Venture capital fund · 2 deals
Every published round Brick & Mortar took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Navigation | Series A | 26 Nov 2019 | $20m | Participant | Dynamic Business, SmartCompany (Wed 18 Mar 2026), Forbes Australia, SmartCompany (Fri 18 Nov 2022), @AuManufacturing (Thu 17 Nov 2022), Our Innovation Fund (Tue 19 Apr 2022), SmartCompany (Wed 4 Aug 2021), @AuManufacturing (Tue 26 Nov 2019), SmartCompany (Tue 26 Nov 2019), Our Innovation Fund (Tue 26 Nov 2019) | |
| Ynomia | Seed | 19 Aug 2019 | $3.6m | Lead | SmartCompany (Wed 18 Dec 2019), SmartCompany (Mon 19 Aug 2019) |
Companies Brick & Mortar has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Navigation | 26 Nov 2019, Series A | 1 | 0 | |
| Ynomia | 19 Aug 2019, Seed | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for Brick & Mortar, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Brick & Mortar has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Brick & Mortar did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Curtis Rodgers | Principal | @AuManufacturing, Our Innovation Fund, SmartCompany |
| Darren Bechtel | Managing Director | Crunchbase News, SmartCompany |
Stories naming Brick & Mortar. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Profile of deep tech investor Main Sequence covering Elaine Stead's promotion to Partner, portfolio unicorns Gilmour Space and Advanced Navigation, CSIRO's expanded Atmosphere backing, and a fourth fund now being raised.
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A year-end roundup profiling twelve startups to watch in 2020, recalling their 2019 funding rounds, grants, accelerator cohorts, partnerships and growth plans across food tech, legaltech, cybersecurity and other sectors.
Deep tech firm Advanced Navigation, based in Sydney, has secured $20m from CSIRO's venture arm Main Sequence plus two US funds; two investors take board seats. OIF backed it earlier.
Also OIF Ventures portfolio·SmartCompany·@AuManufacturing·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·@AuManufacturing·Forbes Australia·Dynamic Business
Melbourne construction tech startup Ynomia has raised seed capital led by US investor Brick & Mortar Ventures, with local backers and Aconex co-founder Rob Phillpot participating; Brick & Mortar also closed a new fund.
Also SmartCompany