Venture capital fund · 2 deals
Every published round Prtnr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OneMRI | Seed | 18 Aug 2025 | $2.5m | Participant | Startup Daily (Tue 30 Sep 2025), Startup Daily (Mon 18 Aug 2025), Forbes Australia | |
| Klean | Pre-seed | 26 Jun 2024 | $725k | Lead | SmartCompany (Tue 22 Jul 2025), SmartCompany (Fri 28 Jun 2024), Startup Daily |
Companies Prtnr has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
Fund closes reported for Prtnr, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Prtnr has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Prtnr did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne Gerard | Founder | SmartCompany, Startup Daily |
Stories naming Prtnr. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Body scan startup OneMRI, co-founded by Go1's Andrew Barnes and Dr Vu Tran, has secured $2.5 million in seed funding from a broad investor group to expand its preventative whole-body MRI scanning service nationally.
Weekly roundup of eight Australian funding rounds, led by Samsara Eco's $100m Series A extension; Diraq, 1Breadcrumb, Aquila, NRN, Klean, Bearhug and Sindy Labs also secured capital, and Klean won a Queensland grant.
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Retail ESG platform Klean raised a pre-seed round led by Wayne Gerard's new venture firm Prtnr Ventures and won a Queensland government grant; Gerard becomes chair, Christine Hayward a director.
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