Venture capital fund · 4 deals
Melbourne, VIC
Every published round Salter Brothers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superhero | Unnamed stage | 24 Aug 2026 | $20m | Participant | Cut Through Venture, AFR Technology | |
| EngageRM | undisclosed | 8 Aug 2026 | - | Participant | This Week in Australian Startups, AFR Technology | |
| Marketboomer | Unnamed stage | 1 Jul 2024 | $4.9m | Lead | Startup Daily | |
| Verrency | Series A | 13 Sep 2021 | $6.5m | Lead | Startup Daily, Australian FinTech |
Companies Salter Brothers has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EngageRM | 8 Aug 2026, undisclosed | 1 | 0 | |
| Marketboomer | 1 Jul 2024 | 1 | 1 | |
| Superhero | 24 Aug 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Verrency | 13 Sep 2021, Series A | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for Salter Brothers, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Salter Brothers has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Salter Brothers did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Gregg Taylor | Head of Equities | Startup Daily |
| Paul Salter | Managing Director | Australian FinTech |
Stories naming Salter Brothers. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Weekly roundup: Blackbird confirms a record fund close and Galileo reaches a first close, Genesis merges with Proudi, IREN secures massive debt, and several startups report raises, grants and program wins.
Two raises reported: Superhero has banked $20m of a hoped $30m round led by Salter Brothers at a $176m valuation, while New Zealand crime-intelligence startup Azonic took NZ$1m in a Blackbird-led pre-seed.
Melbourne investment firm Salter Brothers has joined a fresh capital raise for share-trading platform Superhero, which the report says is heading toward a $186 million valuation.
Also Cut Through Venture
Weekly roundup: Firmus completes its $2.85b round; Procore acquires DroneDeploy; Atlassian rebounds while Canva cuts guidance; plus fresh raises for Zabidou, BioScout, Vexev, Enrola, Spacetalk and others.
Melbourne investment firm Salter Brothers has anchored a new funding round for EngageRM, a SaaS platform serving sports leagues and venues such as the NBA, AFL and NRL.
A Melbourne fund manager's tech fund led a $4.9 million investment in Sydney hospitality procurement platform Marketboomer, taking a 20 per cent stake to fund local resources, Asian and UK expansion and payouts to existing shareholders.
Salter Brothers Tech Fund has proposed a roughly $74 million buyout that would delist Prospa from the ASX; directors back the offer, and the article recaps the lender's corporate history.
Prospa, the small-business lender, has agreed to a $74 million buyout by Salter Brothers Tech Fund and will leave the ASX, five years after floating at a far higher valuation.
Weekly roundup covering six startup raises: ImmVirX, Nutromics, Nuheara, Autism 360, Cogo and Gather, plus Nutromics' 30X30 selection, a board appointment and Viralytics' earlier sale to Merck.
Weekly venture roundup covering Scalapay's giant series A, numerous Australian raises, acquisitions of Clipchamp, Paidy and CipherTrace, Houseparty's closure, crypto regulation developments, and Atlassian appointing a Cloudflare founder as director.
Melbourne fund manager Salter Brothers led a $6.5 million Series A in payments platform Verrency, with Perennial Value Management and existing shareholders also investing; Simon Jones joins the board.
Also Startup Daily