Executive Director of Ventures, Light Warrior · angel in 1 deal
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Advisor | Refresh | Startup Daily |
| Chair · Founder | Smiling Mind | Startup Daily (Thu 17 Sep 2026), Startup Daily (Mon 7 Mar 2022), Startup Daily (Wed 27 Jan 2021) |
| Executive Director of Ventures | Light Warrior | SmartCompany |
| Portfolio Adviser | x15ventures | Australian FinTech, Startup Daily |
Every published round Jane Martino 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandcrush | Unnamed stage | 17 Sep 2019 | $1m | Participant | Startup Daily (Wed 8 Mar 2023), Startup Daily (Fri 4 Oct 2019), SmartCompany |
Companies Jane Martino has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandcrush | 17 Sep 2019 | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Jane Martino, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Jane Martino has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Jane Martino did.
Stories naming Jane Martino. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Criteo has bought marketing platform Brandcrush, handing its backers, including Rampersand and Startmate, an exit; the piece recalls the company's 2019 raise and Startmate accelerator background.
Ignition Lane's weekly roundup: Zip's deal for Sezzle, Zeller's unicorn raise, several Australian funding rounds, Startmate backing Provvy, a space manufacturing grant, NZVC's first close, and tech's response to Russia.
Commonwealth Bank's venture scaler x15ventures has named Ben Heap its first independent non-executive chairman and Jane Martino its first external portfolio advisor, adding fintech and start-up experience to its board and investment committee.
Commonwealth Bank's venture builder x15ventures appoints Ben Heap as its first independent non-executive chairman and Jane Martino as its first external portfolio adviser to its investment committee.
An experiential marketing marketplace founded a year ago has secured seven figures from a Sydney venture firm, an angel and an accelerator backer as it scales and eyes the US.