H2 Ventures

H2 Ventures is a Sydney-based accelerator and venture capital firm that focuses on investing in startups within the fintech, data, and artificial intelligence sectors. Established in 2015, the firm provides funding and support to early-stage companies, typically investing $100,000 for a 10% equity stake. H2 Ventures operates the H2 Accelerator, a 20-week program designed to nurture startups by connecting them with experienced entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders. The program usually accommodates eight to ten teams, with two to three members each, fostering a collaborative environment aimed at driving innovation in financial services, insurance, real estate, cybersecurity, and analytics. By combining equity capital with mentoring and knowledge sharing, H2 Ventures aims to empower founders to execute their ideas effectively, contributing to the growth of Australia's startup ecosystem and its position as a leader in technology-enabled disruption.

Ben Heap

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Nod

Seed Round in 2018
Nod is a document automation and compliance platform designed to streamline the creation of complex documents, making the process fast, accurate, and user-friendly. The platform allows users to define specific rules for documentation, including styling and formatting, and can be integrated with various applications and systems. This capability enables professional services businesses to generate documentation efficiently, reducing the need for manual editing. Additionally, Nod provides tools for building reports from document data, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and best practice standards. The company aims to empower experts to enhance their productivity and support more clients effectively.

MoneyLoop

Seed Round in 2018
Receive healthcare today and pay later in five interest free instalments.

Walnut Exchange

Seed Round in 2018
Walnut is the cheapest way to send money overseas. A peer-to-peer remittance service, we facilitate moving money where it needs to go — keeping it safe and secure until your transaction is complete.

Adaptive Technology

Pre Seed Round in 2018
AdaptiveFinder transforms mortgage brokers into financial concierges for life.

BookHop

Pre Seed Round in 2018
BookHop is helping students attain the best value out of their textbooks and turn them into cash.

FloodMapp

Pre Seed Round in 2018
FloodMapp Holdings Pty Ltd is a disaster management company based in Fortitude Valley, Australia, founded in 2017. The company specializes in predictive flood mapping and analysis by aggregating live rainfall and river height data. Its products include Predictive Mapping, which facilitates rapid large-scale flood modeling to visualize potential flood extents before they occur, and Hazard Mapping, which helps underwriters assess flood risk for specific properties or areas. By integrating rainfall and river data into elevation models, FloodMapp forecasts flood intensity, providing essential tools for government agencies to issue timely warnings, enhance disaster preparedness, and mitigate flood-related damages.

Furnys

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Furnys helps people moving between distant cities when they need to vacate or fill their house.

Bravi

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Bravi is a mobile application for couples. Bravi collects preferences and level of confidence in current relationships from each partner and Artificial Intelligence algorithm returns educational materials, exercises, and challenges, that fit that particular couple needs to improve their personal and intimate well-being.

Nestd

Seed Round in 2018
Nestd.io is a predictive analytics platform for property investors.

Kosmonotes

Seed Round in 2018
Kosmonotes is a AI-driven research, authoring and collaboration tool which simplifies the creation and navigation of complex information.

Finhay

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Finhay Company Limited, founded in 2017 and based in Hanoi, Vietnam, operates a mobile application designed to facilitate investments in mutual funds. The platform enables users to save efficiently and optimize their idle money by automatically directing accumulated funds into reputable financial portfolios. Targeting millennials and underserved segments of the market, Finhay aims to empower users to build wealth in a smart and accessible manner. The company has received recognition for its innovative approach, being nominated in the Fintech 100 by KPMG in 2019 and recognized as a first runner-up by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam, as well as a top startup at Techfest Vietnam in 2017.

RightCourse

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Right Course Holdings Pty Ltd is an Australian’s independent provider of tertiary educational information. They offer comprehensive information and review on tertiary courses and associated educational institutions, assisting students to make more informed decisions about higher education and career. They provide an effective online platform for students (both international and domestic) to access and compare the tertiary course information through a user-friendly approach. The Right Course team is made up of passionate education experts who really want to assist students make the right choice of study and hence career pathway. They look forward to collaborating with students and educational institutions.

