Square Peg Capital

Square Peg Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 and based in Sydney, Australia, with additional offices in Singapore, Melbourne and Tel Aviv. It focuses on early to growth-stage technology investments, backing online and technology companies across the internet economy. The firm targets opportunities in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and Israel, and typically invests tens of millions of Australian dollars to support startups solving meaningful problems in sectors such as artificial intelligence, fintech, software-as-a-service, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, health, marketplaces and retail. Its approach combines deep sector experience with hands-on support to help entrepreneurs scale from inception to multinational enterprises.

Orly Amir

Associate

Paul Bassat

Investor

Barry Brott

Investor

Jethro Cohen

Investor

Tim Diemer

Associate

Casey Flint

Associate

Marcus Guastella

Investor

Tony Holt

Partner

Oshadie (Osh) Jayasuriya

Associate

Awais Khan

Associate

Justin Liberman

Investor

Frederick Ng

Associate

Tushar Roy

Partner

Piruze Sabuncu

Partner

Philippe Schwartz

Partner

Yonatan Sela

Principal

Tom Skevington

Associate

Lucy Tan

Principal

James Tynan

Principal

Past deals in Australasia

Amber Electric

Series C in 2024
Amber Electric Pty Ltd is an Australian company based in Melbourne, founded in 2017. It specializes in delivering electricity at wholesale prices, allowing customers to benefit from real-time pricing that reflects the availability of renewable energy. By encouraging users to consume electricity when it is cheapest, Amber enables significant savings while promoting the integration of renewable resources into the energy grid. The company also offers an online platform for bill payments and additional services, positioning itself as a facilitator for customers to actively engage with the changing dynamics of the electricity market.

Partly

Series A in 2022
Partly is a developer of innovative databases and solutions tailored for the auto parts sector. Established in 2020 and headquartered in Canterbury, New Zealand, the company specializes in creating a software infrastructure that facilitates efficient parts procurement. Partly's offerings include a comprehensive database system and an inventory and fitment management solution designed to enhance workflows, improve repair cycle times, and reduce returns. The company is set to launch an online parts marketplace, enabling auto parts businesses to access a wide range of products and engage with customers globally. By providing real-time access to suppliers' live pricing and availability, Partly aims to streamline parts purchasing and enhance transactions between repairers and suppliers.

Zeller

Series B in 2022
Zeller is an Australian fintech company that provides an integrated payments and financial services platform for small and medium-sized businesses. Based in Melbourne and founded in 2020, Zeller enables businesses to accept payments in-store and online, manage finances, and pay recipients, with direct connectivity to bank accounts for fast transfers. The platform consolidates payments, finance management, and payouts into a single ecosystem to simplify cash flow and bookkeeping, reducing the time spent onboarding and coordinating multiple providers. It emphasizes a simple online sign-up and, in some offerings, no contract necessary, helping Australian businesses get paid, access their money, and better manage their finances.

Q-CTRL

Series B in 2021
Q-CTRL develops software tools and firmware for quantum computing to reduce and control quantum bit errors in quantum hardware. Its quantum control infrastructure software supports research and development professionals and end users, accelerating the pathway to the first useful quantum computers and underpinning software-defined quantum sensors for defence, intelligence, navigation, and earth observation. The company collaborates with universities, national labs, and industry partners to advance hardware error management and stability in quantum systems.

Zero

Venture Round in 2021
Zero Co is dedicated to eliminating single-use plastic packaging from Australian homes by offering a range of environmentally friendly personal-care and home-cleaning products. The company operates on a circular delivery model, where products are delivered directly to customers' doors in containers made from recycled ocean plastic. Once the products are used, customers return the empty containers for refilling, promoting a sustainable, waste-reducing lifestyle. This innovative approach allows customers to replace single-use items with reusable alternatives, contributing to the reduction of plastic waste in everyday life. Zero Co aims to make eco-friendly solutions accessible and convenient for every household.

