BridgeLane Group is a significant global player in agriculture with a multi-decade record of outperformance in large scale farming as well as a 10 year track record in venture capital investing, research and development and new business incubation. As one of Latin America’s largest agricultural producers, our principal operations are focused on the production of livestock and irrigated and non-irrigated grains and oilseeds (Wheat, Corn, Soybeans, Chickpeas, etc) in addition to cotton fibre production.  We have few global peers when it comes to leading the development and implementation of technological innovations and sustainable agricultural practices, in addition to our expertise in the transformation of underdeveloped land into high yielding rural enterprises.  We partner with a number of the world’s largest agrochemical, agricultural biotechnological and agricultural equipment manufacturers for field trials of new technologies. We have agronomists and investment professionals based in Australia and Argentina that allows us to stay close to evolving global trends across Australia, New Zealand and the Americas. As strategic investors, we are better placed than traditional venture capital firms in sourcing and investigating potential investments.  We can also offer our selected investment companies industry experience and insights in solving agricultural problems.

BridgeLane Capital

Tank Stream Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in strong teams solving core human problems!. We support founders with an almost obsessive vision to disrupt existing industries, create new ones and improve lives through technology. We like Founders with a problem solving vision as opposed to a solution driven one. We see technology as an enabler rather than an end in itself. We like to get involved as early as we can and are flexible in terms of geography – we’ve made investments from Hobart to Stockholm, with a strong concentration in Australia and the US. Through Tank Stream Labs, Australia's leading entrepreneurial community and co-working space, we are surrounded by entrepreneurs, thought leaders and ingenious opportunities every single day.

Tank Stream Ventures

Reinventure is pioneering Founder-First Corporate Venture Capital. They champion founders who have the vision, ambition and hustle to transform an industry across Asia-Pacific and beyond, propelling them with the support of a top 20 bank globally. With $150 million under management and Westpac Banking Corporation as its largest limited partner, Reinventure is focused on uncovering, investing in and nurturing scalable early businesses in FinTech and adjacent areas that will be the future of the industry.

Reinventure

Acorn Capital is a boutique investment manager that manages active VC Funds and ASX listed Small Company Funds. Acorn Capital’s research-driven investment process has been designed to take advantage of inefficiencies that can exist in the microcap sector arising from poor information flows and the lack of liquidity. In contrast to the largest companies listed on the ASX, where there is a wealth of research and information, there is a relative lack of information on microcaps.

Acorn Capital

Point72 Ventures is a global venture capital firm that invests primarily in Fintech, AI/ML, and Enterprise technologies. As an independent arm of Point72, the global asset management firm led by Steven Cohen, Point72 Ventures offers well-informed insights into the global economy. Point72 Ventures has offices in New York City, Palo Alto, San Francisco, and Stamford, Connecticut.

Point72 Ventures

MYOB is an provider of accounting software solutions that help business owners and accountants. MYOB develops and delivers software, services and support for more than 1,000,000 businesses and accounting practices in Asia-Pacific region.  MYOB works with a network of Professional Partners to assist these owner-operated businesses. The range of products and services include back office accounting, CRM, web site builder, domain name and hosting, and training.   MYOB also works directly with accounting practices to streamline their processes and maximise their productivity. MYOB solutions are used by leading accounting practices from tax agents and sole practitioners to the Big 4 firms.  Whether online or desktop solutions, from the start-up small business to the fast growing enterprise, for businesses working locally, or international organisations dealing in many countries and currencies,   MYOB is constantly working to deliver efficient, reliable and cost-effective ways to make business life easier

MYOB

Flare

Flare provides free workplace solutions to businesses that want to level up their workplace wellness and employee experience programs. It is a financial services startup offering market-leading digital workplace software, including onboarding, benefits and employee engagement solutions, and financial products designed to help live their financial lives.

<div>Flare, based in Australia, provides HR, benefits and management services, onboarding, contract management, compliance, and payroll processing services. The software is offered for free with no ongoing costs for users.</div>

Distributed workforces require new solutions for office operations, HR, payment, and more.

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 Flare, based in Australia, provides HR, benefits and management services, onboarding, contract management, compliance, and payroll processing services. The software is offered for free with no ongoing costs for users.
 
 
 As of November 2020, the platform has more than 650,000 users across 2,500 businesses. Its clientele includes companies such as Deloitte and Nissan.
 
 
 Flare raised AUD 22 million (approximately USD 16 million) in Series C funding led by MYOB (an Australian ERP and payroll software provider). The round also included participation from Point72 Ventures and Acorn Capital. Individual investors in the round included former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who will take up an advisory role in the company. 
 
