Rampersand

Rampersand is a Melbourne-based venture capital firm established in 2013, specializing in early-stage investments, primarily targeting late seed to Series A financing. The firm invests in a broad range of sectors, including enterprise software, technology, fintech, mobile, blockchain, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, augmented reality, logistics, and transportation. Rampersand focuses on supporting Australian technology founders and companies, with a commitment to nurturing their growth into significant national and global players. The firm typically invests between $0.15 million and $3 million in startups based in Australia, New Zealand, Silicon Valley, Israel, Europe, and Asia. With a strong track record of working with successful startups, Rampersand emphasizes that companies require more than just capital for success, leveraging its experience to guide investments toward achieving substantial exits.

Martin Casey

Partner

Jim Cassidy

Co-Founder & Partner

Scott Dommett

Investor

David Naphtali

Partner

Michael Woolf Naphtali

Partner

Paul Naphtali

Co-Founder & Partner

Taryn Pieterse

Investment Principal

Chris Quirk

Investment Manager

Nicole Small

Investment Director

Hunter Watkin

Investor

Hugh Williams

Venture Partner

34 past transactions

JigSpace

Series A in 2023
JigSpace Inc. is a company based in San Mateo, California, founded in 2015, that specializes in developing a platform for creating and sharing interactive, three-dimensional instructions. The platform allows users to view jigs in augmented reality and browse a library of interactive learning experiences. It features step-by-step interactive 3D breakdowns of complex concepts, products, and phenomena. Users can create free accounts to save their favorite jigs and receive notifications about new content. Additionally, the platform enables users to create their own jigs in a workshop environment and share them with others. By making it accessible for anyone to create and share these instructional tools, JigSpace aims to enhance learning experiences in a more engaging and effective manner.

mx51

Series B in 2022
mx51 Pty Ltd is a bank-focused payment technology provider based in Sydney, Australia, established in 2020. The company specializes in a Payment-as-a-Service cloud platform that enables banks to connect with merchants and their customers. It offers various solutions, including in-store payment terminals that integrate with point-of-sale systems, kiosk solutions for mobile terminals on tablets or smartphones, and a merchant dashboard for real-time payment tracking and refunds. Additionally, mx51 provides online payment solutions that allow businesses to manage their transactions and monitor performance across multiple locations. With expertise in merchant acquiring and scalable payment technology, mx51 aims to support banks in navigating the evolving financial landscape.

Muso

Seed Round in 2021
Muso simplifies booking gigs by bringing them all to you. Sort through available gigs to find the perfect match. Muso is a newsfeed for gigs in your area and it's designed to save you time, meaning you can focus on the music.

Functionly

Seed Round in 2021
Functionly helps SaaS companies scale by giving every person clarity, naturally connecting their work to their organization's purpose. The company is empowering managers and teams across the whole organization to work on the right things at the right time and operate at new levels of missional effectiveness. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California.

JigSpace

Series A in 2021
JigSpace Inc. is a company based in San Mateo, California, founded in 2015, that specializes in developing a platform for creating and sharing interactive, three-dimensional instructions. The platform allows users to view jigs in augmented reality and browse a library of interactive learning experiences. It features step-by-step interactive 3D breakdowns of complex concepts, products, and phenomena. Users can create free accounts to save their favorite jigs and receive notifications about new content. Additionally, the platform enables users to create their own jigs in a workshop environment and share them with others. By making it accessible for anyone to create and share these instructional tools, JigSpace aims to enhance learning experiences in a more engaging and effective manner.

Sendle

Venture Round in 2020
Sendle Pty Ltd is an offset delivery service provider that specializes in door-to-door parcel pickup and courier delivery services in Australia and the United States. Established in 2012 and based in Sydney, the company aims to modernize the postal service by eliminating the need for customers to wait in long queues at traditional post offices. Sendle offers carbon neutral shipping options and delivers parcels up to 10 kilograms, often at competitive prices comparable to those of Australia Post. The company, which was previously known as Tushare Australia Pty Ltd before its name change in June 2015, also maintains an office in the United States to support its international operations.

