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Every published round Five V Capital 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 Five V Capital has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Breadcrumb | Worksite and process management software platform focused on construction | Jun 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| Attekus | Council-bookings platform that raised its first external round in late 2024 | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| Carma | Digital used car retailer | 20 May 2022, Series A | 2 | 0 |
| Cascade | AI platform for predicting construction projects | 23 Mar 2022, Series A | 1 | 0 |
| Checkbox | Legal-AI platform backed by Five V Capital | Jan 2026, Series A | 2 | 0 |
| CIM | 4 Oct 2022, Series A | 1 | 1 | |
| Fair Supply | 15 Jan 2025, Series A | 1 | 1 | |
| Fingerprint For Success | 3 Feb 2023, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Lyrebird | 10 Jun 2025 | 1 | 1 | |
| Metigy | failed AI adtech startup | Nov 2020, Series B | 1 | 0 |
| Ordermentum | Digital ordering, payments and reconciliation platform for Australia's wholesale food and… | 24 May 2026 | 2 | 2 |
Companies Five V Capital's own portfolio page lists that no published round yet places it in. The page is the source; the round is being looked for.
Fund closes reported for Five V Capital, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Five V Capital has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Five V Capital did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of Five V Capital is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies Five V Capital acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Five V Capital raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Queensland Investment Corporation | Accelerator | - |
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Mackenzie | Partner | Startup Daily, Five V Capital team page |
| Chris Gillings | Partner | Startup Daily (10 Jun 2025), Startup Daily (28 Jun 2024), SmartCompany |
| Ed Bigazzi | Investment Team | SmartCompany, dataweavers.com, Five V Capital team page |
| Ed Bigazzi | Head | Forbes Australia (15 Jan 2025), Forbes Australia (15 Jan 2025), Startup Daily |
| Patrick Rodden | Managing Director | CEFC (Jun 2026), CEFC (Jun 2026) |
| Tim Cooper | Partner | Startup Daily (5 Aug 2026), Startup Daily (24 May 2026), SmartCompany |
Stories naming Five V Capital. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
MUFG's pensions arm has struck a binding agreement to acquire Grow Inc, a Sydney-founded superannuation administration startup whose shareholders — among them HESTA, Five V Capital and AirTree Ventures — must still approve the deal.
Also AFR Technology
Sydney food-and-beverage ordering platform Ordermentum raised $55 million led by Five V Capital, valuing it above $150 million, with some early investors partially exiting.
Recap of CEFC’s Sydney forum on climate tech investing, revisiting its 2025 co-investment with Five V Capital in Agile Energy and the PATF’s growth capital approach.
CEFC's write-up of its Growth Capital Forum sets out its PATF investment approach and revisits its late-2025 co-investment with Five V Capital in Agile Energy, plus Australian Ethical's view on transition investing.
Sydney-based hospitality software company Ordermentum has banked $55m in a Five V Capital deal valuing it above $150m, letting earlier backers sell down; the piece revisits its Foodbomb merger and the investor's other deals.
Roundup of three trans-Tasman raises: Ordermentum landed $55m from Five V Capital, defence-tech firm Arkeus closed $25m, and music platform Lume gathered NZ$1.3m from well-known backers before its launch.
Also Startup Daily
Roundup of six Australian funding deals: AutoGrab, Applied EV, Checkbox, Hometime, Factory and On the House, with amounts, investors, and Hometime's past acquisitions and raise history detailed.
Also Startup Daily
Australian legaltech firm Checkbox has raised a $35 million Series A led by Touring Capital to grow its AI platform for corporate legal teams, with four institutional backers joining.
Also Startup Daily·Forbes Australia·SmartCompany·Startup Daily
Online used-car platform Carma slid on its ASX debut after a $70 million IPO; the piece recalls its earlier seed, Series A and convertible note raises and names its backers.
Metigy co-founder David Fairfull has admitted in court to deceiving investors and misusing his director role, after the marketing software startup's raises were built on fabricated figures before its 2022 collapse.
The co-founder and ex-CEO of collapsed marketing software firm Metigy has admitted to deceiving investors and misusing his director role in a corporate regulator prosecution.
Also SmartCompany
Five V Capital announced leading Dataweavers' $5.5 million Series A with QIC and returning backer OIF, funding the cloud-operations platform's continued team, technology and international growth.
Melbourne AI medical scribe Lyrebird Health raises $12 million from Five V Capital, Octopus Ventures and Startmate at a $50 million valuation; Five V partner Chris Gillings joins its board.