Timeweave

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Timeweave is an app for college students that automatically imports your class schedule and is a platform where all your friends class schedules are in one place so you can find out when they're free to meet. We've penetrated 40% of the students in the major Sydney universities and have 100,000 MAU - so we're now expanding to the US!

mPhyt

Pre Seed Round in 2017
mPhyt Pty Ltd. develops a digital wellbeing platform for seniors to keep an active and healthy life. It enables to create personal wellbeing index; suggest tailor made services and activities; manages personal services, such as hairdresser, plumber, and appointment changes; stay connected with family; take actions to improve wellbeing and get rewards; and connect fitness devices or pedometer app. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Inspitrip

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Inspitrip is a travel platform that connects travelers with local insiders to offer personalized and authentic experiences. Founded in 2015 and based in Sydney, Australia, the company focuses on helping visitors explore destinations through the perspectives of residents, providing unique opportunities that go beyond typical tourist attractions. By facilitating these connections, Inspitrip aims to create meaningful travel experiences while empowering local communities.

Retro Analytics

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Founded in Apr 2017, RetroAnalytics is a predictive analytics platform that tracks all user interactions and uses Artificial Intelligence to surface key conversion drivers. It is a self-service web & mobile analytics platform that uses a unique approach to user analytics by tracking all user interactions by default and allowing you to forgo the long, complex and error prone process of setting up analytics that are critical to your business growth. Their powerful query engine allows you to slice and dice data retroactively with a single tracking script.

Zemble

Seed Round in 2017
Zemble operates as ClaimSpace, a software as a service (SaaS) platform designed to enhance communication between insurers and their customers. Founded in 2017 and based in Sydney, Australia, ClaimSpace provides a web-based, white-labeled collaboration tool that facilitates personalized digital experiences for both customers and external stakeholders. The platform aims to streamline and automate the administrative aspects of complex claims and complaints, thereby improving transparency and visibility throughout the claims process. By delivering valuable customer data to enterprise clients, ClaimSpace fosters stronger relationships between insurers and their customers.

DueToday

Seed Round in 2017
DueToday is an integrated accounts receivable and payments service that keeps your business ticking along with or without you. They handle your customer's payment experience, so you can focus on your work rather than get distracted by managing your cash flow. You do what you do best, and they’ll take care of the boring bits.

Bsociable

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Bsociable is a mobile application designed to enhance social interactions and facilitate event organization within communities. The app features a user-friendly interface that allows individuals to connect and engage with others effortlessly. It supports the exchange of various media types, including text, photos, videos, and locations within group chats. Bsociable includes a centralized group calendar to manage availability and helps users identify suitable dates and times for events. Additionally, the app offers a location service to estimate guests' arrival times and features an RSVP function, catering to different group types and lifestyles. Users can also find venues for gatherings, such as restaurants and parks, streamlining the process of planning and attending social events.

Triggr

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Triggr is a Sydney-based company that offers a SaaS platform designed to automate prospecting for B2B sales teams. The platform enables sales and marketing professionals to efficiently gather business, technology, and personal data from various online sources. By applying intelligent algorithms, Triggr helps users identify and connect with their ideal next customers, streamlining the sales process and enhancing overall productivity.

Alfie

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Alfie provides hoteliers with a self-service guest portal that enhances the guest experience before arrival. By leveraging data to create detailed guest profiles, Alfie allows hotels to customize services and interactions proactively. The platform features intuitive navigation for easy ordering and delivery of food, drinks, and services, alongside live chat and translation in 20 languages. Guests can access exclusive deals, track orders, manage spending, and enjoy secure payment options, all integrated into their in-room bill. Additionally, the portal offers access to hotel information, tips from staff and travel writers, and facilitates seamless check-in and check-out. This innovative approach to guest engagement not only streamlines hotel operations but also fosters a more interactive and personalized experience for guests.

