CEO · Founder, OpenSolar · angel in 1 deal

Andrew Birch

Role	Organisation	Sources
CEO · Founder	OpenSolar	Startup Daily (10 Oct 2025), SmartCompany, RenewEconomy, Startup Daily (12 Jan 2023)

Disclosed deals

Every published round Andrew Birch 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
Earnd	Unnamed stage	2019	$2.5m	Participant	NAB Ventures Alvin Singh Bosco Tan John Banfield Rob Lederer	Startup Daily, NAB Ventures portfolio

Portfolio

Companies Andrew Birch has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.

Company	What it does	First invested	Rounds	Led
Earnd	R&D tax credit consulting and processing services	2019	1	0

Funds

Fund closes reported for Andrew Birch, as distinct from the investments it has made.

Fund	Announced	Committed	Target	Close	Sources
No fund closes recorded for Andrew Birch yet.

Portfolio companies acquired

Companies Andrew Birch has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Andrew Birch did.

Company	Bought by	Kind	Announced	Price
Earnd	Wagestream	Acquisition	2021	-

Coverage

Stories naming Andrew Birch. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

13 deals

Six ANZ startups that raised $211.1 million this week

Roundup of six Australian and New Zealand funding rounds, headlined by Heidi Health and Octopus Deploy, also covering Nexl, OpenSolar, Lucent and PAM, with past acquisitions of Stella AI, MagicBrief and Codefresh noted.

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Unnamed stage $30m

Australia's OpenSolar lands $US20 million to bolster AI technology innovation

OpenSolar, a Sydney-based solar software company, has raised US$20 million from Titanium Ventures, Google and 2150 Sustainability Fund to advance its AI tools and global reach.

RenewEconomy 6 Oct 2025 OpenSolar 2150 Sustainability Fund Google Titanium Ventures Andrew Birch

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2 deals

US-backed payroll software co Humanforce is the latest owner of fintech Earnd

Humanforce has bought Wagestream's Australian arm, formerly Earnd, for an undisclosed sum. The article recalls Earnd's 2019 raise, its sale to Greensill, rescue by Wagestream, an A$81m Series C, and Humanforce's earlier acquisitions.

Series B $22m

Telstra Ventures backs renewables software startup OpenSolar in $22 million series B

Solar design platform OpenSolar has closed a Series B led by Telstra Ventures with 2150 and existing backers, funding expansion of its free contractor software used across more than 130 countries.

Startup Daily 12 Jan 2023 OpenSolar US National Renewable Energy Laboratory 2150 Sustainability Fund Telstra Ventures Titan Grove Alec Guettel Howard Wenger Adam Pryor Albert Bielinko Andrew Birch

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