Investor · 2 deals

Ord Minnett

Wealth management and financial advice for individuals and businesses

Sydney, NSW

Disclosed deals

Every published round Ord Minnett 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
Harrison AI	Series C	Feb 2025	$179m	Participant	Aware Super ECP Horizons Ventures NRF Corporation Wollemi Capital Group Blackbird Ventures Alpha JWC Ventures	Forbes Australia (Mon 28 Sep 2026), Startup Daily (Tue 3 Feb 2026), Startup Daily (Tue 23 Dec 2025), SmartCompany (Tue 23 Dec 2025), Forbes Australia (Fri 18 Jul 2025), SmartCompany (Tue 15 Apr 2025), Startup Daily (Mon 31 Mar 2025), Startup Daily (Wed 12 Feb 2025), Startup Daily (Sun 8 Dec 2024), Blackbird Ventures portfolio
VendorPanel	Series B	Mar 2021	$4.5m	Participant	Leigh Jasper Five V Capital EVP Andrew Sypkes	Cut Through Venture, SmartCompany, Five V Capital portfolio

Portfolio

Companies Ord Minnett has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.

Company	What it does	First invested	Rounds	Led
Harrison AI		Feb 2025, Series C	1	0
VendorPanel		Mar 2021, Series B	1	0

Funds

Fund closes reported for Ord Minnett, as distinct from the investments it has made.

Fund	Announced	Committed	Target	Close	Sources
No fund closes recorded for Ord Minnett yet.

Portfolio companies acquired

Companies Ord Minnett has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Ord Minnett did.

Company	Bought by	Kind	Announced	Price
No portfolio company of Ord Minnett is recorded as having been acquired.

Coverage

Stories naming Ord Minnett. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

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🇦🇺 This Week in Australian Startups #180, 4th October 2026

Weekly roundup reporting Australian startup funding rounds and government grants, a venture fund close, agreed acquisitions, an IPO pricing, a collapse, plus executive hires and AI policy developments.

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Exit / M&A

Perennial, Ords-backed RedEarth Energy collapses into administration

Queensland battery firm RedEarth Energy Storage has entered voluntary administration, leaving backers including Perennial Partners and Thorney Technologies facing losses after once being valued at $100 million.

AFR Technology Sun 27 Sep 2026 B&T Advisory Ord Minnett Perennial Partners RedEarth Energy Storage Ltd Thorney Technologies Albert Tse Hugh Robertson jnr

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The startup funding round: Fintechs galore, records broken and a $1 billion cash injection

A weekly roundup reporting fresh raises by Deferit, Karbon, VendorPanel, Symple and Thrive, plus Klarna's US$1 billion round at a US$31 billion valuation.

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News

Jarden, Ord Minnett prepare fintech Harmoney for IPO

Lender Harmoney has reportedly engaged two stockbroking firms to advise on funding choices, weighing a private raising against a sharemarket float, with a substantial raise anticipated to fuel growth in Australia.

Australian FinTech Wed 2 Sep 2020 Jarden Ord Minnett