Founder, Glow Capital · angel in 1 deal
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Quad Lock | SmartCompany |
| Chair | Adore Beauty | SmartCompany, Startup Daily |
| Dealmaker (former) | Quadrant Private Equity | addtocart.com.au, AFR Street Talk, SmartCompany (Tue 18 Jul 2023), SmartCompany (Fri 27 Sep 2019), Women's Agenda |
| Director | Cargo Crew | SmartCompany |
| Founder | Glow Capital | Startup Daily |
| Managing Partner | Quadrant Growth Fund | SmartCompany, Women's Agenda |
| Managing Partner (former) · Founder | Glow Capital Partners | AFR Street Talk, SmartCompany (Tue 18 Jul 2023), SmartCompany (Tue 5 Oct 2021), Glow Capital Partners team page |
Every published round Justin Ryan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LawPath | Unnamed stage | 5 Oct 2021 | $7.5m | Participant | Startup Daily (Wed 5 Feb 2025), SmartCompany (Wed 5 Feb 2025), SmartCompany (Tue 5 Oct 2021), Startup Daily (Mon 4 Oct 2021), TechCrunch Australia |
Companies Justin Ryan has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LawPath | 5 Oct 2021 | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Justin Ryan, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Justin Ryan has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Justin Ryan did.
Stories naming Justin Ryan. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Glow Capital Partners, co-founded by Justin Ryan and Kate Morris, is acquiring a majority holding in facilities firm Menzies — its fifth investment and first since Morris's departure; she stays on as a shareholder.
Investment house Glow Capital, started by Kate Morris and Justin Ryan, takes an undisclosed-value 51% stake in uniform maker Cargo Crew, its first deal, backed by a $55 million fund.
Quad Lock co-founder Rob Ward hands the CEO role to former Nike executive Andrew Poole, becoming chief growth officer, as the Melbourne phone-mount maker marks ten years and passes $100 million in sales.
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Giant Leap's impact newsletter rounds up CO2-eating microbes, precision fermentation, booming health tech funding, a women-in-work survey, its open Analyst role, Glow Capital's launch, Snow Entrepreneurs grants and Investible's climate tech fund.
Sydney legaltech company Lawpath has raised $7.5 million, led again by LegalZoom with backing from David Gonski's family office and two business chairs; the piece also recalls earlier raises in 2015, 2018 and 2019.
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Private equity firm Quadrant has taken majority stakes this month in three female-led companies: Love to Dream, Modibodi and Adore Beauty, after earlier in 2019 acquiring tourism operator Journey Beyond.
Also SmartCompany