Seneca

Seed Round in 2017
Seneca is a smart personal library experience–where effortless organisation of your content meets discovery and exploration. They are life long learners. Creatives and makers. Idea shapers. The information carnivores. Curious, wide-eyed explorers of the world. Their modern world gives us unprecedented access to create and consume more content than ever. With more information comes more noise, and with more noise, it becomes difficult to hear the whisper in the hurricane. Great content gets lost and forgotten. They waste time trying to find it.

ALOKI

Pre Seed Round in 2017
ALOKI is a platform which enables anyone anywhere to learn anything from anyone

dotd

Pre Seed Round in 2017
dotd automates startup equity legal management and investor communications to give time back to founders and investor to build great companies

Sempo

Pre Seed Round in 2017
At Sempo there’s a simple, but radical idea that we find particularly inspiring: one of the best ways to help vulnerable communities is to just give them money, no strings attached. Cash Transfers bring dignity to affected people, and solve a fundamental problem with humanitarian relief - too often, we spend millions of dollars on the wrong kind of aid: In Iraq, 70% of Syrian refugees have sold the aid they were given, in order to buy what they actually need. We're on a mission to help all aid organisations, from grassroots to international, to increase their usage of cash transfers as a tool to alleviate suffering, provide dignity and ultimately increase long-term self-sufficiency.

Code Create

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Code Create empowers our youth through dynamic courses in coding, data, and design. At its workshops, students learn as part of a thriving passionate community and turn their ideas into real-world projects in 3 - 5 days. Their courses also connect them with experts, mentors, and evangelists from great places like Google, University of New South Wales and more.

Reserv Guru

Seed Round in 2017
Reserv Guru is a mutually beneficially community based platform that allows companies and businesses that take reservations, to list their ‘last minute’ availability with an incentive (such as 10% off, free glass of wine) to and connecting them with people looking for things to do, eat, see in their area at the last minute.

Nod

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Nod is a document automation and compliance platform designed to streamline the creation of complex documents, making the process fast, accurate, and user-friendly. The platform allows users to define specific rules for documentation, including styling and formatting, and can be integrated with various applications and systems. This capability enables professional services businesses to generate documentation efficiently, reducing the need for manual editing. Additionally, Nod provides tools for building reports from document data, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and best practice standards. The company aims to empower experts to enhance their productivity and support more clients effectively.

Goodments

Seed Round in 2017
Goodments Pty Ltd is and online investment community that helps clients in stock selection based on their personal values. It provides necessary financial tools and support services to get a complete picture about choices and helps clients in portfolio selection. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Sydney, Australia.

Whaley

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Whaley Australia is a Sydney-based company that offers a commission-free smartphone app designed to facilitate global stock investments for users. The app enables individuals to connect their existing bank accounts for seamless funding of investments, allowing them to invest in listed companies without incurring brokerage fees. Whaley addresses common investing challenges faced by everyday people, particularly the cost of investing, by providing access to over 20 stock and cryptocurrency exchanges worldwide. This approach empowers users to build personalized investment portfolios tailored to their preferences.

Forage

Seed Round in 2017
Forage (formerly InsideSherpa) partners with leading companies to deliver free open-access training courses for candidates. Any candidate can enroll in the company-backed courses to build career skills, visibility, and experience. The platform is running various virtual training courses including with KPMG, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, GE, BCG, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citi, Deloitte, Accenture and others. There are +1 million students in the Forage ecosystem.

