Startup · $8.5m raised · Software
Melbourne, VIC
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round BuildPass raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Carthona Capital | Seed | - |
| Horizon VC | Seed | - |
| Massive Tech Ventures | Seed | - |
| Preston-Werner Ventures | Seed | - |
| Recursive Ventures | Seed | - |
| Saniel Ventures | Seed | - |
| Tom Preston-Werner's eponymous fund | Seed | - |
Investors whose own portfolio pages list BuildPass, even though we haven't found any coverage of the round yet.
| Investor | Listed on |
|---|---|
| Glitch Capital | its portfolio page ↗ |
Companies BuildPass acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Vanston | Founder | SmartCompany, Startup Daily |
| James Formica | Principal Engineer | Startup Daily |
| Matt Perrott | CEO · Founder | Startup Daily (Sun 10 May 2026), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (Tue 19 Oct 2021) |
Stories naming BuildPass. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
BuildPass, a Melbourne construction software maker, says its American business now exceeds a fifth of revenue half a year after opening in Austin, with growth credit from Mighty Partners funding the expansion.
Weekly roundup of four ANZ raises: Conflux Technology's $11 million Series B, BuildPass's $7.5 million seed, Projectworks's US$5 million Series A alongside a CEO change, and DNAiTECH's NZ$1 million round.
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Victorian Governor's awards name DAS top startup and Acusensus top scaleup; HEX's Jeanette Cheah is Ecosystem Hero, with Tractor's Jodie Imam and Giant Leap's Rachel Yang sharing Investor of the Year.
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Weekly roundup reporting Australian raises including Zero Co, MOBI and CipherStash, Cashrewards' takeover agreement, Shebah's collapse, WeWork's NYSE listing, crypto regulation recommendations and SiteMinder board appointments.
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Melbourne construction software startup BuildPass has closed an oversubscribed pre-seed round, doubling its original target, to grow its team, speed product development and expand nationally before pursuing US expansion.