JigSpace

Seed Round in 2020
JigSpace Inc. is a company based in San Mateo, California, founded in 2015, that specializes in developing a platform for creating and sharing interactive, three-dimensional instructions. The platform allows users to view jigs in augmented reality and browse a library of interactive learning experiences. It features step-by-step interactive 3D breakdowns of complex concepts, products, and phenomena. Users can create free accounts to save their favorite jigs and receive notifications about new content. Additionally, the platform enables users to create their own jigs in a workshop environment and share them with others. By making it accessible for anyone to create and share these instructional tools, JigSpace aims to enhance learning experiences in a more engaging and effective manner.

Expert360

Venture Round in 2020
Expert360 is a marketplace and management platform that facilitates connections between freelance consultants, contractors, and experts and businesses across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. By offering a streamlined approach to freelance management, Expert360 enables enterprises to efficiently address resource demands and engage top talent for project-oriented work. The platform boasts a network of over 10,000 firms and freelancers, allowing businesses to quickly find suitable professionals for their specific project needs while managing the entire source-to-pay process with ease.

PredictHQ

Series B in 2020
PredictHQ Limited is a New Zealand-based company that offers a Software-as-a-Service platform focused on event and business intelligence. Founded in 2014, the platform provides visibility into campaign management across various channels, including performance advertising, email, social media, and search engine optimization. PredictHQ aggregates and verifies millions of demand causal factors, ranking them by predicted impact to enhance demand forecasting models. Its API is utilized by numerous prominent companies, such as Uber and Booking.com, for applications including demand forecasting, dynamic pricing optimization, workforce management, inventory improvements, and predictive analytics. The company's offerings also include a web application and a Chrome extension called FOCUS, enabling clients to make better-informed decisions and optimize their operational strategies.

AmazingCo

Series A in 2019
AmazingCo is an experiences and activities creator. Through its platform, it makes it easy for people all across the globe to discover and enjoy amazing real world experiences, helping people spend their time in a more connected way.

Sendle

Series B in 2019
Sendle Pty Ltd is an offset delivery service provider that specializes in door-to-door parcel pickup and courier delivery services in Australia and the United States. Established in 2012 and based in Sydney, the company aims to modernize the postal service by eliminating the need for customers to wait in long queues at traditional post offices. Sendle offers carbon neutral shipping options and delivers parcels up to 10 kilograms, often at competitive prices comparable to those of Australia Post. The company, which was previously known as Tushare Australia Pty Ltd before its name change in June 2015, also maintains an office in the United States to support its international operations.

PredictHQ

Series A in 2018
PredictHQ Limited is a New Zealand-based company that offers a Software-as-a-Service platform focused on event and business intelligence. Founded in 2014, the platform provides visibility into campaign management across various channels, including performance advertising, email, social media, and search engine optimization. PredictHQ aggregates and verifies millions of demand causal factors, ranking them by predicted impact to enhance demand forecasting models. Its API is utilized by numerous prominent companies, such as Uber and Booking.com, for applications including demand forecasting, dynamic pricing optimization, workforce management, inventory improvements, and predictive analytics. The company's offerings also include a web application and a Chrome extension called FOCUS, enabling clients to make better-informed decisions and optimize their operational strategies.

AmazingCo

Seed Round in 2018
AmazingCo is an experiences and activities creator. Through its platform, it makes it easy for people all across the globe to discover and enjoy amazing real world experiences, helping people spend their time in a more connected way.

Cog

Series A in 2017
Cog Systems Pty Ltd, a cyber security company, develops software and platform for embedded security systems for connected and Internet of Things devices. It provides D4 Secure Software Development Kit; Software as a Service; Integration Services; Discovery Services; and Extended and Dedicated Support services. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Mascot, Australia with additional office in Grayslake, Illinois.

Mentorloop

Seed Round in 2017
Mentorloop Pty Ltd. operates an online platform designed to connect mentors with mentees, facilitating meaningful relationships through a user-friendly interface. Founded in 2014 and based in Richmond, Australia, the platform enables users to engage interactively while providing tools for tracking relationship progress and optimizing mentoring programs. By simplifying the mentoring process, Mentorloop addresses the growing importance of mentorship in the modern workplace, where it plays a vital role in talent development and succession planning. The company's mission is to make mentoring accessible and mainstream, allowing individuals to connect with mentors anytime and anywhere, thereby enhancing professional growth and organizational success.

