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Investment notes, market analysis, founder stories, desk notes and news on our portfolio, software, venture capital, and what we're seeing in the market.

Fund · March 2026

EVP Fund V: $120m closed, now investing

EVP Fund V closed in March 2026, with $120m in committed capital. Targeting AI-enabled software companies at the Series A inflection point. A clear thesis. A focused mandate. Currently in deployment.

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EVP Fund V

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Mikel Wellsmore, Co-founder and CEO of Gorelo
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in Gorelo
October 2025→
SprintSuite
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Backed SprintSuite, AI at the Core of a Global Services Market
August 2025→
Adam Ahmad, Founder and CEO of Kea
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in Kea
July 2025→
Termina
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Backed Termina, Intelligent Infrastructure for Modern Business
June 2025→
splose
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in splose
March 2025→
Deckard Technologies
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in Deckard
February 2024→
InvestorHub
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in InvestorHub
February 2024→
Mutinex
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in Mutinex
2024→
Nexl
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in Nexl
2023→
Veridooh
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in Veridooh
2023→
Canibuild
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in Canibuild
2022→
BlendAI
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in BlendAI
2022→
Particular Audience
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in Particular Audience
2022→
Calcs.com
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in Calcs.com
2022→
Intellischool
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in Intellischool
2021→
Ignition Series C
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Practice Ignition Series C
2021→
AutoGrab
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in AutoGrab
June 2024→
CorePlan
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in CorePlan
March 2024→
Programa
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in Programa
November 2023→
Servicely
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in Servicely
June 2023→
Calcs.com
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in Calcs.com (Again)
February 2023→
Explorate
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in Explorate
January 2022→
Zipline
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Zipline.io
December 2021→
CarClarity
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in CarClarity
October 2021→
Mooven
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in Mooven
August 2021→
Hnry
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in Hnry (Again)
July 2021→
Hnry
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in Hnry
September 2019→
Coassemble
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in Coassemble
February 2020→
Funding.com.au
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in Funding.com.au
December 2019→
Lumary
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in Lumary
August 2019→
EatClub
Investment Notes
Investment Notes: Why We Invested in EatClub
July 2019→
SiteMinder
Investment Notes
The SiteMinder Story
November 2017→
Deputy
Investment Notes
The Deputy Story
November 2017→
Rezdy
Investment Notes
The Rezdy Story
November 2017→
Dave Kellogg
Desk Notes
Desk Notes: In Conversation With Dave Kellogg, Global Enterprise GTM Leader
2023→
Enterprise Sales
Desk Notes
Desk Notes: Conversations with EVP Founders, Insights on Early Enterprise Software Sales
2022→
Cash Burn
Desk Notes
Desk Notes: Planning Your Cash Burn in a Bear Market
2022→
SaaS Metrics
Desk Notes
Desk Notes on SaaS Metrics: Cohort Analysis
2022→
Ordermentum
News
Ordermentum secures $55m from Five V Capital
May 2026 · Business News Australia↗
EVP Fund V
News
EVP closes Fund V at $120m to back AI-first software
March 2026 · EVP→
EatClub
News
Celebrity chef-backed EatClub's value soars past $200m after UK launch
Feb 2026 · AFR↗
Splose
News
AI allied health platform Splose raises $46m Series A
Feb 2026 · SmartCompany↗
CorePlan
News
CorePlan raises $5m led by EVP to scale its mining software platform
Feb 2026 · Startup Daily↗
AutoGrab
News
AutoGrab raises $80m Series B to expand across the UK and Europe
Jan 2026 · Startup Daily↗
Hnry
News
Hnry raises $30m Series C to push into Australia and the UK
Dec 2025 · Capital Brief↗
EatClub
News
Aussie restaurant app backed by a Michelin-star chef secures $18m
May 2025 · AFR↗
Deputy
News
Deputy enters unicorn territory after posting maiden profit
Nov 2023 · AFR↗
Foodbomb
News
How cheap pub schnitzels helped this company raise $16m
Sep 2023 · AFR↗
Pendula
News
British money backs Aussie start-up two years after rejection
Aug 2023 · AFR↗
Rezdy
News
Scuba diver's tech dream pays off in a big-money deal
Jun 2023 · AFR↗
Mutinex
News
Marketing AI start-up valued at $75m after raising $9.5m
Jun 2023 · AFR↗
Servicely
News
AI task automation start-up Servicely banks $3m
Jun 2023 · Startup Daily↗
Nexl
News
LinkedIn for lawyers failed, but its successor is in the money
Mar 2023 · AFR↗
Hnry
News
Kiwi firm promises to change Aussie accounting after $35m raise
Jan 2023 · AFR↗
Intellischool
News
This edtech start-up defies the funding squeeze
Aug 2022 · AFR↗
Veridooh
News
Aconex founders and EVP back OOH advertising tracker Veridooh
Jun 2022 · AFR↗
Shippit
News
Shippit triples value as Tiger Global and Tidal lead $65m investment
May 2022 · AFR↗
SiteMinder
News
SiteMinder surges on ASX debut
Nov 2021 · AFR↗
Particular Audience
News
The Aussie start-up selling AI that makes you buy more online
Nov 2021 · AFR↗
Mooven
News
Speeding up construction projects earns start-up a $5m cheque
Jun 2021 · AFR↗
Lumary
News
Lumary raises $17m from OneVentures and Salesforce
Mar 2021 · AFR↗
VendorPanel
News
Leigh Jasper returns as investor in VendorPanel funding
Feb 2021 · AFR↗
Coviu
News
Telehealth start-up Coviu banks $6m after record growth
Dec 2020 · AFR↗
Talent OS
Talent
Launching Talent_OS at EVP
2023→
Chief of Staff
Talent
EVP Talent Blog: Unveiling the Role of a Chief of Staff at Particular Audience
2023→
COO Zipline
Talent
EVP Talent Blog: Unveiling the Role of Chief Operating Officer at Zipline
2023→
Jeroen Willems, COO at EatClub
Talent
EVP Talent Blog: Jeroen Willems, Chief Operating Officer at EatClub
March 2023→
Corina Best
Talent
EVP Talent Blog: Unveiling the Role of a Head of Product at Mutinex
2023→
Connor Conzelman
Talent
EVP Talent Blog: Connor Conzelman, Director of Customer Success at Calcs.com
2023→
Fergus Gillanders
Talent
EVP Talent Blog: Fergus Gillanders, Account & Product Manager at Ignition
2023→
Michael Bezman
Talent
EVP Talent Blog: Michael Bezman, Co-Founder & CTO at BlendAI
2023→
Josh Oxlee
Talent
EVP Talent Blog: Josh Oxlee, Marketing Manager at Programa
2023→
Business Operations Lead at Explorate
Talent
EVP Talent Blog: Unveiling the Role of a Business Operations Lead at Explorate
April 2023→
Jon Pass, Head of Engineering at Coassemble
Talent
EVP Talent Blog: Jon Pass, Head of Engineering at Coassemble
January 2023→
Beth Smith, Head of Account Management at Particular Audience
Talent
EVP Talent Blog: Beth Smith, Head of Account Management at Particular Audience
November 2022→
Bronwyn Karaoglu, VP of Marketing at Ignition
Talent
EVP Talent Blog: Bronwyn Karaoglu, VP of Marketing at Ignition
November 2022→
Will Berkman, Business Development Representative at Zipline
Talent
EVP Talent Blog: Will Berkman, Business Development Representative at Zipline
November 2022→
Jay White, Head of Product at Hnry
Talent
EVP Talent Blog: Jay White, Head of Product at Hnry
November 2022→