Joyous

Series A in 2021
Joyous Limited is a New Zealand-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in employee engagement through a conversational pulse survey application. The Joyous platform facilitates authentic interactions by delivering weekly questions to employees, allowing them to share their thoughts and experiences about their work using ratings, text, and multimedia. This innovative approach replaces traditional automated surveys with real-time feedback and meaningful conversations, enabling organizations to gather actionable insights. The application not only supports employees in expressing their needs—such as requesting leave or swapping shifts—but also promotes enhanced communication between employees and decision-makers. By focusing on human relationships and aligning teams around common challenges, Joyous aims to improve overall employee experience and operational excellence across various business functions.

Zeller

Series A in 2021
Zeller is an Australian fintech company that provides an integrated payments and financial services platform for small and medium-sized businesses. Based in Melbourne and founded in 2020, Zeller enables businesses to accept payments in-store and online, manage finances, and pay recipients, with direct connectivity to bank accounts for fast transfers. The platform consolidates payments, finance management, and payouts into a single ecosystem to simplify cash flow and bookkeeping, reducing the time spent onboarding and coordinating multiple providers. It emphasizes a simple online sign-up and, in some offerings, no contract necessary, helping Australian businesses get paid, access their money, and better manage their finances.

Athena

Series D in 2021
Athena specializes in digital home lending, connecting wholesale funds with prime Australian mortgage borrowers. It offers competitive interest rates, aiming to maintain low rates for both new and existing customers. Athena's platform enables online loan applications, swift approvals, and convenient management without requiring in-person meetings.

Zeller

Series A in 2021
Zeller is an Australian fintech company that provides an integrated payments and financial services platform for small and medium-sized businesses. Based in Melbourne and founded in 2020, Zeller enables businesses to accept payments in-store and online, manage finances, and pay recipients, with direct connectivity to bank accounts for fast transfers. The platform consolidates payments, finance management, and payouts into a single ecosystem to simplify cash flow and bookkeeping, reducing the time spent onboarding and coordinating multiple providers. It emphasizes a simple online sign-up and, in some offerings, no contract necessary, helping Australian businesses get paid, access their money, and better manage their finances.

Zeller

Seed Round in 2020
Zeller is an Australian fintech company that provides an integrated payments and financial services platform for small and medium-sized businesses. Based in Melbourne and founded in 2020, Zeller enables businesses to accept payments in-store and online, manage finances, and pay recipients, with direct connectivity to bank accounts for fast transfers. The platform consolidates payments, finance management, and payouts into a single ecosystem to simplify cash flow and bookkeeping, reducing the time spent onboarding and coordinating multiple providers. It emphasizes a simple online sign-up and, in some offerings, no contract necessary, helping Australian businesses get paid, access their money, and better manage their finances.

Athena

Series C in 2019
Athena specializes in digital home lending, connecting wholesale funds with prime Australian mortgage borrowers. It offers competitive interest rates, aiming to maintain low rates for both new and existing customers. Athena's platform enables online loan applications, swift approvals, and convenient management without requiring in-person meetings.

Q-CTRL

Series A in 2019
Q-CTRL develops software tools and firmware for quantum computing to reduce and control quantum bit errors in quantum hardware. Its quantum control infrastructure software supports research and development professionals and end users, accelerating the pathway to the first useful quantum computers and underpinning software-defined quantum sensors for defence, intelligence, navigation, and earth observation. The company collaborates with universities, national labs, and industry partners to advance hardware error management and stability in quantum systems.

Amber Electric

Seed Round in 2019
Amber Electric Pty Ltd is an Australian company based in Melbourne, founded in 2017. It specializes in delivering electricity at wholesale prices, allowing customers to benefit from real-time pricing that reflects the availability of renewable energy. By encouraging users to consume electricity when it is cheapest, Amber enables significant savings while promoting the integration of renewable resources into the energy grid. The company also offers an online platform for bill payments and additional services, positioning itself as a facilitator for customers to actively engage with the changing dynamics of the electricity market.

Athena

Series B in 2018
Athena specializes in digital home lending, connecting wholesale funds with prime Australian mortgage borrowers. It offers competitive interest rates, aiming to maintain low rates for both new and existing customers. Athena's platform enables online loan applications, swift approvals, and convenient management without requiring in-person meetings.

Athena

Series A in 2018
Athena specializes in digital home lending, connecting wholesale funds with prime Australian mortgage borrowers. It offers competitive interest rates, aiming to maintain low rates for both new and existing customers. Athena's platform enables online loan applications, swift approvals, and convenient management without requiring in-person meetings.

