Partners for Growth (PFG) is a private equity firm established in 2004, with headquarters in Tiburon and an office in Sydney. PFG specializes in providing customized debt solutions to late-stage technology and life science companies, focusing on those with revenues of $10 million and above. The firm tailors its financing options to meet the specific needs of each client, offering a range of structures including working capital lines of credit, term loans, royalty loans, and convertible debt. Additionally, PFG seeks to align its interests with those of its clients by incorporating equity participation rights, which may include stock warrants or the convertibility of its debt. This approach allows PFG to support the growth and success of the companies it partners with.
TP24 is a financial technology company based in Zurich, Switzerland, that specializes in providing business loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Founded in 2016, the company focuses on lending solutions that utilize receivables as collateral, enabling SMEs to access the financing they need for growth and operations. TP24 operates across Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, offering innovative financial services tailored to the needs of businesses in these markets.
TruKKer is a Digital Freight Network that integrates Demand & Supply for land freight services. The network is built on real-time data analytics that creates reliability, transparency, and utilization based savings for Shippers and thousands of transporters. The network’s rapid growth and scale is creating multiple opportunities through data monetization and consolidated procurement
Aingel is an analytics platform that leverages artificial intelligence to identify promising startups and connect them with suitable venture capitalists. The platform features an interactive dashboard and a VC match report that assesses both startups and investors based on over one hundred criteria, incorporating historical data to enhance investment decision-making. By facilitating faster fundraising, Aingel aligns founders with investors who are most likely to provide value and show interest in their business ideas. The platform is utilized by leading data-driven venture capital firms, banks, and fintech companies through its APIs, which streamline the process of startup discovery and analysis. Established in 2016, Aingel is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Opontia provides a fast and fair way for small e-commerce business owners to sell their companies. They buy businesses with a long-term competitive advantage and strong home-grown brands. They know that selling a business can be stressful and difficult, which is why they have streamlined the process so that you can receive money in your account within just 6 weeks of starting the process.
TechLend is an Australian privately owned non-bank lender. IT specializes in secured property finance using our digital platform to deliver real-time credit solutions.
Tabby is a financial technology company based in the United Arab Emirates that offers payment solutions for consumers in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The company allows customers to pay for their online and in-store purchases either through a deferred single payment or in multiple installments. Tabby's proprietary decision engine facilitates instant checkout, enabling users to make purchases and pay later without incurring additional costs. Through its services, Tabby aims to enhance the shopping experience by providing greater financial flexibility to consumers.
Aingel is an analytics platform that leverages artificial intelligence to identify promising startups and connect them with suitable venture capitalists. The platform features an interactive dashboard and a VC match report that assesses both startups and investors based on over one hundred criteria, incorporating historical data to enhance investment decision-making. By facilitating faster fundraising, Aingel aligns founders with investors who are most likely to provide value and show interest in their business ideas. The platform is utilized by leading data-driven venture capital firms, banks, and fintech companies through its APIs, which streamline the process of startup discovery and analysis. Established in 2016, Aingel is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Splend Pty Ltd is a car rental company based in Sydney, Australia, founded in 2015. It specializes in renting vehicles to drivers for on-demand rideshare and delivery services, such as Uber and UberEATS. Recognizing the challenges many potential drivers face in accessing suitable vehicles, Splend aims to empower individuals from diverse backgrounds to become their own bosses. The company provides not only rental and rent-to-own options but also extensive support, training, and resources to enhance drivers' skills and profitability. Additionally, Splend offers data and analytics to help drivers improve their performance and safety on the road. By fostering a community among its members, Splend has successfully enabled students, retirees, former refugees, and single parents to find flexible employment opportunities that align with their lifestyles. Through its comprehensive services, Splend strives to facilitate access to vehicle ownership and create a sustainable income-generating pathway for its members.
