Accelerator
Startup studio building and launching tech ventures for founders
Edgecliff, NSW
Every published round Hyper Startup Studio 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 Hyper Startup Studio has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|
Companies Hyper Startup Studio's own portfolio page lists that no published round yet places it in. The page is the source; the round is being looked for.
| Company | Site |
|---|---|
| Allset | - |
| Ambl | - |
| Back2U | - |
| Beny | - |
| Bndle | - |
| Buybill | - |
| DearMe | - |
| Early Bird | - |
| Empiraa | - |
| FairShare | - |
| GamePulse | - |
| Goer | - |
| GuideMe | - |
| GymCoin | - |
| Happly | - |
| Inventico | - |
| JubJub | - |
| Larrg | - |
| Magic Mountain | - |
| Mynd | - |
| Nelli | - |
| NightLight | - |
| Odd Academia | - |
| Pocket Mentor | - |
| Premo | - |
| Recovr | - |
| Revide | - |
| Rydra | - |
| SmartHeal | - |
| Spark | - |
| Splend | - |
| SPORTL | - |
| StatDoctor | - |
| Strabo | - |
| SyncIt | - |
| Tickify | - |
| TIDI | - |
| Trolleymate | - |
| Youthority | - |
| Zeveloper | - |
Fund closes reported for Hyper Startup Studio, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Hyper Startup Studio has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Hyper Startup Studio did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Cust | Director | SmartCompany |
| Sasha Reid | Founder & CEO / Startup Studio | Hyper Startup Studio (2 Sep 2026), Hyper Startup Studio (17 Apr 2026), Hyper Startup Studio team page |
Stories naming Hyper Startup Studio. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Hyper announces the launch of TradeCraft, an app giving apprentice tradies site-ready video guidance, built by Luke Chiocci through Hyper's Accelerate and Launch Ready programs, with pilots and partnerships underway.
A guide for founders on building AI-native iOS and Android apps, covering architecture choices, platform differences, pitfalls and upcoming Australian privacy rules, with examples from Hyper's portfolio.
Hyper's blog examines founder scrappiness through portfolio stories, recalling early raises by Nelli, GymGoer and Ambl, plus Mindbody's sale and milestones at Splend and Happly.
A promotional essay by Hyper Startup Studio arguing that crowded markets still offer openings through differentiation, execution and validation, and pitching its Accelerate Process for shaping ideas into fundable companies.
Ex-AFL player Ryan Clarke's GymGoer, an app helping travellers book one-off gym sessions, has raised $400,000 at a $4.4 million valuation, with backing including Matt Keogh, after developing through Hyper Startup Studio's accelerator.
Also SmartCompany