 
 The fresh capital will be used to grow its offering to include financial products and expand its reach to the small and medium enterprise segment. 
 
 
 In addition, the company announced it has entered into a partnership with MYOB to deliver its software for MYOB’s small and medium enterprise (SME) clients by the end of the year and its enterprise customers in 2021.
 
 
 
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Blueboard is a company working on employee rewards and recognition systems for employee engagement. The company was founded in 2014 and employs a staff of 150+ as of February 2022. The company recorded revenue of USD 13 million in 2019, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 80% since 2017.As of February 2022, Blueboard serves more than 300 enterprise clients spanning over 70 countries. The platform is used by companies such as Ubisoft, Pinterest, and Otis.In September 2020, Blueboard raised USD 9.3 million in Series A funding led by Origin Ventures. The funds will be used for the company's plans to enter new markets, enhance functionality to serve enterprise clients, and boost hiring for its engineering team, which is expected to double over the next six months.

Blueboard

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 ActivTrak is a cloud-based productivity monitoring software provider. The platform offers data and analytics which can be used to detect workplace productivity gaps. The platform collects data from employee activity logs and computer screenshots. ActivTrak also facilitates a range of tasks for admins such as blocking websites, flagging suspicious activities, IP address connections, and monitoring web, and app traffic.
 
 
 The company claims it has grown more than 200% since March 2019, with a 60% increase in year-over-year (YoY) annual recurring revenue (ARR) from January 2019 to January 2020. The company operates a subscription model which includes a freemium plan and paid plans starting at USD 7.2 per user per month. As of April 2021 the company has over 8,000 customers and more than 250,000 users on its freemium plan across more than 90 countries. 
 
 
 In November 2020, ActivTrak raised USD 50 million in a Series B round led by Sapphire Ventures with participation from Elsewhere Partners. Sapphire Ventures CEO and managing director joined ActivTrak’s board as part of the deal. The new proceeds were earmarked for scaling global sales and marketing campaigns, expansion of its platform using artificial intelligence (AI) driven analytics, and improving integration with its technology partners.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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ActivTrak

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 inFeedo is a people predictive analytics company based in India. The Y Combinator-backed startup founded in 2013 is currently focused on “Amber” (launched in 2016), an artificial intelligence (AI) enabled bot that helps manage employee engagement, predict attrition, and get a pulse on company culture in real time. 
 
 
 The company claims it has achieved annual revenue of USD 1.6 million as of November 2020, with more than 175 customers and 300,000+ users across 60 countries as of March 2022. Its clients include GE Healthcare, Puma, Tata Group, and Lenovo.
 
 
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inFeedo

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 Donut provides solutions to keep employees engaged with casual conversations. Its first product, Intros, makes connections between teammates via Slack to emulate quick meetups and in-person introductions at work, which are now virtual. 
 
 
 Donut’s new product, Watercooler, launched in October 2020. It attempts to reinvent the micro-interactions between employees at the office watercooler online. The product will integrate with Slack, where a newly-designated channel for Watercooler will be created. The product will post questions automatically within the customers’ desired frequency and pre-selected topics.
 
 
 The company claims it has supported four million connections (one million since the Covid-19 pandemic) across its 12,000 customers, including companies such as Okta, Zapier, Slack, The New York Times, and Invision.
 
 
 Donut announced a USD 12 million funding round along with its new product, Watercooler. The funding was led by Accel, with participation from Bloomberg Beta, FirstMark, Slack Fund, and multiple angel investors. The company uses a freemium subscription model with paid plans starting at approximately USD 2 per user per month.
 
 
 The company announced that the USD 12 million raised, which was accumulated over multiple rounds before the Covid-19 pandemic, will be used for product development.
 
 
 
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Donut

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 Matter is an employee feedback platform founded by Brett Hellman. Hellman was the founder of messaging app &ldquo;Hall&rdquo;, which was founded in 2011 and later sold to Atlassian for USD 20 million in 2015.
 
 
 Matter uses 360-degree feedback to evaluate skills in employees which are linked to career success. The platform links skills such as influence, inclusiveness, empathy, resourcefulness, and multitasking to evaluations. Matter is currently available in beta.
 
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Matter

Solutions in this industry hub are predominantly offered under a B2B SaaS model

Employee and performance management solutions use AI/Ml to infer engagement insights and sentiment analysis

Offers tools for companies to hire contractors globally, and conduct employee and performance management

Companies that offer the entire spectrum of HR tools including payroll processing benefits, onboarding, compliance, analytics, scheduling etc

Companies offering tools to infer employee morale (through surveys and quick assessments) and productivity, including functions for goal setting, review, and feedback.

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