Draft:Exto Partners
Australian venture capital firm
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Exto Partners is a private investment venture capital firm based in Sydney, Australia that has invested in early stage Australian companies.
| Industry | Venture capital |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | William Deane Peter Hammond |
| Headquarters | Sydney, Australia |
| Website | extopartners |
History
Exto Partners was founded in 2003[1] by William Deane, a former lawyer with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and Peter Hammond, a former management consultant with BearingPoint. The company made its first investment in a biotech company in March 2003 and has since invested across a broad array of industries in seed, A round and follow-on funding.
Exto Partners is considered an active investor that works with founders to build their business globally.[2]
Exto Partners investee companies have grown to operate on multiple continents[3][4] and have successfully obtained Commercialisation Australia[5] and other government grants.
Among Exto Partner's most notable investments are Cleantech 100 company BuildingIQ, Inc.,[6][7] ASX listed education company RedHill Education [ASX:RDH][8] and task marketplace Airtasker.[9]
In August 2015, Exto Partners invested in Beat the Q Posse Group alongside Westpac's Reinventure fund.[10] Beat the Q is behind the Hey You order ahead, discovery and digital loyalty app.[11]
Investments
Management
- Peter Hammond – Managing Director
- Will Deane – Managing Director
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