Reji

Seed Round in 2017
Reji is a digital shop assistant that helps retailers bring the content, personalisation and ease of online shopping into the physical store to improve customer experience and store performance

LoanDolphin

Seed Round in 2016
LoanDolphin is a loan bidding marketplace where banks and brokers compete to win your Home Loan. Everyone is unique, we all have our own preferences and we all have different needs and wants. LoanDolphin will help you find the mortgage product and lender that’s just right for you. We allow brokers, credit unions, banks and other mortgage providers to compete for your business openly in one dedicated platform. Join us today

Valiant

Seed Round in 2016
Valiant Finance Pty. Ltd. operates an online marketplace for business loans in Australia, headquartered in Surry Hills. Founded in 2015, the company utilizes proprietary technology to connect businesses with lenders based on their specific characteristics and loan needs. The platform allows business owners and their advisers to explore various financing options, including equipment finance, unsecured loans, debtor finance, and working capital. By facilitating comparisons of loan rates, terms, and fees, Valiant aims to empower small business owners to find the most suitable and affordable financing solutions available to them.

Tapview

Seed Round in 2016
Paying for content online is currently broken. Subscriptions are costly and hard for users to manage, and users no longer get their news and other content from a single source. Advertising revenue is threatened by the increasing popularity of adblockers. Media companies need an easy way to get consumers to pay for content online. Tapview is a “read more” button with a small payment attached. A user can click this button to access content on any website that has Tapview integrated, spending from a single balance across all sites - a pay once, consume many times model. Content is revealed immediately on purchase. Tapview does not host content, wrap pages or redirect users. It works on all modern desktop and mobile browsers and does not require the user to install an app or a browser plugin.

SuperAlbert

Seed Round in 2016
SuperAlbert automates the superannuation onboarding for employers and employees. Employers can start saving time and ensure they are compliant with our automated onboarding tool. Employees can save time, confusion, and have a greater choice of super funds when they start a job.

Edstart

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Edstart Australia Pty Ltd, established in 2016 and based in Surry Hills, Australia, provides innovative education loan solutions for school students. The company offers a financial platform that simplifies the payment of education fees, allowing families to manage the rising costs associated with schooling. Edstart's services include low-cost financing options and regular payment plans that are tailored to fit individual budgets. By leveraging the latest technology and online processes, Edstart aims to make education more accessible for families across Australia.

Birch

Angel Round in 2016
Birch Finance, LLC is a technology company that offers a web application designed to help users manage their credit card rewards programs efficiently. By connecting to users' bank accounts, the application analyzes spending habits and provides personalized recommendations on credit cards to maximize rewards. Birch categorizes every purchase and compares it against a vast database of reward-earning cards, enabling users to see potential rewards they could have earned with different cards. The platform not only assists users in tracking their existing cards and spending but also suggests optimized strategies for earning and redeeming rewards. Founded in 2015 and based in Gainesville, Florida, Birch Finance operates as a subsidiary of Even Financial, Inc., and is poised to expand its services with the upcoming launch of a mobile app and browser extensions for real-time recommendations.

Stockspot

Series A in 2015
Stockspot Pty Ltd, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia, is an online and automated investment adviser and fund manager. As Australia's first robo-advisor, Stockspot aims to make professional wealth management more accessible by eliminating high fees, confusing jargon, and excessive paperwork traditionally associated with the industry. The company specializes in investing in exchange-traded funds listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. By offering a straightforward and transparent online investment service, Stockspot helps Australians manage their money more effectively, providing financial advice, fintech solutions, investing options, market news, and research reports. The firm addresses the challenges faced by many Australians, including high minimum account requirements and the difficulties of self-directed investing, by facilitating access to diversified portfolios with lower costs.

Spriggy

Seed Round in 2015
Spriggy is a platform designed to assist parents in teaching their children healthy money habits in the digital age. It offers a mobile app and a prepaid debit card, allowing families to manage finances together. The platform enables parents to allocate funds to their child's card, set savings goals, and monitor spending, promoting financial independence while ensuring safety. By focusing on collaborative money management, Spriggy empowers children to develop responsible financial behaviors.

