A Melbourne based investor operator building durable commercial value in Australian SMEs.A long term view on improving national interest through critical technology adoption.Established by Andrew Campbell, with over 15 years experience as a Chief Investment Officer and senior operator across numerous SMEs.
Work with owners on a plan that continues the vision and builds the legacy of a great business.Operate and invest in Australian businesses that build, use, or can sensibly adopt critical technologies in how they deliver products or services. This often means an existing business that can leverage this type of technology (we are not a deep tech VC).
Guided by a few simple values:
- Aim up and build
- Without trust, everything decays
- Adopt responsibility and go on an adventure
- Creative courage finds the path forward
- Be a grateful steward of business and capitalWe co-invest with a small group of investors.Behind this is an internal Intelligence Engine that tracks tens of thousands of sector signals real time and helps us build long term relationships.
We use the Australian Government sense of critical technologies: current and emerging technologies that can materially enhance or put at risk Australia’s economic prosperity, national security and social cohesion.That includes fields like advanced manufacturing and materials, AI and data, advanced communications, quantum, autonomous systems and robotics, biotechnologies and clean energy technologies.In practice that often means an existing business developing or using one of these technologies (we are not a deep tech VC).
Australian headquartered
Owners who care about succession, staff and customers
Businesses where critical technology is already important or clearly can be
Fits one of the "investment types" in the table adjacent
Simple and succession friendly structure
Fast view on fit and early indication of structure and valuation where there is genuine interest
Funded with a mix of principal equity, co investor capital from an aligned small team
Case by case assessment of whether or not to use leverage
Respect for intermediaries, including brokers and advisers, and a straightforward process
| Investment Type | Guidance / Criteria | Experience |
|---|---|---|
| Micro / Small / Lower-mid market | EBITDA over $1m | Multiple investments and senior operator roles in this profile |
| Special situations | Selective | Multiple successful turnarounds both as investor and senior operator |
| Startup | Strong prospects, but has fallen out of VC funding | Built a VC fund | Multiple startup investments | Founded successful startup |
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