Hostplus

Hostplus is the national superannuation fund for the hospitality, tourism, recreation and sport industries in Australia. The Australian Hotels Association (AHA) and United Voice (formerly the Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union) jointly established Hostplus in 1988. It is one of the largest superannuation funds in Australia with nearly one million members, over 155,000 employers and almost A$33 billion in funds under management.
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Sam Sicilia

CIO

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Neil Stanford

Head of Private Equity

27 past transactions

MOBILion Systems, Inc.

Series C in 2021
MOBILion Systems, Inc. develops structures for lossless ion manipulation (SLIM) for conducting ion mobility separations with lossless ion transfer and manipulation. It offers SLIM to separate and detect clinically relevant molecules that are indistinguishable by current instruments. The company’s SLIM enables researchers to detect and analyze molecules indicative of diseases, such as minute traces of disease specific biomolecules. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.

Athena Mortgage

Series D in 2021
They are a team of ex-bankers who are passionate about changing the home loan industry for the better. They saw there was a better way to not only help customers get a home loan but also help them pay it off as soon as possible. That’s why they create a new home loan business that is built around the customer, not the banks. Athena is led by an executive team with deep experience in financial services and has a track record of delivering innovative customer solutions with outstanding customer experiences.

Quaise

Series A in 2022
Quaise is an energy company pioneering millimeter wave drilling technology to access deep geothermal energy. Quaise is developing and commercializing novel millimeter wave drilling systems to harness geothermal energy around the globe, overcoming the geographic constraints limiting this energy source today.
Gilmour Space Technologies is an Australia and Singapore-based rocket company that is developing and launching low-cost hybrid launch vehicles for small satellites up to 400 kg. Gilmour Space Technologies is tracking for commercial LEO launches from 2020.

Zeller

Series B in 2022
Zeller is reimagining business banking and was formed with the goal of providing an alternative to outdated business banking methods. Launching in early 2021, it will bring together the best of modern payments and digital financial services to help Australian businesses get paid, access their money, and manage their finances more efficiently. Zeller is co-founded by Ben Pfisterer and Dominic Yap, who bring extensive financial services experience from global companies including Square, Visa, NAB and more. The company is backed by Square Peg Capital and Apex Capital. Learn more at myzeller.com.

Culture Amp

Series D in 2018
Culture Amp was founded as a result of its members' first hand experiences with the challenge that fast growing organizations face when their core business expands faster than its people can adapt. With years of experience in enterprise organizations, CultureAmp's team has taken more than a walk in your shoes–they've been running in them. They look to seize an opportunity for a new type of technology- technology that amplifies learning and drives culture, instead of hindering it.

Oxbotica

Series B in 2021
Oxbotica is developing the next generation of autonomous vehicles - creating the software that makes them go. Using the latest in computer vision and machine learning, their systems learn from their environment and share experiences with each other, so that they're getting smarter all the time. The system uses a complement of sensors and algorithms to identify and track pedestrians, cars and other obstacles in the environment.

Navenio Limited

Venture Round in 2021
Navenio is a software technology company that provides location-based services for indoor environments via mobile applications. Its solution provides an improvement on other indoor localization technologies, having the ability to locate people without the need for implementing, managing, or surveying any new building hardware such as beacons or wi-fi. Navenio’s intelligent workforce solution unlocks significant improvements in the efficiency and workflow of staff and teams through automation that is carefully driven from real-world best practice. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Oxford, England.

MOBILion Systems, Inc.

Series B in 2020
MOBILion Systems, Inc. develops structures for lossless ion manipulation (SLIM) for conducting ion mobility separations with lossless ion transfer and manipulation. It offers SLIM to separate and detect clinically relevant molecules that are indistinguishable by current instruments. The company’s SLIM enables researchers to detect and analyze molecules indicative of diseases, such as minute traces of disease specific biomolecules. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.

Culture Amp

Series E in 2019
Culture Amp was founded as a result of its members' first hand experiences with the challenge that fast growing organizations face when their core business expands faster than its people can adapt. With years of experience in enterprise organizations, CultureAmp's team has taken more than a walk in your shoes–they've been running in them. They look to seize an opportunity for a new type of technology- technology that amplifies learning and drives culture, instead of hindering it.

Fleet Space Technologies

Series B in 2021
Fleet Space Technologies Pty Ltd designs, builds, and launches satellites for global satellite connectivity to the Internet of things (IoT). It builds a network of tiny satellites to deliver backhaul service for the Internet of Things that gives coverage to devices worldwide. The company serves mining, oil and gas resources, precision agriculture, and transport and logistics sectors. Fleet Space Technologies Pty Ltd was founded in 2015 and is based in Beverley, Australia.
First Light Fusion Limited discovers advanced implosion processes for electricity generation. First Light Fusion Limited was formerly known as Oxyntix Ltd. and changed its name to First Light Fusion Limited in June 2014. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Begbroke, United Kingdom.

Bugcrowd

Series C in 2018
Bugcrowd connects companies and their applications to a crowd of tens of thousands of security researchers to identify critical software vulnerabilities. Powered by Bugcrowd’s platform, companies of all sizes can run both private and public bounty programs to efficiently test their applications and reward valid vulnerabilities. Based in San Francisco, Bugcrowd is backed by Blackbird Ventures, Costanoa Ventures, Industry Ventures, Paladin Capital Group, Rally Ventures, and Salesforce Ventures.

Ultrahaptics

Series C in 2018
Ultraleap is the world leader in mid-air haptics and 3D hand tracking. The company's breakthrough haptic technology (previously Ultrahaptics) uses ultrasound to create rich, three-dimensional shapes and textures that can be felt, but not seen.