Unified Healthcare Group

Venture Round in 2017
Unified Healthcare Group, established in 1997 and headquartered in Prahran, Australia, specializes in health solutions for insurers, corporate, and government agencies. The company offers a range of services including medical report retrieval, tele-interviewing, health assessments, medical advisory, peer reviews, and injury management. It facilitates these services through its innovative medEbridge® platform and a marketplace of healthcare providers, partnering with prominent organizations like Microsoft, Telstra, Best Practice, and Medical Director. As a subsidiary of MedHealth Pty Ltd, Unified Healthcare Group streamlines access to healthcare providers, enabling businesses to efficiently manage health information and services.

Prospa

Series B in 2017
Prospa Advance Pty Ltd., established in 2011 and headquartered in Sydney, specializes in providing unsecured business loans to small enterprises across Australia. It offers tailored financing solutions for various purposes such as working capital, inventory, equipment purchases, renovations, expansion, tax obligations, marketing, payroll, partnership buyouts, and other business needs. Prospa's proprietary technology platform facilitates a swift and convenient online application process, enabling thousands of Australian small businesses to access finance efficiently. The company has been recognized for its rapid growth and innovation, including being named the fastest-growing technology company in Australia by Deloitte Tech Fast 50 in 2015.

Vend

Series D in 2016
Vend Limited is a New Zealand-based company that specializes in web-based point-of-sale (POS) and retail management software, designed to assist retailers in managing and growing their businesses. Established in 2009 and headquartered in Auckland, Vend offers a range of solutions including product management, inventory control, customer management, e-commerce, and customer loyalty programs. The software operates seamlessly in both online and offline modes, ensuring that users can continue processing sales even without internet connectivity. It integrates with various point-of-sale hardware and other business applications, such as accounting and employee scheduling, providing retailers with comprehensive tools to streamline operations. Vend's subscription-based model eliminates the need for backups or upgrades, allowing retailers to focus on their core business activities without the burden of IT concerns. The company's services cater to multiple sectors, including electronics, fashion, health and beauty, and food and drink.

School Places

Series A in 2015
School Places is an innovative online marketplace designed to connect parents with available vacancies in private schools. The platform allows parents to explore and evaluate various schooling options for their children, often a year or two in advance. By collaborating with private schools, School Places enhances revenue through dynamic pricing for each vacancy, encouraging parents to fill spots that might otherwise go unoccupied. Schools maintain control over the discounts they offer and the duration of these discounts, creating flexibility in their pricing strategies. This system benefits all stakeholders: schools optimize their financial performance, existing parents enjoy enhanced resources and facilities resulting from increased funding, and new parents gain access to desirable schools at reduced rates. School Places streamlines the enrollment process, enabling parents to efficiently find and secure the best educational fit for their children.

Vend

Series C in 2015
Vend Limited is a New Zealand-based company that specializes in web-based point-of-sale (POS) and retail management software, designed to assist retailers in managing and growing their businesses. Established in 2009 and headquartered in Auckland, Vend offers a range of solutions including product management, inventory control, customer management, e-commerce, and customer loyalty programs. The software operates seamlessly in both online and offline modes, ensuring that users can continue processing sales even without internet connectivity. It integrates with various point-of-sale hardware and other business applications, such as accounting and employee scheduling, providing retailers with comprehensive tools to streamline operations. Vend's subscription-based model eliminates the need for backups or upgrades, allowing retailers to focus on their core business activities without the burden of IT concerns. The company's services cater to multiple sectors, including electronics, fashion, health and beauty, and food and drink.

Canva

Seed Round in 2014
Canva is a global provider of graphic design software solutions. Founded in 2012, it offers an online platform that enables users to create designs for presentations, social media graphics, and more using a wide range of layouts, images, filters, icons, shapes, and fonts. Its user-friendly interface democratizes design by making professional-quality graphics accessible to all.