Expert360

Series B in 2017
Expert360 is a marketplace and management platform that facilitates connections between freelance consultants, contractors, and experts and businesses across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. By offering a streamlined approach to freelance management, Expert360 enables enterprises to efficiently address resource demands and engage top talent for project-oriented work. The platform boasts a network of over 10,000 firms and freelancers, allowing businesses to quickly find suitable professionals for their specific project needs while managing the entire source-to-pay process with ease.

Sapia

Series A in 2017
Sapia, formerly known as PredictiveHire, is a recruitment technology company based in Melbourne, Australia, with additional offices in London and New York. The company operates PredictionEdge, a software-as-a-service platform designed to enhance recruitment processes by enabling organizations to identify candidates who align with their business objectives. Sapia's team comprises data scientists, artificial intelligence experts, industrial-organizational psychologists, and experienced recruitment professionals, all committed to transforming candidate assessment through data-driven decision-making. By leveraging advanced technology, Sapia aims to create a more equitable hiring process, minimizing unconscious biases and promoting fairness in candidate evaluations.

PredictHQ

Seed Round in 2016
PredictHQ Limited is a New Zealand-based company that offers a Software-as-a-Service platform focused on event and business intelligence. Founded in 2014, the platform provides visibility into campaign management across various channels, including performance advertising, email, social media, and search engine optimization. PredictHQ aggregates and verifies millions of demand causal factors, ranking them by predicted impact to enhance demand forecasting models. Its API is utilized by numerous prominent companies, such as Uber and Booking.com, for applications including demand forecasting, dynamic pricing optimization, workforce management, inventory improvements, and predictive analytics. The company's offerings also include a web application and a Chrome extension called FOCUS, enabling clients to make better-informed decisions and optimize their operational strategies.

Sendle

Series A in 2016
Sendle Pty Ltd is an offset delivery service provider that specializes in door-to-door parcel pickup and courier delivery services in Australia and the United States. Established in 2012 and based in Sydney, the company aims to modernize the postal service by eliminating the need for customers to wait in long queues at traditional post offices. Sendle offers carbon neutral shipping options and delivers parcels up to 10 kilograms, often at competitive prices comparable to those of Australia Post. The company, which was previously known as Tushare Australia Pty Ltd before its name change in June 2015, also maintains an office in the United States to support its international operations.

Sapia

Series A in 2016
Sapia, formerly known as PredictiveHire, is a recruitment technology company based in Melbourne, Australia, with additional offices in London and New York. The company operates PredictionEdge, a software-as-a-service platform designed to enhance recruitment processes by enabling organizations to identify candidates who align with their business objectives. Sapia's team comprises data scientists, artificial intelligence experts, industrial-organizational psychologists, and experienced recruitment professionals, all committed to transforming candidate assessment through data-driven decision-making. By leveraging advanced technology, Sapia aims to create a more equitable hiring process, minimizing unconscious biases and promoting fairness in candidate evaluations.

Assembly Payments

Series A in 2016
The world’s most flexible payments platform. Assembly is the only end to end solution with unlimited ways to accept, manage and disburse payments. Built for businesses frustrated by the complexity and limitations of existing systems, Assembly delivers extraordinary experiences and unlocks new business value, removing the headaches of fraud, security, compliance, and customer service.

Stackla

Series A in 2016
Stackla is a social content marketing platform that puts user-generated content at the heart of brand marketing. With an AI-powered user-generated content (UGC) platform and asset manager, Stackla sits at the core of the marketing stack, actively discovering and recommending the best visual content from across the social web, as well as internal and external resources, to fuel personalized content experiences at scale. More than 500 global brands, agencies, media companies, and nonprofits use Stackla to curate and publish the best content from across the social web. Founded in 2012, Stackla has offices in San Francisco, New York, Sydney, and London.

