Regional Director, InfraVision · angel in 1 deal
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Revenue Officer | SourseAI | SmartCompany, sourse.ai (15 Jul 2022), globalawards.news, radiotoday.com.au, sourse.ai (7 Jul 2021) |
| Founder | Four Pillars Gin | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
| Regional Director | InfraVision | @AuManufacturing |
Every published round Matt Jones 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puralink | Pre-seed | 18 Sep 2025 | $2.3m | Participant | Forbes Australia (1 Dec 2025), Startup Daily, SmartCompany, Forbes Australia (17 Sep 2025), Side Stage Ventures portfolio |
Companies Matt Jones has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puralink | Autonomous pipe-inspection robots | 18 Sep 2025, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Matt Jones, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Matt Jones has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Matt Jones did.
Stories naming Matt Jones. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Funding roundup covering five raises totalling $340.2 million: Firmus's Nvidia-backed round, plus H3D, Puralink, Escape This and Isaacus, across AI infrastructure, health tech, robotics, entertainment and legal AI.
Also SmartCompany
Roundup of eight local raises totalling roughly $81.5 million: generative AI, sustainable packaging, VR medical training, optical radar, drinks, preventive health and wholesale retail software.
Also Ten13·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Forbes Australia
SourseAI has promoted Tanya Hyams-Young from product chief to chief executive, with Matt Jones shifting to a revenue role while keeping his director seat, as the founding team turns to European growth.
SourseAI, an AI decision-support startup, announced a $1.5 million raise with Aligned Equity leading and broadcaster Southern Cross Austereo investing; the capital will scale its platform deployed across SCA's audio services.