Venture capital fund · 6 deals
Cremorne, VIC
Every published round Seek Investments 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 Seek Investments has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment Hero | 16 Feb 2022, Series D+ | 2 | 1 | |
| Hireup | 16 Aug 2021, Series A | 1 | 1 | |
| Sidekicker | Jul 2019 | 2 | 1 | |
| Sonder | 16 Sep 2022, Series B | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Seek Investments, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Seek Investments has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Seek Investments did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Bassat | Executive Chairman and CEO (former) | Startup Daily (Tue 17 Feb 2026), SmartCompany (Tue 17 Feb 2026), Startup Daily (Tue 18 Feb 2025), SmartCompany (Tue 5 Jul 2022), Startup Daily (Mon 4 Jul 2022), Startup Daily (Thu 17 Feb 2022), Startup Daily (Mon 16 Aug 2021), cadmus.io |
| Damien Wodak | Managing Director | Startup Daily, Seek Investments team page |
Stories naming Seek Investments. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Seek's venture arm has begun selling its remaining stake in Employment Hero, a year after a $95 million partial sale to KKR, following the recent resolution of their Federal Court dispute over API access.
SEEK's venture arm has begun a sale process for its remaining Employment Hero stake, following a $95 million partial sale to KKR and a resolved Federal Court dispute over API access.
Employment Hero acquires Canada's Humi for $112m and, filings show, paid $43.4m for Ben Thompson's Employment Innovations; the story also recalls its 2023 Series F and investor clash.
OneVentures realised $116.2 million selling its Employment Hero stake in a secondary deal, and its managing director Michelle Deaker is leaving the HR platform's chair role while staying on the board.
Employment Hero raised a $263 million Series F led by TCV, reaching a $2 billion valuation, with existing backers reinvesting; Skykraft announced a $120 million raise.
Australian HR software firm Employment Hero has banked a large Series F led by US investor TCV, lifting its valuation towards $2 billion, with several existing backers also taking part.
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.
Sidekicker, an Australian and New Zealand casual staffing marketplace, has raised $20 million from SEEK Investments to expand across ANZ and upgrade its platform.
Also SmartCompany·Cut Through Venture·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Women's Agenda
Employment Hero raised £96 million led by SEEK Investments, reaching unicorn valuation, and acquired payroll firm KeyPay, whose founders stay on as the combined business targets UK growth.
Also TechCrunch Venture·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Techboard·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Forbes Australia·Forbes Australia·employmenthero.com·employmenthero.com·TechCrunch Venture
Disability support platform Hireup has raised $40 million led by SEEK Investments, the job marketplace's investment arm, which takes a minority stake to fund national expansion, product improvements and hiring.
The university assessment platform has raised new backing co-led by SEEK Investments and Glitch Capital, which it will use to enter the American market.