AMSL Aero

Series B in 2022
AMSL Aero Pty Ltd designs and manufactures electric plane. VERTIIA, an electric aircraft allows urban and regional passenger transportation, cargo transportation, and aeromedical transportation. AMSL Aero Pty Ltd was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Stanmore, Australia.

Cardiac Dimensions

Series B in 2018
Cardiac Dimensions, Inc., a medical device company, engages in the development of minimally invasive treatment modalities to address heart failure and related cardiovascular conditions. The company develops Carillon Mitral Contour System, a permanent implant for the treatment of functional mitral regurgitation. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Kirkland, Washington with additional operations in Sydney, Australia and Offenbach, Germany.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Venture Round in 2018
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Limited develops and commercializes nanopore-based electronic systems for analysis of single molecules. The company offers MinION, a portable device for molecular analysis based on nanopore technology and is adaptable for the analysis of DNA, RNA, proteins, and small molecules; MinIT, an analysis and device control accessory for nanopore DNA sequencing; PromethION, a tablet-sized benchtop instrument that provides real-time data streaming; GridION system for molecular sensing applications; 109 cDNA Kits for its real-time and scalable sequencing technology that provides high throughput whilst generating complete sequences of full-length cDNA strands; and Flongle, a paradigm of smaller on-demand DNA or RNA sequencing tests with the potential to transform a range of applications where insights are required at low cost. Its devices are used in scientific research, personalized medicine, crop science, and security and defense applications. The company sells its products online. Oxford Nanopore Technologies Limited was formerly known as Oxford NanoLabs Limited and changed its name to Oxford Nanopore Technologies Limited in May 2008. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Oxford, United Kingdom with additional offices in the United Kingdom, the United States, China, Japan, Germany, France, India, and Singapore.
Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC develops energy through inexhaustible power plant. The company uses rare-earth barium copper oxide superconductor technology to develop energy. It offers fusion energy to combat climate change. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Artesian Capital Management

Venture Round in 2017
Artesian Capital Management (Australia) Pty Ltd is an investment firm specializing in direct and fund of funds investments. For direct investments, it seeks to invest in seed, angel, startups and early stage and late stage, growth and pre-IPO technology companies. For fund of funds investments, the firm seeks to invest in venture capital funds. The firm prefers to invest in Australia, China and South East Asia. Artesian Capital Management (Australia) Pty Ltd is based in Melbourne, Australia with additional offices in Shanghai, China; Sydney, Australia; Singapore; and London, United Kingdom.

MOBILion Systems, Inc.

Series A in 2019
MOBILion Systems, Inc. develops structures for lossless ion manipulation (SLIM) for conducting ion mobility separations with lossless ion transfer and manipulation. It offers SLIM to separate and detect clinically relevant molecules that are indistinguishable by current instruments. The company’s SLIM enables researchers to detect and analyze molecules indicative of diseases, such as minute traces of disease specific biomolecules. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.

Cardiac Dimensions

Series C in 2020
Cardiac Dimensions, Inc., a medical device company, engages in the development of minimally invasive treatment modalities to address heart failure and related cardiovascular conditions. The company develops Carillon Mitral Contour System, a permanent implant for the treatment of functional mitral regurgitation. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Kirkland, Washington with additional operations in Sydney, Australia and Offenbach, Germany.

WaveOptics

Series C in 2019
WaveOptics, Ltd. manufactures augmented reality display technology. Its technology includes binocular display, high field-of-view, full RGB color, and lightweight features. WaveOptics, Ltd. has strategic partnerships with Compal and Wistron, and Plessey. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Abingdon-on-Thames, United Kingdom.

Innavac

Series A in 2020
INNAVAC PTY. LTD., a biotechnology company, researches and develops solutions to transform the treatment and prevention of respiratory infections. It also tests the effectiveness of vaccines. The company develops TLR2 agonists, which activate the innate immune system and prevent and treat viral lung infections and secondary bacterial infections. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Melbourne, Australia.

Athena Mortgage

Series B in 2018
They are a team of ex-bankers who are passionate about changing the home loan industry for the better. They saw there was a better way to not only help customers get a home loan but also help them pay it off as soon as possible. That’s why they create a new home loan business that is built around the customer, not the banks. Athena is led by an executive team with deep experience in financial services and has a track record of delivering innovative customer solutions with outstanding customer experiences.

Navenio Limited

Series A in 2020
Navenio is a software technology company that provides location-based services for indoor environments via mobile applications. Its solution provides an improvement on other indoor localization technologies, having the ability to locate people without the need for implementing, managing, or surveying any new building hardware such as beacons or wi-fi. Navenio’s intelligent workforce solution unlocks significant improvements in the efficiency and workflow of staff and teams through automation that is carefully driven from real-world best practice. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Oxford, England.

Myriota

Series B in 2020
Myriota was established to solve a very real customer problem: providing access to high value small data in remote locations at low cost. Myriota’s advanced signal processing technologies were created with commercialization at their core. As a result, Myriota is relentless in its pursuit of customer delight and the belief that commercial success is the natural outcome of doing everything right for their customers.

Athena Mortgage

Series C in 2019
They are a team of ex-bankers who are passionate about changing the home loan industry for the better. They saw there was a better way to not only help customers get a home loan but also help them pay it off as soon as possible. That’s why they create a new home loan business that is built around the customer, not the banks. Athena is led by an executive team with deep experience in financial services and has a track record of delivering innovative customer solutions with outstanding customer experiences.