Brett Hodgkins: Ledger

Role	Organisation	Sources
Founder	Matrak	SmartCompany (Fri 3 May 2024), Startup Daily, LaunchVic, SmartCompany (Wed 3 Jul 2019), Our Innovation Fund, SmartCompany (Mon 4 Mar 2019), SmartCompany (Tue 18 Dec 2018)

Coverage

Stories naming Brett Hodgkins. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

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Seven ANZ startups that raised $27.4 million this week

Weekly roundup of seven trans-Tasman raises totalling $27.4 million, headlined by Xefco's $10.5 million round, plus Hometime board appointments and Matrak's China expansion.

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Series A $2.9m

Construction startup lands $2.9 million Series A for China push

Melbourne construction-tech firm Matrak has raised a $2.9 million Series A led by Singapore's G&M Capital, with Our Innovation Fund and Simon Yencken aboard, funding expansion into China and a new Suzhou office.

Startup Daily Mon 29 Apr 2024 Matrak Aconex Austrade BlueScope China-Singapore Suzhou Development corporation John Holland Lendlease Multiplex G&M Capital Our Innovation Fund Simon Yencken Brett Hodgkins Shane Hodgkins

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The $3 million bet on the next construction tech unicorn

OIF's blog republishes an AFR report on Matrak's $3m convertible note round led by Simon Yencken, recalling his earlier seed, Assignar's prior raises, and Aconex's sale to Oracle.

OIF Ventures portfolio Tue 2 Jul 2019 Assignar Matrak Aconex Canva Laing O'Rourke OIF Ventures Oracle ProBuild Reece Plumbing UGL Hickory Group Our Innovation Fund Superseed Ventures Simon Yencken Ted Yencken Brett Hodgkins Sean McCreanor Shane Hodgkins

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Starting from scratch: Why launching your startup in China might be harder than you think

Construction materials tracking startup Matrak received a government commercialisation grant while adapting its platform for China, building on earlier seed backing and support from a trade program.

SmartCompany Mon 4 Mar 2019 Matrak Aconex Austrade Canva Didi Redbubble Uber Simon Yencken Brett Hodgkins Shane Hodgkins

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Insurance, socks and social enterprise: StartupSmart's 10 startups to watch in 2019

StartupSmart profiles ten startups it expects to do well in 2019, reporting funding rounds for Black.ai, Huddle, Manrags, Matrak and Work180, Fleet's earlier Series A, and the Ongs' past sale of Eatibility.

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