Mercury Capital

Lederer (Group) is an Australian-owned family business founded by Paul Lederer. It describes a property investment portfolio and a focus on creating communities within its buildings.

Grok Ventures is the private investing vehicle of Mike Cannon-Brookes, co-founder of Atlassian and one of Australia's most successful technology entrepreneurs. Grok Ventures invests in fast-growing technology-enabled businesses with world-class management teams who are solving big problems. Grok particularly likes food and energy companies. We have private, patient, long-term capital, with the flexibility to participate from early-stage or seed financing through to late stage funding rounds (although we prefer to be involved earlier).

Launched in 2016, Investec Emerging Companies has been actively executing on its "Advise, Invest, Connect" strategy and pursuing its goal of becoming the pre-eminent strategic partner and trusted adviser to entrepreneurs and their emerging companies in Australia.

Tanarra is a diversified investment manager investing for superannuation funds, financial institutions and family offices across private and public equity, debt, venture capital and special situations; its venture activities include Tanarra Ventures and Tin Alley Ventures.

Backing great Australian start-ups is in our DNA. We are a team of investors, entrepreneurs and business leaders with a passion for building businesses and we have been successful in doing so. To date, Aura Group has been an integral part of the success stories of a number of local start-ups from a variety of sectors. These include Catapult Sports (global leader in wearable analytics), Finsure (Australia's fastest growing mortgage aggregator) and InStitchu (Australia's leading online provider of tailored menswear). The Aura Investment Doctrine has been shaped through the years of experience we have in this asset class both as founders and investors. It is a widely referenced document within our firm and has become our philosophy for the Venture Capital landscape. This Doctrine outlines key criteria that must be observed when identifying new opportunities and includes engaging with a proven concept, Identification of positive thematics, Deep assessment of the business environment, Ensuring a clear path to profitability and Partnering with a strong management team. If a company does not possess all of these characteristics we simply will not invest.

Marinya Capital is an Australian single-family office associated with John B. Fairfax’s branch of the Fairfax family, making property investments and allocating capital to external fund managers.

Goldman Sachs is a diversified financial institution. Its Asset Management business provides investment and advisory services across public and private markets, including alternatives; in 2026, it acquired venture-capital platform Industry Ventures.

The Todd Family of New Zealand traces its origins to 1884 when Charles Todd set up a wool export operation in Central Otago. Today, Todd Corporation is one of the most successful New Zealand conglomerates, and it and other parts of the Todd Family remain one of the most active investors in New Zealand. There are two major elements to the Todd family's business operations. The first is Todd Corporation. The second is a family investment vehicle managed by external fund managers. Todd Corporation has diverse interests including substantial investments in Energy (primarily direct stakes in New Zealand gas fields), Mining, Property (urban land development) and Healthcare (Integria). Todd Capital has investments in areas as diverse as media, agriculture, retirement villages and telecommunications.

Direct Capital is New Zealand's largest private equity fund and one of its oldest, having raised five funds since commencing in 1994. Direct Capital is interested in mid-market investment opportunities in Australia and New Zealand, with proceeds usually used for growth (onshore or offshore), acquisitions, or for succession planning strategies. We make both minority and majority investments. We bring both capital and expertise, and work alongside existing owners to grow business value. We are especially adept at expansion into Australia, and helping with board appointments and governance.

Blackbird is an Australia and New Zealand venture capital firm backing ambitious technology companies from the earliest stages through later growth. It invests across software, deep tech, climate, fintech, health and other technology-led sectors, with portfolio companies including Canva, SafetyCulture, Culture Amp, Zoox and Halter.

Pencarrow Private Equity is one of the most experienced private equity investors in Australasia. Pencarrow focuses on investments into mid-sized New Zealand based businesses across a range of sectors. Pencarrow has raised a total of six funds since founding in 1993, including its latest $250m fund closed in 2018.

Waterman Capital is a private equity investor into mid-market New Zealand based businesses. Waterman makes both controlling and non-controlling investments for the purpose of acquisitions, expansions, restructuring, succession planning or simply a change of ownership. We are active investors and provide in-house operational resources to our investee companies.