greyrock investments

Greyrock Investments is a private investment firm established in 2017 and based in Sydney, Australia. As a family office, it focuses on a diverse range of investment opportunities, including private equity, venture capital, private credit, domestic and international equities, direct and indirect property, and hedge funds. Greyrock has a particular emphasis on the education and technology sectors, seeking to capitalize on growth potential in these areas.

Yvette Mobbs

Co-Founder and Managing Director

17 past transactions

Academia.edu

Series D in 2022
Academia.edu is the largest and fastest-growing platform in the world for sharing academic research. Its mission is to accelerate and democratize academic research. Over 150 million academics have signed up to Academia.edu, adding 25 million papers. Over 100,000 people join Academia.edu each day. Academia.edu attracts over 52 million unique visitors a month. 40% of the world's faculty log in to Academia.edu every month. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

GO1

Series D in 2021
GO1 is a provider of a comprehensive platform designed to enhance workforce development through on-demand training and professional development resources. The platform facilitates onboarding, compliance, and skill enhancement by offering a diverse library of online learning materials. It integrates seamlessly with tools like Microsoft Teams, allowing employees to access and engage with training content directly within their existing workplace ecosystem. By streamlining the procurement of training resources and delivering a modern user experience, GO1 enables organizations to effectively educate and train their workforce through a single subscription model.

Expensify

Secondary Market in 2021
Expensify, Inc., established in 2008, is a global provider of online expense management services. It caters to individuals, non-profits, small businesses, and corporations, offering a platform that streamlines expense reporting and reimbursement. Key features include automated expense creation from credit card and mobile imports, email submission, and online reimbursement via QuickBooks and Direct Deposit. Expensify's patented SmartScan technology enables receipt scanning and automatic expense creation. The company, headquartered in San Francisco with offices in London and Australia, also offers receipt storage and organization plans for individuals. Additionally, Expensify Ventures, its venture capital arm, invests in early-stage financial technology and related sectors.

Vurbl

Funding Round in 2021
Vurbl is a creator-first streaming audio platform that enables users to discover, create, and share a wide range of audio content, including user-generated material, across 40 distinct categories. The platform is designed to facilitate the creation and organization of various audio types, such as podcasts and daily commentary on topics like conspiracies, wellness, business, and history. By providing tools for content creators to upload their work and engage with audiences, Vurbl revolutionizes the distribution and consumption of audio-centric information online. This innovative approach allows creators to earn subscribers and monetize their content, fostering a vibrant community of audio enthusiasts.

Vurbl

Seed Round in 2020
Vurbl is a creator-first streaming audio platform that enables users to discover, create, and share a wide range of audio content, including user-generated material, across 40 distinct categories. The platform is designed to facilitate the creation and organization of various audio types, such as podcasts and daily commentary on topics like conspiracies, wellness, business, and history. By providing tools for content creators to upload their work and engage with audiences, Vurbl revolutionizes the distribution and consumption of audio-centric information online. This innovative approach allows creators to earn subscribers and monetize their content, fostering a vibrant community of audio enthusiasts.

Vurbl

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Vurbl is a creator-first streaming audio platform that enables users to discover, create, and share a wide range of audio content, including user-generated material, across 40 distinct categories. The platform is designed to facilitate the creation and organization of various audio types, such as podcasts and daily commentary on topics like conspiracies, wellness, business, and history. By providing tools for content creators to upload their work and engage with audiences, Vurbl revolutionizes the distribution and consumption of audio-centric information online. This innovative approach allows creators to earn subscribers and monetize their content, fostering a vibrant community of audio enthusiasts.

Chatterize

Seed Round in 2020
Chatterize builds conversational chatbots that help young Chinese kids speak English with confidence.

Practera

Series A in 2020
Practera is a company that bridges the skills gap between universities and the workplace by facilitating experiential learning at scale. With a focus on addressing the growing demand from employers for graduates equipped with work-ready skills, Practera provides a platform that enables universities and corporations to implement effective work-integrated learning programs for large cohorts of students. The company's proprietary technology streamlines the delivery of various experiential learning opportunities, from individual internships to comprehensive mentoring and professional skill development initiatives. This innovative approach aims to disrupt traditional models that are often costly and difficult to scale, offering a more efficient solution in the rapidly expanding work-integrated learning sector. By leveraging advancements in educational technology, Practera is positioned to transform the economics and outcomes of experiential learning, ultimately fostering better connections between academic institutions and the professional world.

Practera

Convertible Note in 2019
Practera is a company that bridges the skills gap between universities and the workplace by facilitating experiential learning at scale. With a focus on addressing the growing demand from employers for graduates equipped with work-ready skills, Practera provides a platform that enables universities and corporations to implement effective work-integrated learning programs for large cohorts of students. The company's proprietary technology streamlines the delivery of various experiential learning opportunities, from individual internships to comprehensive mentoring and professional skill development initiatives. This innovative approach aims to disrupt traditional models that are often costly and difficult to scale, offering a more efficient solution in the rapidly expanding work-integrated learning sector. By leveraging advancements in educational technology, Practera is positioned to transform the economics and outcomes of experiential learning, ultimately fostering better connections between academic institutions and the professional world.