School Places

Seed Round in 2014
School Places is an innovative online marketplace designed to connect parents with available vacancies in private schools. The platform allows parents to explore and evaluate various schooling options for their children, often a year or two in advance. By collaborating with private schools, School Places enhances revenue through dynamic pricing for each vacancy, encouraging parents to fill spots that might otherwise go unoccupied. Schools maintain control over the discounts they offer and the duration of these discounts, creating flexibility in their pricing strategies. This system benefits all stakeholders: schools optimize their financial performance, existing parents enjoy enhanced resources and facilities resulting from increased funding, and new parents gain access to desirable schools at reduced rates. School Places streamlines the enrollment process, enabling parents to efficiently find and secure the best educational fit for their children.

Vend

Series B in 2014
Vend Limited is a New Zealand-based company that specializes in web-based point-of-sale (POS) and retail management software, designed to assist retailers in managing and growing their businesses. Established in 2009 and headquartered in Auckland, Vend offers a range of solutions including product management, inventory control, customer management, e-commerce, and customer loyalty programs. The software operates seamlessly in both online and offline modes, ensuring that users can continue processing sales even without internet connectivity. It integrates with various point-of-sale hardware and other business applications, such as accounting and employee scheduling, providing retailers with comprehensive tools to streamline operations. Vend's subscription-based model eliminates the need for backups or upgrades, allowing retailers to focus on their core business activities without the burden of IT concerns. The company's services cater to multiple sectors, including electronics, fashion, health and beauty, and food and drink.

GoCatch

Seed Round in 2013
GoCatch is an innovative smartphone application established in 2011 by entrepreneurs Andrew Campbell and Ned Moorfield. The app connects passengers with taxi drivers, allowing users to book rides with confidence and convenience. GoCatch features a live-updating map that enables customers to see and select nearby taxi locations, providing a reliable and affordable transportation option. The application has gained significant popularity in Australia, with tens of thousands of drivers and passengers utilizing the service. GoCatch has achieved recognition as a leading platform in the taxi sector, supported by partnerships with major companies such as Google, Microsoft, and PayPal. Its rapid growth and user-friendly interface have positioned it as a market leader in the ride-booking industry.

School Places

Seed Round in 2013
School Places is an innovative online marketplace designed to connect parents with available vacancies in private schools. The platform allows parents to explore and evaluate various schooling options for their children, often a year or two in advance. By collaborating with private schools, School Places enhances revenue through dynamic pricing for each vacancy, encouraging parents to fill spots that might otherwise go unoccupied. Schools maintain control over the discounts they offer and the duration of these discounts, creating flexibility in their pricing strategies. This system benefits all stakeholders: schools optimize their financial performance, existing parents enjoy enhanced resources and facilities resulting from increased funding, and new parents gain access to desirable schools at reduced rates. School Places streamlines the enrollment process, enabling parents to efficiently find and secure the best educational fit for their children.

Vend

Venture Round in 2013
Vend Limited is a New Zealand-based company that specializes in web-based point-of-sale (POS) and retail management software, designed to assist retailers in managing and growing their businesses. Established in 2009 and headquartered in Auckland, Vend offers a range of solutions including product management, inventory control, customer management, e-commerce, and customer loyalty programs. The software operates seamlessly in both online and offline modes, ensuring that users can continue processing sales even without internet connectivity. It integrates with various point-of-sale hardware and other business applications, such as accounting and employee scheduling, providing retailers with comprehensive tools to streamline operations. Vend's subscription-based model eliminates the need for backups or upgrades, allowing retailers to focus on their core business activities without the burden of IT concerns. The company's services cater to multiple sectors, including electronics, fashion, health and beauty, and food and drink.

Booodl

Seed Round in 2013
Booodl is a mobile and web platform that assists individuals in locating the right retail stores, enhancing the digital presence of retail businesses. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia, the company focuses on transforming how consumers discover physical retail locations through digital devices. By providing tools that help customers manage shopping lists and find needed products, Booodl aims to maximize foot traffic to physical stores and influence consumer behavior positively. The platform plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between digital engagement and in-store shopping experiences.

Canva

Seed Round in 2013
Canva is a global provider of graphic design software solutions. Founded in 2012, it offers an online platform that enables users to create designs for presentations, social media graphics, and more using a wide range of layouts, images, filters, icons, shapes, and fonts. Its user-friendly interface democratizes design by making professional-quality graphics accessible to all.
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