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Melbourne developer-tools startup Factor House closed its first external round — $5 million, led by Blackbird, valuing it at $25 million — with OIF Ventures, Flying Fox Ventures, the Alice Anderson Fund and two angels joining.
Rosterfy, an Australian maker of volunteer-management software, has landed fresh capital from OIF Ventures as its platform runs Super Bowl volunteering; the piece also recalls earlier Bailador investments from 2024 and 2023.
OIF Ventures' 2024 review: two portfolio companies acquired, a talent-leadership hire, its fourth fund deploying, new investments in eight named startups and nine follow-on rounds.
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Neara, an Australian AI infrastructure startup, raised $45 million led by EQT, Partners Group and Square Peg Capital, with Skip Capital and Prosus Ventures returning; funds target North American and European expansion.
Zitcha, an Australian retail-media advertising technology company, has secured $15 million in Series A funding, with US firm VMG Partners leading and OIF Ventures also involved, to support its American expansion.
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LoveHeart AI, an early childhood education technology startup, has secured $2.3 million in Seed funding from OIF Ventures and Skalata to grow its AI assistant that reduces educators' paperwork.
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Fitness membership software maker Hapana has secured a $17.3 million Series A backed by OIF Ventures and Bailador, earmarked for a second-generation platform and US and APAC growth.
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AFR profile of Linkby co-founder Chris Wirasinha covers the adtech firm's new $4 million raise, with Perennial Private Investments leading and OIF following on, and recalls his earlier sale of Pedestrian TV to Nine.
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Bridging lender Bridgit has banked a $14.6m equity round through OIF Ventures plus a $125m debt facility, positioning the Surry Hills startup for Australia's looming intergenerational wealth handover.
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Sydney payments startup Payble has raised $3.5 million in an OIF Ventures-led round, bringing its seed total to $6 million, with earlier backing from Commonwealth Bank's x15ventures.
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OIF Ventures' year in review: full Eftsure exit, Opportunity Fund close, Visory, DataMasque and Nullify backed, follow-ons at Inspace and Dataweavers, new team members and portfolio milestones.
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OIF Ventures has gathered $55 million toward a new Opportunity Fund with a $75 million goal, backed by several tech founders, and has put $4 million into Advanced Navigation's $108 million round.
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OIF's blog republishes an AFR report: Inspace has banked a $6 million round backed by B Capital and OIF, plans AI features and US growth, while proptech peers :Different and Yabonza have failed.
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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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OIF Ventures' newsletter announces leading Nullify's pre-seed round, two investment team hires, portfolio company awards and product launches, and Go1's acquisition of Anders Pink.
Legal automation firm Josef banks $5.2 million in a round OIF Ventures led, with Carthona, Flying Fox, Jelix and Saniel participating, adding US and UK law firms as clients.
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Workforce planning software firm eQ8, started by two ex-Qantas and NBN executives, has raised A$5.5 million in a Series A led by OIF Ventures, with customers including Metlife and the United Nations.
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US giant KKR joined navigation-technology maker Advanced Navigation's $108 million Series B, alongside returning local backers; the company also bought ANU spin-out Vai Photonics, and two KKR staff will join its board.
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OIF Ventures announces it led Zitcha's $4.8 million seed round, backing the retail media buying platform started by Troy and Jack, whose customers include Adore Beauty and The Warehouse Group.
Retail adtech firm Zitcha has banked roughly $5 million in seed funding led by OIF Ventures at a $14.8 million valuation, serving retailers including Adore Beauty and The Warehouse Group.
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OIF Ventures' investment note announces it backed Dataweavers' A$5 million Series A, outlining the company's cloud automation platform for enterprise web operations, its market opportunity, and its founders' backgrounds.
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OIF Ventures' site republishes AFR reporting on Dataweavers' $5 million Series A, which OIF led to back global expansion, and notes the firm's oversubscribed $140 million third fund closed that month.
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OIF Ventures' newsletter reports the oversubscribed close of its third fund, Series A investments in Biza.io and Futurerent, Bare Cremation's raise, portfolio company milestones, partnerships, upcoming events and an investment analyst vacancy.
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OIF Ventures has closed its third fund at $140m, beating its original $100m target, with founder backers including Peter Lilley and Andrew Barnes; earlier trade sales underpin its strong returns.
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OIF Ventures explains its decision to co-lead Biza.io's $7.5m Series A, citing the founder's standards expertise, Biza's market lead, and growth as the open-data regime expands.
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Biza.io, a Brisbane consumer-data-right compliance startup, has closed a $7.5m Series A with OIF Ventures and Jelix Ventures — its first raise after bootstrapping to profitability under founder Stuart Low, a former Rabobank innovation head.
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OIF Ventures sets out why it led Futurerent's $9m Series A: the fintech advances landlords their rent ahead of schedule, and has partnered with property software firm MRI.
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Rental-advance lender Futurerent has closed a $9 million Series A, with early backer OIF Ventures reinvesting alongside newcomers BridgeLane, Mulpha, iPartners, MFO Investments and Second Century Ventures.
