Investor · 7 deals
Liquidity solutions for investors, staff and founders
Sydney, NSW
Every published round SecondQuarter Ventures 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 SecondQuarter Ventures has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
Fund closes reported for SecondQuarter Ventures, as distinct from the investments it has made.
| Fund | Announced | Committed | Target | Close | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund 2 | 17 Oct 2022 | $83m | $100m | Interim | Startup Daily (Mon 28 Nov 2022), Techboard, Startup Daily (Mon 17 Oct 2022) |
| SecondQuarter Ventures | 23 Mar 2021 | $51m | - | Interim | Startup Daily (Mon 17 Oct 2022), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (Mon 22 Mar 2021) |
Companies SecondQuarter Ventures has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal SecondQuarter Ventures did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| David Tarascio | Partner | SmartCompany, SecondQuarter Ventures team page |
| Ian Beatty | Managing Partner · Founder | Startup Daily (Wed 21 Dec 2022), Startup Daily (Mon 17 Oct 2022), Startup Daily (Tue 17 May 2022), Our Innovation Fund, SmartCompany, Startup Daily (Mon 22 Mar 2021), SecondQuarter Ventures team page |
| Leigh Jasper | Partner (former) · Founder | Startup Daily (Tue 10 Jun 2025), Startup Daily (Tue 3 May 2022), Startup Daily (Wed 2 Feb 2022), Our Innovation Fund, SmartCompany |
| Leigh Jasper | Chairman & Partner (former) | LaunchVic, SmartCompany, Startup Daily, SecondQuarter Ventures team page |
| Sam Kroonenburg | Venture Partner | Startup Daily (Mon 17 Oct 2022), Startup Daily (Tue 17 May 2022), SecondQuarter Ventures team page |
Stories naming SecondQuarter Ventures. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
LaunchVic announces Innovation Victoria, a new body combining its work with Breakthrough Victoria's, with Rod Bristow installed as chief executive and long-time chairs Leigh Jasper and John Brumby departing.
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.
Investors bought existing Rokt shares in a tender at a higher valuation; the piece also reports the mParticle acquisition, a board addition, and past raises.
Roundup of six Australian funding rounds this week: InDebted, Evolt, Restoke.ai, Mary Technology, Matilda and Demtech.ai, with investors, amounts, InDebted's valuation and a secondary component for early backers and staff.
Also Australian FinTech·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Australian FinTech·Fintech News Australia·Business News Australia
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.
Also GrainCorp Ventures·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·@AuManufacturing·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Techboard·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·@AuManufacturing·Startup News (WA)·Startup News (WA)
Ignition Lane's weekly tech roundup covering record Australian VC fund raises, several green-tech startup funding rounds, Deliveroo's administration, the FTX collapse, and takeover offers for ELMO and Nitro.
Also Techboard
Techboard's monthly roundup tallies October 2022 startup funding at $661m across 99 deals, listing megadeals such as Airwallex, acquisitions, Square Peg's $861m fund close and government grants to program operators.
Also @AuManufacturing
Secondaries fund SecondQuarter has reached an $83m first close on its second vehicle, aiming past $100m, with founder-angels and Minderoo among new backers; its portfolio includes past sales of ActivePipe and A Cloud Guru.
Also Techboard·Startup Daily
A weekly roundup covering five funding rounds: HealthMatch's Series C, Monday Distillery's crowdfunding, Sonder's Series B, Lleaf's bridge round, and Spice AI's seed raise.
Food ordering software firm Fresho has secured a Series A round to fund a United States relaunch after pandemic difficulties, with backing from several named investors and an angel backer.
A Cloud Guru co-founder Sam Kroonenburg joins SecondQuarter Ventures as venture partner as it closes $100 million for fund two; the piece also recalls A Cloud Guru's sale to Pluralsight and Moxiwork buying ActivePipe.
Also Techboard·Startup Daily
A weekly roundup reporting Shippit's $65 million Series B2, several startup raises, Chrysos Corp's ASX listing, and Shopify's acquisition of Deliverr.
Also Startup Daily·Techboard
Buildxact has completed an oversubscribed $18.5 million Series A, with Shearwater Capital among the backers and Regal Funds Management leading; several other investors also joined.
Construction software firm Assignar has completed a US$16.5 million secondary financing led by Tiger Global, with SecondQuarter Ventures, Fifth Wall and HighSage Ventures buying in, letting early backers sell some equity.
Tiger Global led a US$16.5m secondary funding round in construction software firm Assignar, co-led by SecondQuarter Ventures, with Fifth Wall and HighSage taking part; past backers and a $20m Series B are recalled.
Secondary-focused VC SecondQuarter Ventures closed $51 million and bought stakes in ActivePipe and Propeller from a founder and Startmate, on top of earlier positions in Athena Home Loans and Equiem.
Weekly roundup column covering Zoom's record quarter, Redbubble reaching unicorn valuation, founder share sell-downs, a new secondary fund launch, and funding rounds for mental health and e-commerce startups.
Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Women's Agenda