Investor · 1 deal
Every published round Portable 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neighbourlytics | Seed | 13 Dec 2022 | $1.3m | Participant | Startup Daily (Fri 28 Nov 2025), Startup Daily (Tue 22 Jul 2025), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (Tue 13 Dec 2022) |
Companies Portable has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neighbourlytics | 13 Dec 2022, Seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Portable, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Portable has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Portable did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Apostola | Chief Executive Officer | Dealroom, SmartCompany |
| Luke Thomas | Engineer | SmartCompany |
Stories naming Portable. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Design and technology company Portable received a Business Research and Innovation Initiative grant to build Sweep, its wage-underpayment detection platform, as Australia criminalises intentional wage underpayment.
REA Group has acquired Melbourne lifestyle-data platform Neighbourlytics, delivering exits to investors including Aliavia Ventures and LaunchVic's Alice Anderson Fund. Terms were undisclosed; the company had raised $1.3 million in 2022.
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Portable received a $1.1 million federal BRII grant to advance Sweep, its tool for wage compliance, as Australia cracks down on worker underpayment, which became a criminal offence in January 2025.
Melbourne urban analytics firm Neighbourlytics has secured a $1.3 million pre-Series A led by ALIAVIA Ventures, with LaunchVic's Alice Anderson Fund and four existing backers participating, to fund hiring and product development.