BibliU

Series A in 2019
BibliU Ltd is a software platform developed to provide online access to textbooks and educational materials, catering primarily to colleges and universities. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in London, with an additional office in New York, BibliU offers a comprehensive digital content management solution that allows students to access textbooks and supplementary courseware from various devices anytime and anywhere. The platform boasts partnerships with thousands of publishers and open educational resource providers, making millions of digital resources available. Key features include instant access to course content, a discovery search tool, offline support, and analytics, along with synchronized highlights and comments to enhance the learning experience. Overall, BibliU aims to blend academic accessibility with affordability and automation in education.

OpusXenta

Seed Round in 2019
OpusXenta is a leader in providing innovative software solutions tailored for the death care industry, focusing on cemetery management. The company's software features a visual mapping system for grave locations and tracks records of the deceased and related individuals to ensure compliance with regulations. It automates workflows and manages maintenance schedules while delivering analytical insights to help operators enhance business performance. By addressing the evolving service expectations of customers, OpusXenta enables cemetery operators to improve the customer experience, reduce sales friction, and drive revenue growth, allowing them to concentrate on their strategic goals rather than the operational systems that support them.

Art of Smart Education

Seed Round in 2019
In an increasingly fast changing world where 60% of young people are training for jobs that will no longer exist in 20 years , our mission is to help students confidently answer the difficult question, “What on earth do I do with my life when I finish school, and how do I get there?” Art of Smart Education helps students: (1) Excel at school through world class tutoring & mentoring so they have options for tertiary study (2) Develop critical career and leadership skills demanded by employers so they are prepared for work (3) Roadtest careers through work experience so they can make informed decisions about their future Based on 8 years of research we’ve conducted with Australia’s top students, we've built a reputation for our holistic approach to helping students develop strong academic foundations and critical life skills. We are proud to have helped over 3,000 students in NSW and Victoria on average achieve mark improvements of 19.41% and helped students successfully transition from school to rewarding and challenging further studies and careers. Along the way, we’ve been featured on the ABC and SBS and in the Sun Herald, Daily Telegraph and Perth Times. We’ve also won or been named a finalist in 10 Business Awards for Excellence in Education, Service and Innovation.

Afiniti

Series E in 2019
Afiniti, Inc. is a technology company specializing in artificial intelligence solutions designed to optimize customer interactions by pairing clients with employees based on predicted interpersonal behavior. The company's enterprise behavioral pairing (EBP) technology analyzes big data to identify patterns in human interaction, enhancing the quality of conversations and improving business outcomes across various sectors, including telecommunications, healthcare, insurance, and financial services. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., Afiniti has expanded its global presence with offices in major cities across North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. The company also offers educational sessions for clients to help them understand the functionalities of its tools. Afiniti has established a strategic alliance with McKinsey & Company to further enhance its offerings.

Mumba Cloud

Seed Round in 2018
Mumba is a developer of an employee engagement platform designed to enhance productivity and engagement within large, dispersed workforces. The platform integrates various IT systems into a single application, providing a consistent user interface that is accessible from any device. By consolidating key business functions and incorporating advanced communication and well-being tools, Mumba aims to simplify work processes and improve the overall experience for employees. This approach enables organizations to foster a more engaged and productive workforce, ultimately facilitating a better work-life balance for their employees.

OpusXenta

Seed Round in 2018
OpusXenta is a leader in providing innovative software solutions tailored for the death care industry, focusing on cemetery management. The company's software features a visual mapping system for grave locations and tracks records of the deceased and related individuals to ensure compliance with regulations. It automates workflows and manages maintenance schedules while delivering analytical insights to help operators enhance business performance. By addressing the evolving service expectations of customers, OpusXenta enables cemetery operators to improve the customer experience, reduce sales friction, and drive revenue growth, allowing them to concentrate on their strategic goals rather than the operational systems that support them.

Lumitron Technologies

Seed Round in 2018
Lumitron Technologies specializes in the development and commercialization of advanced X-ray and laser technologies aimed at enhancing medical imaging and therapeutic procedures. The company leverages an innovative X-ray technique created in collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford University. This technique employs a novel high-energy laser light source, known as Laser-Compton, allowing for the creation of compact X-ray systems that can deliver high-fidelity imaging and ultra-low dose radiography, all within the size of a modern CT scanner. Lumitron's technology is designed to replace traditional X-ray and CT scanners, providing healthcare providers with enhanced capabilities for detailed tumor identification and enabling ultra-precision radiotherapy while simultaneously imaging. Additionally, the systems support element-specific and isotope-specific material identification, facilitating advanced imaging and targeted therapies directly in clinical settings.

Afiniti

Series D in 2017
Afiniti, Inc. is a technology company specializing in artificial intelligence solutions designed to optimize customer interactions by pairing clients with employees based on predicted interpersonal behavior. The company's enterprise behavioral pairing (EBP) technology analyzes big data to identify patterns in human interaction, enhancing the quality of conversations and improving business outcomes across various sectors, including telecommunications, healthcare, insurance, and financial services. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., Afiniti has expanded its global presence with offices in major cities across North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. The company also offers educational sessions for clients to help them understand the functionalities of its tools. Afiniti has established a strategic alliance with McKinsey & Company to further enhance its offerings.
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