Founder, Euphemia · angel in 5 deals
Every published round Dom Pym 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JustFund | Seed | Apr 2024 | $5.7m | Participant | Startup Daily | |
| WhyHive | Pre-seed | Mar 2023 | $600k | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany (31 Mar 2025), SmartCompany (30 Aug 2024) | |
| Bloom Impact Investing | Seed | 16 Jan 2023 | $525k | Lead | Australian FinTech, Women's Agenda, Startup Daily, SmartCompany | |
| BuildKite | Series B | 17 Nov 2022 | $31m | Participant | Capital Brief, Startup Daily (18 Sep 2026), Startup Daily (5 Aug 2025), Startup Daily (4 Mar 2025), Techboard, SmartCompany, Startup News (WA), Startup Daily (16 Nov 2022), AirTree Ventures portfolio, OneVentures portfolio | |
| Birchal | Unnamed stage | 16 Apr 2022 | $3m | Lead | Startup Daily (1 Sep 2025), Startup Daily (12 Dec 2024), Startup Daily (29 Nov 2023), SmartCompany (29 Nov 2023), Techboard, Startup Daily (16 Apr 2022), SmartCompany (14 Apr 2022), Startup Daily (12 Apr 2022) |
Companies Dom Pym has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JustFund | Apr 2024, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| WhyHive | Data analytics startup described as “like Canva, but for data” | Mar 2023, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 |
| Bloom Impact Investing | 16 Jan 2023, Seed | 1 | 1 | |
| BuildKite | 17 Nov 2022, Series B | 1 | 0 | |
| Birchal | Equity crowdfunding platform | 16 Apr 2022 | 1 | 1 |
This is a stake in the fund itself, money that the fund's manager invests, not a stake in the fund manager.
Companies Dom Pym has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Dom Pym did.
Stories naming Dom Pym. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
ASIC filings show Buildkite raised $21m via convertible debt in January 2026 after heavy losses and a CEO change; its earlier backers include OneVentures, AirTree, General Catalyst and Dom Pym.
Also Capital Brief
A fintech venture fund co-founded by Up Bank's Dom Pym has locked in a $10m first close with Commonwealth Bank's x15ventures as cornerstone backer, aiming for $50m ahead of a 2028 final close.
Enterprize Tasmania has appointed Brian Collins, deputy chair of FinTech Australia and co-founder of fintech fund Triple Bubble, as CEO, with the ten-year-old organisation seeking national and global reach for the state's startup ecosystem.
ANZ is winding up its venture arm 1835i and has shut Cashrewards after selling its Airwallex stake; the piece also recalls Airwallex's later raises and CBA's Klarna investment, stake sale and New York listing.
ANZ is winding up 1835i, its externally managed venture arm, weeks after selling its Airwallex stake; the piece recalls Cashrewards' takeover and closure, Airwallex raises, and CBA's Klarna windfall.
Commonwealth Bank's venture arm x15ventures and specialist fund Triple Bubble announce a partnership to support Australian fintechs with capital, mentoring and talent exchange between the bank and startups.
Dom Pym's fintech fund Triple Bubble has formed a partnership with Commonwealth Bank's venture arm x15ventures spanning joint investment, mentorship and talent exchange; financial terms were undisclosed.
Birchal lifts its charges and shrinks its team under a new chief executive; the piece also recalls past raises on the platform and the collapses of Zero Co and Equitise.
Also SmartCompany
Heatseeker has closed its pre-seed round at US$1.5 million, led by Capital F, and added a third cofounder as it shifts focus to the US market.
Melbourne data startup WhyHive is closing next month; founders T Guthrie and Matt Cohen couldn't sustain growth despite a $600,000 pre-seed round revealed last August with backing from Skalata Ventures and several tech founders.
Also Startup Daily
Crowdfunding platform Birchal raised $2 million from 800-plus investors in 29 hours on its own site, its third self-run raise; Dom Pym's family office Euphemia is an early backer, and Birchal launched the Birchal First syndicate.
JustFund, a Sydney lender covering legal costs in separations, has disclosed a $5.7 million seed round led by Xilium Capital, plus venture debt and mezzanine funding from family offices.
Weekly round-up of four Australian raises: Shift's $35 million Series D, Inform Ag's $7 million Series A, Cropify's $2 million round and WhyHive's $600,000 pre-seed.
Sydney AI platform Heatseeker has released an alpha of its market-testing tool, with founders Kate O'Keeffe and Fiona Triaca saying it helps startups validate ideas, while a pre-seed raise has begun.
Dom Pym discusses his journey from engineering to founding Up Bank and now investing via Euphemia, focusing on social good and underrepresented founders.
Avenue Bank, a Sydney lender to small businesses, has obtained a full banking licence from APRA, 18 months behind schedule; the article recalls its $37m Series B, Liberty's backing, and neobank failures and sales.
Future Group has acquired Verve Super, a super fund aimed at women, with terms undisclosed; the piece also recalls earlier raises by Verve and by Future Super.
Crowdfunding platform Birchal has opened a new raise on its own site, seeking $3 million; the piece recalls its 2022 raise, 2023's top platform raises and several CSF-funded failures and a listing.
Profile of ALIAVIA, the venture fund Marisa Warren and Kate Vale started to back women founders across Australia and the US, its Australian backers, and its portfolio companies Eugene, Loupe, HowToo and Othelia AI.
Profile of ALIAVIA, the venture fund Marisa Warren and Kate Vale run from California to back women founders across Australian and US markets; also covers its backers, early investments, and Warren's ELEVACAO program.
Female-led VC ALIAVIA has closed a US$8.7 million fund, backed by Robyn Denholm, Carol Schwartz, Cynthia Scott, Tattarang and Dom Pym, to invest in female-founded startups across Australia and the US.
ALIAVIA Ventures has closed its debut fund at A$13.5 million. The US-based firm backs female founders bridging Australian and US markets; backers include Carol Schwartz, Tattarang, the Denholms, Euphemia, Dom Pym and Cynthia Scott.
Brisbane climate investment app Bloom Impact Investing has raised a $525,000 seed round co-led by Dom Pym through his family office Euphemia, with Envato founders Collis and Cyan Ta'eed reinvesting, for a business development hire.
Early-2023 roundup of startup raises: a solar software company closed a Series B, an adventure-tech firm landed Series A money, and an angel investing platform raised seed capital.
Devops startup Buildkite has raised a US$21 million Series B led by OneVentures and AirTree, with General Catalyst and angel Dom Pym participating, to build new developer products and grow teams.
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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 reports neobank Volt is winding up, returning deposits and selling its mortgage book after a failed capital raise, recapping earlier raises by Judo Bank and Alex plus past neobank failures and acquisitions.
Also Startup Daily
Startupbootcamp announces a new sustainable fintech fund based in Melbourne, planning to back 30 startups, with Dom Pym's family office increasing its commitment ahead of a May fundraising close.
Birchal opens an equity crowdfunding campaign on its own marketplace, an industry first, chasing $3 million with Up cofounder Dom Pym committed, while marking $100 million raised and unveiling secondary trading plans.
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