1Breadcrumb has acquired Canberra rival SignOnSite and raised a $4.5 million SAFE note from Five V Capital, Tribe Global Ventures and a US family office, creating a merged construction-safety technology provider.
Also SmartCompany
Sydney second-hand car marketplace Carma has secured a $30 million convertible note co-led by Regal Funds Management and Tiger Global, with General Catalyst and Five V also taking part, as it weighs an IPO.
Fair Supply, which scores supply-chain ESG risks, announced a round of over $12 million led by Five V Capital with AirTree and QIC, funding growth in Canada and Europe.
Supply-chain ESG compliance software firm Fair Supply has a new investment round led by Five V Capital with AirTree and QIC taking part, as it prepares to expand into Canada and Europe.
Australian defence technology company Penten and UK cyber firm Amiosec have agreed to merge, forming a combined digital security provider across both nations, led by Penten's CEO and backed by Five V Capital.
Weekly roundup of eight Australian funding rounds, led by Samsara Eco's $100m Series A extension; Diraq, 1Breadcrumb, Aquila, NRN, Klean, Bearhug and Sindy Labs also secured capital, and Klean won a Queensland grant.
Also TechCrunch Australia·SmartCompany·@AuManufacturing·Techboard·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing·Forbes Australia·@AuManufacturing
Coterie Capital says it has cashed out its Huskee stake after the cup maker's sale to Five V-backed BioPak, with bosses at all three companies calling the deal a sustainability win.
Queensland's government has set up a venture capital fund managed by QIC and has put in $133 million, partnering with five VC firms so local startups can draw on matched funding.
Australian startups Diraq, Marqo, and Hatch secured funding rounds. Ansarada was acquired by Datasite. Bupa launched a new venture fund, and the Queensland government backed several VCs and accelerators.
Queensland's government is committing $130 million across five venture firms — Antler, Five V Capital, Main Sequence, Mandalay and Salus — via a new fund to widen early-stage funding for local startups.
Queensland's government has committed another $55 million to its VC fund, lifting its total outlay to $130 million; five firms including Antler and Main Sequence are set to benefit.
Compostable packaging maker BioPak is entering Hong Kong before its plastic ban; the profile recalls Five V's 2022 $65.8 million stake at a $275 million valuation and flags possible acquisitions.
Dataweavers announced a $5.5 million Series A led by Five V Capital with QIC and existing backer OIF, funding US expansion, a near-doubling of headcount and more than 20 new Brisbane jobs.
Roundup of six Australian startup raises totalling $94 million: Q-CTRL, Hnry, FoodByUs, F4S, STRAAND and Lenexa Medical, backed by investors including Salesforce Ventures, AirTree, Base Capital, Investible, Unilever Ventures and Stoic VC.
Also stoicam.com.au
Fingerprint for Success, an AI coaching platform, has closed a $6.5 million second seed round led by Investible, with Canva's founders investing again; its lifetime funding now totals $9.2 million.
Fingerprint for Success, maker of AI coach Marlee, raised $5 million in an Investible-led seed round, lifting total funding to $9 million, with participation from Five V Capital, Salesforce Ventures and several high-profile angels.
Also SmartCompany
Techboard's anniversary roundup catalogues a month of Australian startup funding: megadeals, three acquisitions, large debt deals, grants, accelerator intakes, and fund news including Archangel Ventures' committed capital.
Proptech CIM has raised a $10 million Series A led by Five V Capital, with Carthona Capital and property executives participating, valuing it above $100 million to fund expansion into Asia and North America.
Adtech startup Metigy has entered administration with Cathro & Partners appointed and 75 jobs lost, 20 months after a $20 million Series B; proptech Yabonza also entered administration last week.
Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily
Carma raised a Series A backed by General Catalyst, Tiger Global and others, following its 2021 seed round, to fund expansion, inventory growth and new reconditioning facilities.
Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily
Cascade has landed a $40 million Series A led by Telescope Partners, with Five V and Carthona joining; proceeds follow a $5 million seed and target product and global growth.
Cascade, a Sydney strategy-execution software company, has closed a $40 million Series A led by Telescope Partners with Five V and Carthona Capital, to fund product development and expansion into North America and Europe.
Also SmartCompany·Techboard
Melbourne cybersecurity firm Cydarm raised $3 million in a round led by InterValley Ventures, with Five V Capital and returning backer Right Click Capital, to hire staff and expand internationally.