Angel investor · Founder Partner, Glitch Capital
Every published round Rob Phillpot 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 Rob Phillpot has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circle In | Platform for creating safe, inclusive and caring workplaces | Apr 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Firmable | AI-driven B2B sales intelligence and automation platform | Oct 2023, Seed | 2 | 0 |
| Mastt | 14 Mar 2022, Series A | 1 | 0 | |
| Matrak | SaaS tool tracking the supply chain of commercial and residential construction projects | 1Q 2021, Series A | 1 | 0 |
| Veyor Digital | 23 Apr 2024, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Zipline.io | 21 Dec 2022 | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Rob Phillpot, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Rob Phillpot has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Rob Phillpot did.
Stories naming Rob Phillpot. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
A weekly roundup detailing new funding rounds for six Australian startups: Lyka, PlasmaLeap, Firmable, Veyor, Lumonus and Future Minds Network, with investors and round details.
Firmable, which sells AI sales-intelligence tools, has banked a $14 million Series A with Airtree leading, plus angel money from Sue Morphet, Sam Kroonenburg, Martin Hosking and Rob Phillpot, to fund a US push.
Leigh Jasper keynotes SmartCompany's February 2026 startup event in Melbourne; the profile recalls his Aconex journey to an Oracle sale, Firmable's seed raise and his venture fund roles.
Glitch Capital, a new $50m vehicle led by Leigh Jasper and backed by exited unicorn founders, has completed its first deal, backing Melbourne edtech firm Cadmus.
Melbourne construction software firm HammerTech has raised $105 million from California's Riverwood Capital, which takes a board seat, with the money earmarked for US expansion and AI development.
Roundup of the week's funding news: nine companies across Australia and New Zealand secured investment spanning clean energy, construction logistics, legal tech, coaching, research tools, creator media, medtech and marketing software.
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Veyor Digital, which builds scheduling software for construction logistics, has raised $2.75 million in a pre-Series A round led by Investible to fuel its push into North America.
Weekly roundup covering nine Australian startups' new capital totalling $40.5 million, across solar, quantum computing, marketing tech and crowdfunding, plus a look back at Aconex's $1.6 billion Oracle sale.
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Weekly roundup covering five Australian startups' raises: Phasio's seed led by AirTree, CLT Toolbox, X-Hemp's crowdfunding, gridmo's first round, and Humpday's pre-seed from Antler.
CLT Toolbox, a Melbourne maker of software teaching builders about mass timber, has raised $1.5 million from BluescopeX, Gravel Road, Archangel Ventures, Flying Fox, Ecotone and several angels.
Melbourne family-care benefits platform Circle In has closed a $2m round, adding Alberts Impact Ventures to existing private backers and LaunchVic's Alice Anderson Fund, while research highlights shrinking venture money for women-only founding teams.
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Compliance software firm Zipline.io has secured A$10 million, led by existing backer EVP, to grow in the US, with SecondQuarter Ventures giving staff and early investors liquidity; a prior A$6 million Series A2 closed in November 2021.
Weekly roundup covering 14 startup raises totalling over $260 million, headlined by Synchron's $110 million round, plus Roller's shareholder liquidity payout, Partly's record New Zealand Series A, and several government grants.
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Australian Consumer Data Right platform Adatree closed an oversubscribed second funding round, drawing re-investment from existing backers and new investors including Aconex's co-founders' family offices and MoneyPlace's founder.
Also Techboard·Startup Daily
Paint-tech startup Tint raised $600,000 via an equity crowdfunding campaign on Equitise, with earlier backing from prominent angels, to expand beyond Melbourne and grow its online paint business.