TruKKer is a Digital Freight Network that integrates Demand & Supply for land freight services. The network is built on real-time data analytics that creates reliability, transparency, and utilization based savings for Shippers and thousands of transporters. The network’s rapid growth and scale is creating multiple opportunities through data monetization and consolidated procurement
GlamCorner is a fashion-tech company at its heart with a unique reverse-logistics operation. The company is on a mission to offer a service that empowers every customer to reduce their individual contribution to landfill by renting clothing for once-off occasions as a sustainable alternative to purchasing and disposing afterwards. Financially backed by AirTree Ventures, Giant Leap Fund and Marshall Investments, GlamCorner is going through a rapid and exciting period of growth. GlamCorner is also B-Corp Certified. In achieving this coveted certification, the company is joining an emerging group of for-profit companies like Patagonia, Warby Parker and The Honest Company who are using the power of business to create a positive impact on the world and generate a shared and durable prosperity for all.
FinAccel is a financial technology company creating disruptive and meaningful products in retail credit for Southeast Asia, the 7th largest economy in the world and home to nearly 10% of the world's population. With an all star team of investors, founders and employees, FinAccel is currently focused on disruption in the unsecured lending space.
JB Financial Group is one of the retail finance groups in South Korea and offers a variety of financial services to its customers
The Group has five affiliates which include two banks, one multi-finance company and one asset management company in South Korea, and one bank in Cambodia.
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The Group currently expands its footprints to South East Asia and has been experiencing remarkable growth in asset size with its solid expansion strategy.
WebLinc is the parent company for the ecommerce platform Workarea Commerce Cloud and Orderbot order management system.The Workarea Commerce Platform's modern, agile technologies empower companies running global, omnichannel commerce operations, and enable retailers to consistently out-pace the competition. Weblinc's two products, Workarea Commerce Platform and Orderbot OMS support a number of highly successful retail and B2B clients including URBN's BHLDN and Terrain brands, Sanrio, The Reformation, STAPLES Canada, Buzzfeed, Live Nation, Woodcraft Supplies, and The Bouqs.
YBF Ventures is Australia’s original and largest tech and innovation hub, headquartered in Melbourne. Today it is proud to be home to over 500 members making up over 75 future-focused Australian and international technology startups and scaleups at its Melbourne and Sydney CBD locations. YBF Melbourne and YBF Sydney are top-choice landing pads for international technology firms setting up operations in Australia. Uber, 90 Seconds, Foodora and Kickstarter started their Australian journeys from YBF. Currently, Silicon Valley’s Wrike, London’s PayBreak (Etika) and Silicon Slope unicorn, Lucid Software house their own APAC headquarters at YBF Melbourne and the UK's Thought Machine is based out of both YBF Melbourne and YBF Sydney. YBF’s three-tiered mission is to help startups to scale, scaleups to success and corporates to innovate. As such, YBF is home to several large technology hubs that centre on key aspects of innovation for Victoria and New South Wales. Examples of these include the YBF Fintech Hub in partnership with the Victorian Government; the Australian LawTech Hub in collaboration with law firm, Lander & Rogers; the PropTech Hub in partnership with building automation giant, Honeywell; and SquareGrape, Australia’s first tech hub for the wine sector, in partnership with one of the world's largest wine companies, Treasury Wine Estates.
Australian shoppers are looking for the best value while retailers are searching for top line revenue growth - Cashrewards bridges these competing interests. Cashrewards engages shoppers via cashback and savings incentives, providing a highly effective sales channels for merchants.
Admedus Ltd was established in June 2011, through the merger of Allied Medical Ltd an unlisted public company and bioMD Ltd an ASX listed company (ASX: BOD). The merger created a diversified healthcare group with assets in research & development, products in advanced clinical trials ready for commercialisation and a successful sales, marketing and medical device distribution business.