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Republished AFR report on funeral startup Bare banking a ten-million-dollar round from Perennial and Ord Minnett, plus rival Willed's June raise from Thorney, Ellerston and a Bell Potter investor.
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OIF Ventures' note explains why the fund co-led an $8m seed round in video-testimonial software maker Vouch with US-based Stage 2 Capital, profiling the product, founders and go-to-market model.
OIF Ventures' note explains its decision to back Neara's A$20 million Series B alongside Skip Capital and Square Peg, describing the infrastructure-modelling startup's technology, utility customers and growth.
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OIF Ventures explains why it co-led enterprise software developer Clear Dynamics' $35 million Series A, citing its composable, AI-driven platform, profitable rapid growth, and large enterprise customers.
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Clear Dynamics has closed a $35m Series B led by existing backers OIF Ventures and Colinton Capital Partners, with new family office and private investment, to fund international expansion of its AI enterprise software.
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Robotics firm Advanced Navigation, backed by publisher OIF, is buying ANU spin-out Vai Photonics in an all-scrip deal of up to $40m; Vai's navigation tech is in talks with NASA.
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Advanced Navigation, with Malcolm Turnbull on its board, is seeking $80-135 million; the piece recalls its 2019 $20 million Series A and Minderoo's strategic investment.
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OIF Ventures republishes an AFR report on NetApp buying Canberra data-technology firm Instaclustr for a reported $500 million-plus, covering founder paydays and the fund's returns, including a 20-times outcome on its early backing.
Investment note announcing the firm's lead of Bridgit's $7.7 million Series A. Covers the bridging-loan fintech's product, traction, market, and founders' backgrounds at Stake, MoneyMe and KPMG.
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Bridging-loan fintech Bridgit closed a 7.7 million dollar round with OIF Ventures and Perennial Partners, following earlier venture debt, to expand its rapid loan approval technology.
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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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OIF Ventures says it led a $9.5 million Series A in Mastt, a SaaS platform for construction project management, citing the founders' experience, product-led growth pricing and international expansion potential.
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Three ex-PwC directors spun out document-verification startup Fortiro, taking $3.5 million in equity backing from Our Innovation Fund, with lenders including Athena and Latitude already among its customers.
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OIF, an Australian VC, announces a $3.5 million investment leading Fortiro's seed round, profiling the document fraud-detection startup's technology, PwC-experienced founders, and customer traction.
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Bot-security firm Kasada, founded by Sam Crowther, raised $23m in a Series C led by StepStone, with OIF and Turnbull & Partners among existing backers; StepStone had recently acquired Greenspring Associates.
OIF republishes AFR coverage of adtech startup Linkby raising $5 million in a seed round the fund led, profiling founder Chris Wirasinha, his Pedestrian TV sale, and Linkby's publisher advertising model.
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Australian VC OIF Ventures explains why it led edtech platform Atomi's A$9 million Series A, covering the product, market opportunity, founding team, and pandemic-driven demand for online learning.
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Atomi, an online teaching platform, has closed a $9 million Series A led by OIF Ventures, which backed it before, with angels also taking part; schools in Australia and the UK use its tools.
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OIF Ventures reports New York's Level Equity has bought a large stake in Eftsure, letting the Australian backer sell most of its holding, with the same investor recently in simPRO's huge round.
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OIF Ventures' third monthly portfolio roundup: XM Cyber's roughly billion-dollar sale to Schwarz Group, Assignar's secondary raise, new investments in Inspace, mod.io and Atelier, plus portfolio awards, customers and product launches.
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OIF announces it followed on into Atelier's $3 million seed round. Atelier's marketplace helps creators and brands manufacture and launch beauty and wellness products; OIF first backed the company's December 2020 pre-seed.
OIF says its early stake in Israeli cybersecurity firm XM Cyber, bought by Schwarz Group for US$700 million, returned the firm's entire first fund; Macquarie and others joined its 2020 Series B.
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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.
Investment note from OIF announcing its participation in mod.io's US$26 million Series A alongside Tencent, LEGO Ventures, Makers Fund and Play Ventures, profiling the UGC gaming platform and its two founders.
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Mod.io, which lets gamers build and share in-game content, has raised $34 million from Tencent, LEGO's venture arm, Our Innovation Fund and earlier backers.
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Sydney computer-vision startup Visionary Machines closed a $7.5 million seed round led by Folklore Ventures with Our Innovation Fund co-investing, and appointed Amir Mashkoori, based in Silicon Valley, as its CEO.
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Virtual inspection platform Inspace has secured A$4 million in fresh capital, with Our Innovation Fund leading the round alongside Leigh Jasper, Investible and Artesian. OIF partner Geoff Levy joins the board.
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OIF's write-up of bridging-loan startup TechLend: a two-month-old lender fielding heavy loan demand, already holding $50 million in venture debt from a Silicon Valley fund, now chasing a larger facility plus equity.
