Angel investor · CEO, Gravel Road Ventures
Every published round Rob Phillpot 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.
Companies Rob Phillpot has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AmazingCo | Experience days including mystery picnics and family adventures | 10 Sep 2019, Series A | 1 | 0 |
| Buildxact | 6 Dec 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| Circle In | Apr 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Firmable | Oct 2023, Seed | 2 | 0 | |
| Mastt | 14 Mar 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| Matrak | 1Q 2021, Series A | 1 | 0 | |
| Plexus | 13 May 2019, Series A | 1 | 0 | |
| Shouta | 10 Sep 2021, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Veyor | 23 Apr 2024, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Ynomia | 19 Aug 2019, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Zipline.io | 21 Dec 2022 | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Rob Phillpot, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Rob Phillpot has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Rob Phillpot did.
Stories naming Rob Phillpot. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
A weekly roundup detailing new funding rounds for six Australian startups: Lyka, PlasmaLeap, Firmable, Veyor, Lumonus and Future Minds Network, with investors and round details.
Firmable, which sells AI sales-intelligence tools, has banked a $14 million Series A with Airtree leading, plus angel money from Sue Morphet, Sam Kroonenburg, Martin Hosking and Rob Phillpot, to fund a US push.
Leigh Jasper keynotes SmartCompany's February 2026 startup event in Melbourne; the profile recalls his Aconex journey to an Oracle sale, Firmable's seed raise and his venture fund roles.
Glitch Capital, a new $50m vehicle led by Leigh Jasper and backed by exited unicorn founders, has completed its first deal, backing Melbourne edtech firm Cadmus.
Melbourne construction software firm HammerTech has raised $105 million from California's Riverwood Capital, which takes a board seat, with the money earmarked for US expansion and AI development.
Roundup of the week's funding news: nine companies across Australia and New Zealand secured investment spanning clean energy, construction logistics, legal tech, coaching, research tools, creator media, medtech and marketing software.
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Veyor Digital, which builds scheduling software for construction logistics, has raised $2.75 million in a pre-Series A round led by Investible to fuel its push into North America.
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Weekly roundup covering nine Australian startups' new capital totalling $40.5 million, across solar, quantum computing, marketing tech and crowdfunding, plus a look back at Aconex's $1.6 billion Oracle sale.
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Weekly roundup covering five Australian startups' raises: Phasio's seed led by AirTree, CLT Toolbox, X-Hemp's crowdfunding, gridmo's first round, and Humpday's pre-seed from Antler.
CLT Toolbox, a Melbourne maker of software teaching builders about mass timber, has raised $1.5 million from BluescopeX, Gravel Road, Archangel Ventures, Flying Fox, Ecotone and several angels.
Melbourne family-care benefits platform Circle In has closed a $2m round, adding Alberts Impact Ventures to existing private backers and LaunchVic's Alice Anderson Fund, while research highlights shrinking venture money for women-only founding teams.
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Compliance software firm Zipline.io has secured A$10 million, led by existing backer EVP, to grow in the US, with SecondQuarter Ventures giving staff and early investors liquidity; a prior A$6 million Series A2 closed in November 2021.
Weekly roundup covering 14 startup raises totalling over $260 million, headlined by Synchron's $110 million round, plus Roller's shareholder liquidity payout, Partly's record New Zealand Series A, and several government grants.
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Australian Consumer Data Right platform Adatree closed an oversubscribed second funding round, drawing re-investment from existing backers and new investors including Aconex's co-founders' family offices and MoneyPlace's founder.
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Construction software firm Mastt has banked $9.5 million from OIF Ventures and other backers, including the Aconex founders' fund, to fuel its push into the United States and Middle East.
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Paint-tech startup Tint raised $600,000 via an equity crowdfunding campaign on Equitise, with earlier backing from prominent angels, to expand beyond Melbourne and grow its online paint business.
Sydney gifting app Shouta has raised a $1 million seed round from entrepreneur angels including Aconex's Rob Phillpot and Carsales' Steve Kloss, to grow its team and expand its Shouta Biz workplace offering.
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Square Peg's podcast special explores how founders build talent engines, featuring interviews with leaders from Deputy, Vend, Aconex, Fiverr, Zeller and others, published alongside the firm's search for a new Head of Talent.
Weekly agrifoodtech funding roundup covering raises by Nourish Ingredients, AlgiKnit, Allergy Amulet, Bluu Biosciences, Deep Branch, VFC, Waycool, Deliciou and MeliBio, plus Hanegal's acquisition of ready-meal maker Fairdig.
Weekly roundup by Ignition Lane covering Vend's sale to Lightspeed, Roblox's listing, raises at Pipe, DataGrail, Mastt, Sonnant and Corvus, LaunchVic's new fund for women founders, and Scale Investors' new co-CEOs.
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Funding roundup covering raises by OpenMarkets, Mastt, Smrtr, The Nile Group and Preply, with Aconex's founders among Mastt's backers and Peter James joining The Nile as chairman.
Roundup: Square takes majority control of Jay Z's Tidal for US$297 million; WeLab banks a US$75 million Series C led by Allianz; construction software startup Mastt raises $2.2 million.
Weekly roundup reporting Salesforce's Slack acquisition, several ASX listings, multiple Australian startup raises, OneVentures' fund tranche close, and international deals including Facebook buying Kustomer.
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Buildxact, a Melbourne residential building software firm, raised $6 million with Aconex co-founder Rob Phillpot investing and Leigh Jasper returning, a year after Jasper led an $8.5 million round.
A year-end roundup profiling twelve startups to watch in 2020, recalling their 2019 funding rounds, grants, accelerator cohorts, partnerships and growth plans across food tech, legaltech, cybersecurity and other sectors.
Melbourne construction tech startup Ynomia has raised seed capital led by US investor Brick & Mortar Ventures, with local backers and Aconex co-founder Rob Phillpot participating; Brick & Mortar also closed a new fund.
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Foodtech platform Fresho raised $9 million from private investors including Aconex co-founders Rob Phillpot and Leigh Jasper, the Tarascio family, Geoff Tarrant and Andrew Sypkes, to fund growth and hiring.