Startup · $60m raised
Melbourne, VIC
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Compass Education raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Advent Partners | Unnamed stage | - |
Companies Compass Education 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 Hughes | NSW State Manager | Startup Daily |
| Chris Ridd | Non-executive Director | Startup Daily |
| John de la Motte | CEO · Founder | Startup Daily (Tue 27 Jan 2026), Startup Daily (Thu 6 May 2021), Startup Daily (Tue 30 Mar 2021), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (Tue 12 Nov 2019) |
| Lucas Filer | Founder | SmartCompany, Startup Daily |
Stories naming Compass Education. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Mortgage law firm Lextech has named a long-serving Computershare technology leader as its new product and technology chief, as the firm pushes an AI-native platform strategy for Australian lenders.
Compass Education has bought Clipboard, a school extracurricular software startup, with early backers including Jelix Ventures and EVP expecting up to 10x returns; earlier raises by both companies are recalled.
LaunchVic has selected ten scaleups for the last intake of its 30X30 mentoring program, which pairs their leaders with mentors from unicorn companies; the 20 earlier participants have together raised over $98.7 million.
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Melbourne school-management software firm Compass Education has raised $60 million, with Advent Partners taking a minority stake ahead of expansion into the UK, Ireland and Canada, while Chris Ridd joins its board.