HashChing

Seed Round in 2015
HashChing Pty Limited is an Australian-based online marketplace that facilitates access to home loan deals by connecting consumers directly with verified mortgage brokers. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Chatswood, the platform aims to empower users by allowing them to share their experiences with various financial products, whether positive or negative. This transparency helps potential borrowers make informed decisions in a straightforward and convenient manner. By streamlining the process of finding suitable mortgage options, HashChing enhances the home loan experience for consumers across Australia.

PayHero

Seed Round in 2015
PayHero Pty Ltd. is an online payments service provider based in Adelaide, Australia, incorporated in 2015 and operating as a subsidiary of 8common Limited since 2018. The company offers a comprehensive platform that enables businesses to accept customer payments, manage card transactions, and automate billing processes. It is particularly designed for sole traders and small businesses that may lack the technical expertise or resources to implement their own payment gateways. PayHero simplifies the management of both one-time and subscription billing, allowing merchants to generate recurring revenue while minimizing the time spent on account management and collections. Through its user-friendly interface, PayHero aims to facilitate efficient payment solutions for businesses looking to enhance their cash flow and streamline operations.

Deposit Rates Exchange

Seed Round in 2015
At Deposits.org our vision is that banking no longer has borders, boundaries, or country limits. We are focused on banking and understand that each banking institution competes in a global market place and that every product is different but is comparable worldwide. Our customers are worldwide, but we cater to each and every one. We list financial products for emerging markets including Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa, Middle East, and South America.

CurrencySpot

Pre Seed Round in 2014
CurrencySpot reimburses travelers for losses from exchange rate movements when they spend money abroad. We offer low fees and quick service. Just tell us when you’re traveling, how much you plan to spend, and link your debit and credit cards. Enjoy your travel. We’ll handle the money. Backed by AWI Ventures and H2 Ventures.

Equitise

Seed Round in 2014
Equitise offers an equity crowdfunding platform for private investors to invest in early-stage companies and startups. It was founded on June 11, 2014, and is based in Sydney, Australia.

Macrovue

Seed Round in 2014
Macrovue Pty Ltd. is an online platform based in Sydney, Australia, that was established in 2014. It offers investors tools for developing investment strategies, testing their market outlooks, and constructing portfolios. The platform specializes in theme-based investing, allowing users to access professional insights and resources tailored to specific investment themes. Macrovue aims to simplify the investment process and empower individuals by providing a user-friendly interface and comprehensive investment tools.

Debt To 10k Pty Ltd.

Seed Round in 2014
Debt To 10k Pty Ltd. is an Australian company based in Sydney, established in 2014. It offers an online platform focused on debt management and savings planning, providing users with optimized repayment plans and exclusive money-saving deals. The company operates as a no-advice service, addressing personal financial challenges to help individuals clear their debt more efficiently and regain control over their finances. Additionally, Debt To 10k Pty Ltd. is developing partnerships with various corporate entities in Australia to enhance the quality and exclusivity of the product deals available to its members.

Simply Wall St

Pre Seed Round in 2014
Simply Wall St helps share market investors make better informed decisions, by giving them access to institutional quality financial data presented visually through easy to understand infographics. Users are able to research more than 18,000 stocks with our unique infographic visualization, get new investment ideas, and manage their share portfolios.

Stockspot

Pre Seed Round in 2014
Stockspot Pty Ltd, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia, is an online and automated investment adviser and fund manager. As Australia's first robo-advisor, Stockspot aims to make professional wealth management more accessible by eliminating high fees, confusing jargon, and excessive paperwork traditionally associated with the industry. The company specializes in investing in exchange-traded funds listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. By offering a straightforward and transparent online investment service, Stockspot helps Australians manage their money more effectively, providing financial advice, fintech solutions, investing options, market news, and research reports. The firm addresses the challenges faced by many Australians, including high minimum account requirements and the difficulties of self-directed investing, by facilitating access to diversified portfolios with lower costs.