas, flavors, and finishes of various whiskies before committing to purchasing full bottles. This customer-centric approach supports whisky exploration and discovery for both novice drinkers and seasoned connoisseurs.

FileInvite

Venture Round in 2019
Founded in 2013, FileInvite specializes in document collection software. It offers digital signatures, client portals, and CRM enrichment features, serving clients across various sectors including banking, professional services, education, and legal enterprises.

FileInvite

Venture Round in 2019
Founded in 2013, FileInvite specializes in document collection software. It offers digital signatures, client portals, and CRM enrichment features, serving clients across various sectors including banking, professional services, education, and legal enterprises.

Liquor Loot

Seed Round in 2019
Liquor Loot Pty Ltd is an Australian company based in Sydney, founded in 2016, that specializes in providing subscription services for whisky enthusiasts. The company offers a unique platform that allows customers to explore and refine their whisky preferences through a curated monthly tasting experience. Each subscription box features a selection of premium whiskies, including hard-to-find Scotches, single malts, and award-winning varieties from Japan and America. By delivering these curated tastings, Liquor Loot enables customers to appreciate the distinct aromas, flavors, and finishes of various whiskies before committing to purchasing full bottles. This customer-centric approach supports whisky exploration and discovery for both novice drinkers and seasoned connoisseurs.

90 Seconds

Series B in 2019
Founded in 2010, 90 Seconds is a global leader in cloud-based video production platforms. Its platform enables brands worldwide to efficiently manage video projects from planning to delivery, offering services such as international video production, urgent video production, and corporate video production.

Thriday

Seed Round in 2019
Thriday is a Melbourne-based financial management platform founded in 2019, focused on assisting small businesses with their banking and accounting needs. The company provides an all-in-one software solution that automates various financial functions, including expense tracking, invoicing, reconciliations, and payroll. Additionally, Thriday incorporates AI features to streamline budgeting, tax management, and overall accounting processes. By offering these tools, Thriday aims to help small businesses and professionals effectively manage their financial activities, ultimately saving them time and money.

Spalk

Seed Round in 2018
Spalk is a platform for virtual sportscasting and remote live commentary that connects fans, commentators, and content owners such as broadcasters, teams, and event organizers. Its technology plugs into broadcasters' live-streaming workflows to offer fans multiple commentary options in different languages and styles, with lip-sync synchronization between the chosen commentator and the live video. The platform enables commentators to call games from anywhere using a laptop, and provides features such as advanced audio configuration, remote producer mode, graphics integrations, and AI-powered multilingual support to localize broadcasts for diverse audiences. Spalk has been adopted by major sports properties and has reached millions of viewers worldwide, aiming to increase viewership, engagement, and accessibility of live sports content.

Car Next Door

Series B in 2018
Car Next Door is an online peer-to-peer car sharing platform based in Sydney, Australia, that provides a booking system and in-vehicle technologies to make car sharing safe, fast, and convenient for owners and borrowers, enabling users to rent privately owned vehicles on an hourly or daily basis to other registered users and offering a neighborhood fleet that reduces the need for personal vehicle ownership and provides a cost-effective transportation option.
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