Investor · 5 deals
Private investment firm backing technology-driven companies
Sydney, NSW
Every published round No Brand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearler | Series A | 1 Sep 2026 | $16m | Participant | fundedstartupsdaily.com, Australian FinTech, SmartCompany, Startup Daily, AFR Technology, Ten13 portfolio | |
| Octopusbot | Unnamed stage | 27 Jul 2026 | $1m+ | Participant | SmartCompany, Startup Daily, Folklore Ventures portfolio | |
| InsightWise | Pre-seed | 10 Apr 2025 | $1m | Lead | SmartCompany, Startup Daily | |
| Primary | Seed | 18 Sep 2024 | $3.5m | Participant | SmartCompany, Capital Brief, Afterwork Ventures portfolio | |
| Earlywork | Seed | 23 Nov 2023 | $1.5m | Lead | Startup Daily, Jelix Ventures |
Companies No Brand has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earlywork | an Ed Tech startup on a mission to fix the disconnect between education and careers | 23 Nov 2023, Seed | 1 | 1 |
| InsightWise | AI startup taking corporate consultancy into the digital age | 10 Apr 2025, Pre-seed | 1 | 1 |
| Octopusbot | grain forecasting platform | 27 Jul 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Pearler | Investment platform for younger Australians | 1 Sep 2026, Series A | 1 | 0 |
| Primary | Treasury software for global growth companies | 18 Sep 2024, Seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for No Brand, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies No Brand has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal No Brand did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Ari Klinger | Founder | SmartCompany, Startup Daily, No Brand team page |
| Ari Klinger | Founder | Startup Daily, No Brand team page |
Stories naming No Brand. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Roundup of the week's Australia and New Zealand raises: Gridsight, Pearler and Apate.AI secure the biggest cheques, Drumbeat and GonGlobal add smaller sums, and ten AI startups join Airwallex's Latitude 37 program.
Roundup of eight Australian and New Zealand startups whose late-July funding totals $102 million across space capsules, medical devices, livestock breath analysis, sports analytics and AI crop forecasting.
Sydney AI grain-forecasting startup Octopusbot has raised over $1 million from Folklore Ventures and No Brand to grow its platform and enter further commodity markets.
Also SmartCompany
Funding roundup covering six Australian-linked startups: Superpower's US$30m Series A, WeMoney's $12m Series A plus debt facility, InsightWise's $1m pre-seed, and Bupa's first venture investments in three health startups.
InsightWise, an AI platform for consultants, raised a $1 million pre-seed round led by Aliavia Ventures and No Brand Holdings, with Wollemi Capital and FB10x taking part, to fund product development and US expansion.
Also SmartCompany
Weekly roundup of four Australian startup raises: Kismet's $20m seed extension, Primary's $3.5m seed round, Willed's $3m from Seven West Media, and East Forged's $1.5m from a Vietnamese agribusiness's venture arm.
Sydney cash-management startup Primary has completed a $3.5m seed round backed by Carthona Capital and five other funds, with Carthona partner Damian Fox set to join its board.
Also SmartCompany
Jelix Ventures sets out why its Fund 1 backed Earlywork's $1.5 million round, praising the edtech startup's team and vocational model while flagging scaling questions.
Also Startup Daily