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

Past deals in New Zealand

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.

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.

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.