Edward Hooper

Building intelligent apps that leverage AI is still way too hard, even for advanced developers. Our mission is to make this as easy as creating a modern web page. Spice AI provides the fastest, easiest, and smartest way to access and leverage web3 data. Designed for applications and machine learning, we remove the complexity of building and operating massive data infrastructure – enabling teams to create the next generation of data and AI-driven apps. The next generation of AI-driven applications will have a profoundly positive impact on the way we all live. Spice AI is enabling and accelerating their creation. From health and longevity to security for all, Spice-powered apps will enrich the lives of everyone, everywhere. If that resonates with you, join us!

Alariss Global, located in Silicon Valley, is the one stop shop for global expansion. Alariss provides a platform of resources, including vetted, curated American go-to-market talent along with a product that streamlines matching, interviewing, hiring, payroll, and benefits, and introductions to leading partners in law, accounting, banking, and other solutions that businesses need to operate in the United States and other key markets. Alariss empowers ambitious companies to quickly launch and localize, generating revenue in new markets all while working with a fully remote team. Learn more and build your team today: www.alariss.com

Chronosphere, a Palo Alto Networks Company, is the observability platform built for control in the modern, containerized world. We empower customers to focus on the data and insights that matter by reducing data complexity, optimizing costs, and remediating issues faster. Our Observability Platform reduces data volumes and associated costs by 60% on average while saving developers thousands of hours. Our Fluent Bit-based Telemetry Pipeline product optimizes and simplifies observability and security log data. The product transforms logs at the source and routes them to any destination without lock-in. Recognized as a leader by major analyst firms, Chronosphere is trusted by the world’s most innovative brands, including Snap, Robinhood, DoorDash, and Zillow. Learn more at Chronosphere.io.

Drop Water is a new way to distribute and sell bottled drinks. Our method is designed from the ground up to be healthy for our customers and eco-friendly for our planet.

Backing early stage tech startups across Australia and the US.

Building intelligent apps that leverage AI is still way too hard, even for advanced developers. Our mission is to make this as easy as creating a modern web page. Spice AI provides the fastest, easiest, and smartest way to access and leverage web3 data. Designed for applications and machine learning, we remove the complexity of building and operating massive data infrastructure – enabling teams to create the next generation of data and AI-driven apps. The next generation of AI-driven applications will have a profoundly positive impact on the way we all live. Spice AI is enabling and accelerating their creation. From health and longevity to security for all, Spice-powered apps will enrich the lives of everyone, everywhere. If that resonates with you, join us!

Alariss Global, located in Silicon Valley, is the one stop shop for global expansion. Alariss provides a platform of resources, including vetted, curated American go-to-market talent along with a product that streamlines matching, interviewing, hiring, payroll, and benefits, and introductions to leading partners in law, accounting, banking, and other solutions that businesses need to operate in the United States and other key markets. Alariss empowers ambitious companies to quickly launch and localize, generating revenue in new markets all while working with a fully remote team. Learn more and build your team today: www.alariss.com

At GXE, our mission is to build the all-in-one platform for unlisted assets and funds management. We provide investors, fund managers, and family offices with the tools they need to succeed and enable them to focus on their portfolios and investors whilst GXE takes care of everything else. A licensed financial services company, GXE holds Australian Financial Services Licence 460870 issued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. GXE welcomes clients across sectors including corporate, family offices, pension and superannuation fund managers, private equity, property, and venture capital. GXE was founded in 2020 (originally as Startup Galaxy) by Andrew Armstrong and Ed Hooper, after recognising a current market problem regarding existing friction costs and the lack of automation in early-stage investing in the Australian private investment market. Having previously co-founded Omnystudio, a leading SaaS provider of digital audio solutions and managed Cardinia Ventures, an early stage technology fund, Andrew and Ed saw an opportunity to redefine how alternative assets were managed to democratise, mature and streamline illiquid and private assets. We are driven by a passion for innovation and a commitment to excellence, and we are proud to be building the future of alternative assets that empowers our clients to run their organisation and achieve their goals. Thank you for considering us as a partner, we look forward to working with you to build a brighter financial future.

More time, support, resources and know-how than any other seed-stage investor in Australia. Thats the value you dont see on a cheque.

Chronosphere, a Palo Alto Networks Company, is the observability platform built for control in the modern, containerized world. We empower customers to focus on the data and insights that matter by reducing data complexity, optimizing costs, and remediating issues faster. Our Observability Platform reduces data volumes and associated costs by 60% on average while saving developers thousands of hours. Our Fluent Bit-based Telemetry Pipeline product optimizes and simplifies observability and security log data. The product transforms logs at the source and routes them to any destination without lock-in. Recognized as a leader by major analyst firms, Chronosphere is trusted by the world’s most innovative brands, including Snap, Robinhood, DoorDash, and Zillow. Learn more at Chronosphere.io.