Prospa Advance Pty Ltd. provides business lending solutions for small and medium business owners in Australia. It offers small business loans for business and working capital, inventory, equipment, renovation, expansion and growth, business tax, marketing and advertising, payroll, partnership buyout, and other needs; and merchant cash advance, a solution that converts future credit and debit card receivables into immediate cash. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
Epica International designs, develops, and distributes progressive robotic systems that guide and assist users to ensure precise accuracy and strengthen outcomes. By fusing CT imaging and precision robotics into one fully integrated platform, they narrow the gap between diagnostic and therapeutic applications for optimal results. Its robotic systems, are advanced, universal, and unique in their flexibility and performance. The integration of their 2 technologies CT imagery and precision robotics, in the healthcare field is underway and yield incredible experimental animal results. This is the future of medicine—the integration of non-contact imaging (CT) and physician assisting robotics.
It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Clemente, California.
Invigor Group Limited is a data intelligence and analytics company that serves the retail and service sectors in Australia, Germany, Singapore, and other international markets. The company operates through its segments in TillerStack GmbH and Australia & South-East Asia, offering a suite of data-driven solutions designed to enhance business performance. Key products include Shopper Insights, which focuses on increasing customer spending and engagement, and Visitor, a cloud-based platform that analyzes in-venue behavior and movement. Additionally, Invigor provides tools for managing pricing and promotions across various channels, along with Campaign for content management, Rewards for capturing customer data, and Predict, which delivers tailored recommendations. The company also offers TillerStack | Skyware, a field force management solution for mobile staff. Originally incorporated as Hyro Limited in 1998, Invigor Group Limited rebranded in October 2012, establishing itself as a vital partner for businesses seeking to leverage data for strategic decision-making and growth.
ASSIA, Inc provides broadband and Wi-Fi performance monitoring, management and optimization software to internet service providers (ISP), communications regulators, and wholesalers so they can improve customer quality of experience and satisfaction, reduce costs through operational efficiencies and increase revenues with new multi-media services.
ActiveCare is a technology and service provider that provides real-time visibility to health conditions and risk. The company's Chronic Illness Monitoring segment is engaged in the business of developing, distributing, and marketing mobile monitoring of patient vital signs and physical activity to insurance companies, disease management companies, third-party administrators, and self-insured companies. It also develops ActiveCare solution which is focused on getting diabetic patients to test and manage chronic illness on a regular and real-time basis.
Nimble Australia Pty Ltd., based in Southport, Australia, specializes in providing small and medium loans to employed consumers throughout the country. Founded in 2005 and rebranded from Cash Doctors in 2012, Nimble offers a streamlined online lending process that allows customers to receive instant loan decisions. Their innovative profiling technology ensures applicants are informed of their approval status within a minute, with funds potentially deposited into their bank accounts within 60 minutes. The company focuses on short-term financial solutions, providing various loan types, including personal and car loans, while aiming to minimize the risk of bad debts typically associated with the credit market.
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LiveNote is the legal industry's benchmark for evidence management software and services. Its flagship transcript management software is used by 83 percent of the top-200 U.S. law firms.
Employment Innovations Pty Ltd. is an Australian provider of employment management tools and resources aimed at simplifying employment processes for businesses. Established in 1992 and based in Sydney, the company offers a range of services including outsourced employment, human resources outsourcing, legal compliance, and recruitment through an online platform. Its solutions include EI CONNECT, which assists businesses in reducing administrative burdens, EI Evolve, designed to mitigate the risks of non-compliance and poor staff management, and EI Transform, which focuses on building strategic HR infrastructure. Additionally, Employment Innovations provides comprehensive legal services related to employment law, industrial relations, and migration, as well as a suite of payroll services that cover end-to-end payroll processing, superannuation contributions, leave management, and employee self-service portals. The company caters to various sectors including retail, hospitality, education, and construction, aiming to enhance operational success and employee satisfaction for its clients.
Employment Hero Pty Ltd. is an online human resource platform based in Sydney, Australia, with additional offices in Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth. Founded in 2012, the company focuses on serving small and medium-sized businesses by providing a comprehensive suite of HR solutions. Its cloud-based platform integrates HR software, financial services, scheduling, payroll tools, and employee benefits, streamlining essential HR processes for growing companies. Employment Hero aims to be the preferred employment platform for both employers and employees by offering user-friendly HR software and enhanced benefits. The platform simplifies tasks such as onboarding, payroll management, and performance reviews, enabling businesses to save time and resources while managing their workforce effectively.