Expert360

Series A in 2015
Expert360 is a marketplace and management platform that facilitates connections between freelance consultants, contractors, and experts and businesses across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. By offering a streamlined approach to freelance management, Expert360 enables enterprises to efficiently address resource demands and engage top talent for project-oriented work. The platform boasts a network of over 10,000 firms and freelancers, allowing businesses to quickly find suitable professionals for their specific project needs while managing the entire source-to-pay process with ease.

Assembly Payments

Venture Round in 2015
The world’s most flexible payments platform. Assembly is the only end to end solution with unlimited ways to accept, manage and disburse payments. Built for businesses frustrated by the complexity and limitations of existing systems, Assembly delivers extraordinary experiences and unlocks new business value, removing the headaches of fraud, security, compliance, and customer service.

Tzukuri

Seed Round in 2015
Tzukuri designs and develops wearable technology products. It offers sunglasses that integrate with an iPhone app, which alerts users if they leave their sunglasses behind somewhere, and shows where they left them. The app also recognizes when users leave iPhones behind and rings extra loudly to alert them. Tzukuri was co-founded by Allen Liao, Michael Sutton, and Will Cannings in 2013 and is based in Sydney, Australia.

Tiger Pistol

Series A in 2014
Tiger Pistol Pty Ltd develops social advertising platform for businesses. The company offers TP SELECT that enables “Do It For You” Facebook and Instagram offering by automating location setup and campaign publication for agencies selling to independent local businesses; and TP NETWORK for brands selling through a network of local businesses that offers brand-level campaigns of local pages and customized for local audiences. It also offers go-to-market and brand-level support; training and onboarding; dedicated client success manager; and help desk support services. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Cremorne, Australia with additional offices in Los Angeles, California; Austin, Texas; and London, United Kingdom.

Indice Semiconductor

Series A in 2014
Indice Semiconductor Inc. develops and commercializes semiconductor power control solutions for B2B customers. It offers LED driver integrated circuit (IC), and dimmable driver ICs. The company also provides power invertors for PSU and UPS, power generation, traction system, and EV motor applications. Its products are also in audio amplifiers, power supplies, renewable energy inverters, electric motor control, and more. The company offers its products through distributors worldwide. Indice Semiconductor Inc. was founded in 2008 and is based in Tualatin, Oregon.

Stackla

Seed Round in 2014
Stackla is a social content marketing platform that puts user-generated content at the heart of brand marketing. With an AI-powered user-generated content (UGC) platform and asset manager, Stackla sits at the core of the marketing stack, actively discovering and recommending the best visual content from across the social web, as well as internal and external resources, to fuel personalized content experiences at scale. More than 500 global brands, agencies, media companies, and nonprofits use Stackla to curate and publish the best content from across the social web. Founded in 2012, Stackla has offices in San Francisco, New York, Sydney, and London.

Skedulo

Seed Round in 2014
Skedulo Pty Ltd provides enterprise workforce management solutions designed to enhance the efficiency of mobile workforce operations. Its flagship platform enables organizations to manage, schedule, dispatch, and track field resources effectively. The Skedulo solution integrates seamlessly with systems like Salesforce and ServiceNow, allowing for improved job matching, scheduling, and resource allocation through features such as availability management and mapping routes. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, Skedulo also has offices in Australia, Asia, and the United Kingdom. The company has successfully supported over 150 organizations in managing more than 5 million appointments globally.

School Places

Seed Round in 2014
School Places Pty Ltd operates an online marketplace that allows families to find schools that have vacancies. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Malvern, Australia.

Tiger Pistol

Seed Round in 2013
Tiger Pistol Pty Ltd develops social advertising platform for businesses. The company offers TP SELECT that enables “Do It For You” Facebook and Instagram offering by automating location setup and campaign publication for agencies selling to independent local businesses; and TP NETWORK for brands selling through a network of local businesses that offers brand-level campaigns of local pages and customized for local audiences. It also offers go-to-market and brand-level support; training and onboarding; dedicated client success manager; and help desk support services. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Cremorne, Australia with additional offices in Los Angeles, California; Austin, Texas; and London, United Kingdom.