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Exto Partners
Alternative funds manager for high-net-worth clients
Sydney, NSW
Disclosed deals
Every published round Exto Partners 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribe | Series A | 26 Mar 2019 | $10.5m | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany (Tue 16 Feb 2021), TechCrunch Venture, SmartCompany (Tue 26 Mar 2019) | |
| Zetaris | Unnamed stage | 17 Jun 2022 | $30m | Lead | ARN (ARNnet) (Fri 17 Jun 2022), ARN (ARNnet) (Wed 27 Apr 2022), ARN (ARNnet) (Wed 6 Apr 2022) | |
| Airtasker | Unnamed stage | 17 Nov 2025 | $10m | Participant | Startup Daily, Exto Partners portfolio |
Portfolio
Companies Exto Partners has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airtasker | 17 Nov 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tribe | 26 Mar 2019, Series A | 1 | 0 | |
| Zetaris | 17 Jun 2022 | 1 | 1 |
From its portfolio page
Companies Exto Partners's own portfolio page lists that no published round yet places it in. The page is the source; the round is being looked for.
| Company | Site |
|---|---|
| Big Time Studios | - |
| Figaro AI | - |
| Hey You | - |
| Immutable X | - |
| Mavia | - |
| More Info | airtasker.com ↗ |
| More Info > | airtasker.com ↗ |
| MSquared | - |
| NextEd | - |
| Ondek | - |
| Oplatert | - |
| Pacemaker | - |
| Sensear | - |
| Tuned Global | - |
| Whitesky Labs | - |
Funds
Fund closes reported for Exto Partners, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Portfolio companies acquired
Companies Exto Partners has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Exto Partners did.
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Coverage
Stories naming Exto Partners. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
5 deals
ASX-listed Airtasker raises another $10 million
Airtasker closed a $10 million equity placement led by iHeartMedia alongside an expanded US media partnership, the latest of several advertising-for-equity deals with broadcasters in the US, UK and Australia.
Also Startup Daily
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Shark Tank's Robert Herjavec joins Melbourne data lakehouse scaleup Zetaris and also invests in it
US Shark Tank investor Robert Herjavec has taken an undisclosed personal stake in Melbourne data platform Zetaris and joined it to lead global strategy; existing backers include Exto Partners and In-Q-Tel.
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Aussie ISV Zetaris attracts $30M funding
Zetaris has banked a $30 million raise at a valuation topping $110 million, with Exto Partners leading and several co-investors; the company earlier won Ingram Micro's 2019 Comet Competition, worth up to $1.5 million.
Also ARN (ARNnet)·ARN (ARNnet)
5 deals
From living room floor to $227 million listing: How Airtasker got to where it is today
A look back at Airtasker's path from its 2012 founding to an imminent ASX float, covering its raises, acquisitions, partnerships and controversies along the way.
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2 deals
“Our technology is lightyears ahead”: Aussie micro-influencer platform Tribe raises $10.5 million to launch in the Big Apple
Australian influencer marketplace Tribe raised $10.5 million with Exto returning and two new investors, to fund a New York office and product development.
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