Q1Media serves national, regional, and local brands by reaching custom audiences on high-performing, highly viewable ad inventory across mobile, video, display and connected tv. Our best-in class mobile location based targeting and measurement, high-performing cross device ad units and in-house optimization teams afford advertisers a powerful platform to place and manage their digital advertising efforts.
Mattersight Corporation, a subsidiary of NICE Systems Inc., specializes in enterprise analytics that focuses on customer and employee interactions. The company offers a Behavioral Analytics service that captures and analyzes various forms of interactions, including employee desktop data and contextual information. This service is designed to optimally route customers to agents who are best suited to meet their unique personality styles, thereby enhancing communication outcomes. Mattersight's solutions are utilized by organizations in sectors such as healthcare, telecommunications, finance, and retail to improve operational performance, boost agent effectiveness, and predict future interactions. By facilitating better conversations between customers and agents, Mattersight helps organizations achieve measurable revenue growth and operational efficiencies.
Comverge is an industry-leading provider of integrated demand response, energy efficiency, and customer engagement solutions that enable electric utilities to ensure grid reliability, lower energy costs, meet regulatory demands, and enhance the customer experience.
Through its combination of software, hardware, and services, Comverge helps utilities optimize the management of every aspect of an energy management program, from participant recruitment and device installation to call center support, control events, and measurement and verification. Comverge has worked with hundreds of electric utilities to deploy nearly six million energy management devices and enroll more than 1.6 million residential customers into mass-market demand management programs.
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI) is devoted to developing and commercializing innovative solutions for treating peripheral and coronary vascular disease. Their primary focus is helping physicians conquer even the most difficult disease states, including calcium, given the complications it presents for the millions who suffer from peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and coronary artery disease (CAD). CSI is committed to clinical rigor, constant innovation, and a defining drive to set the standard in safe, effective, economical medical devices that improve patient outcomes.
Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. is a leader in the development of needle-free injection therapies with over 25 years of experience improving the administration of liquid medications; pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and biologics. Bioject's technology works by forcing liquid medication at high speed through a tiny orifice held against the skin. This creates an ultra-fine stream of fluid that penetrates the skin, delivering medication in a fraction of a second. Bioject's systems are designed to deliver injected medications comfortably, accurately, and quickly - without the use of a needle.
North American Scientific is engaged in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of radioisotopic products for the treatment of cancer. The company offers Prospera I-125, an iodine-based seed and Prospera Pd-103, a palladium-based seed for the treatment of prostate cancer; SurTRAK needles and strands used primarily for the treatment of prostate cancer; and STP-110 Precision Stepper and RTP-6000 Precision Stabilizer equipment, which positions and holds the trans-rectal ultrasound probe during the LDR brachytherapy procedure as well as radiation shielding and needle loading accessories such as horizontal needle box; and needle-loading shield, box, and carousel. The company also offers ClearPath, a multi-catheter breast brachytherapy device for accelerated partial breast irradiation treatment for women with early-stage breast cancer. North American Scientific was founded in 1987 and is based in Chatsworth, California, United States.
Xenogen Biosciences Corporation specializes in providing animal production and phenotyping services tailored for biopharmaceutical companies and biomedical researchers. Based in Cranbury, New Jersey, the company focuses on creating bioluminescent animal models that facilitate the testing of drug effects on genes and proteins within biological systems. Its offerings include DNA microinjection, transgene integration analysis, and custom gene targeting programs, along with a variety of specialized mouse strains. The integration of biophotonic technologies allows for real-time, non-invasive monitoring of biological processes in living organisms, thereby enhancing the drug discovery and development process. Xenogen Biosciences, formerly known as Chrysalis DNX Transgenic Sciences, operates as a subsidiary of Taconic Farms, Inc.