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OIF Ventures' newsletter rounds up portfolio achievements: award wins and list placements for several companies, new product launches, and partnerships including Go1 with Employment Hero and Adobe, plus community masterclasses and webinars.
Profile of Serenade, an NFT and performance marketplace for musicians, tracing founder Max Shand's route from Afterpay employee to venture investor, with OIF among its backers.
OIF Ventures' first portfolio newsletter: OIF Fund II closed above $100 million, plus recent raises at Go1, Circle In, Assignar, Arcade, Visionary Machines, Neara, Futurerent and Adventus.io.
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Deals recorded from OIF Ventures portfolio's coverage. A round is listed once, however many of their articles mention it.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosterfy | undisclosed | 10 Feb 2025 | $5.5m | |
| Ideally | Unnamed stage | 18 Dec 2024 | $6m | |
| Sitemate | Series A | 18 Dec 2024 | $18m | |
| Neara | undisclosed | 31 Oct 2024 | $45m | |
| Rosterfy | undisclosed | Oct 2024 | $3m | |
| Zitcha | Series A | 1 Oct 2024 | $15m | |
| LoveHeart AI | Seed | 19 Aug 2024 | $2.3m | |
| Hapana | Series A | 12 Aug 2024 | $17.3m | |
| Bridgit | Venture debt | 11 Jun 2024 | $125m | |
| Bridgit | Series A | 11 Jun 2024 | $14.6m | |
| Linkby | Series A | Jun 2024 | $4m | |
| klaro | Unnamed stage | 2024 | - | |
| Pagaleve | Unnamed stage | 2024 | - | |
| Josef | Unnamed stage | 2024 | - | |
| D-ID | Unnamed stage | 2024 | - | |
| Factor House | undisclosed | 2024 | $5m | |
| Mana | Seed | 2024 | $2.3m | |
| Visory | Unnamed stage | 19 Dec 2023 | - | |
| Payble | Seed | 19 Dec 2023 | $3.5m | |
| Inspace | Series A | 4 Jul 2023 | $6m | |
| Circle In | Unnamed stage | Apr 2023 | $2m | |
| Rosterfy | undisclosed | Apr 2023 | $9.8m | |
| Downsizer | Seed | 14 Mar 2023 | $3.8m | |
| Josef | Unnamed stage | 29 Nov 2022 | $5.2m | |
| eQ8 | Series A | 22 Nov 2022 | $5.5m | |
| Advanced Navigation | Series B | 17 Nov 2022 | $108m | |
| Zitcha | Seed | 11 Nov 2022 | $4.7m | |
| Dataweavers | Series A | 4 Oct 2022 | $5m | |
| Bare | Series A | 13 Sep 2022 | $10m | |
| Biza.io | Series A | 18 Aug 2022 | $7.5m | |
| Futurerent | Series A | 5 Aug 2022 | $9m | |
| Willed | Series A | 14 Jun 2022 | $6m | |
| Go1 | Series D+ | 6 Jun 2022 | $140m | |
| Vouch | Seed | 1 Jun 2022 | $8m | |
| Neara | Series B | 26 May 2022 | $20m | |
| Clear Dynamics | Series A | 18 May 2022 | $35m | |
| Bridgit | Series A | 16 Mar 2022 | $7.7m | |
| Mastt | Series A | 14 Mar 2022 | $9.5m | |
| Linkby | Seed | 24 Feb 2022 | $5m | |
| Fortiro | Seed | 22 Feb 2022 | $3.5m | |
| Atomi | Series A | 17 Dec 2021 | $9m | |
| Assignar | Unnamed stage | 2 Dec 2021 | $16.5m | |
| Atelier | Seed | 2 Dec 2021 | $3m | |
| Inspace | Seed | 2 Dec 2021 | $4m | |
| Kasada | Series C | Dec 2021 | $23m | |
| mod.io | Series A | 8 Nov 2021 | $34m | |
| Visionary Machines | Seed | 1 Nov 2021 | $7.5m | |
| Assignar | Series B | 5 Aug 2021 | $20m | |
| Neara | Series A | 5 Aug 2021 | $7.2m | |
| Arcade | Seed | 5 Aug 2021 | $4.5m | |
| TechLend | Venture debt | 2 Aug 2021 | $50m | |
| Bridgit | Venture debt | Aug 2021 | $50m | |
| Go1 | Series D+ | 19 Jul 2021 | $200m | |
| Adventus.io | Series A | 21 Jun 2021 | $22.7m | |
| Mastt | Unnamed stage | 14 Mar 2021 | $2.2m | |
| Advanced Navigation | Series A | 26 Nov 2019 | $20m | |
| Circle In | Seed | 23 Aug 2019 | $1.5m | |
| Go1 | Series A | 14 Aug 2018 | $10m | |
| Go1 | Accelerator | 2015 | $1.4m | |
| Kasada | Unnamed stage | undated | $50k |
Companies named in OIF Ventures portfolio's articles, most-covered first.
Investors named in OIF Ventures portfolio's articles, most-covered first.