About BridgeLane
BridgeLane is a venture capital firm founded in 2009. It is primarily based out of Sydney, Australia. As of May 2023, BridgeLane has invested in 21 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Australia based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of MadeComfy Overall, BridgeLane portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 6 acquisitions including key companies like Airtasker, Amaysim and Talon One. A lot of funds co-invest with BridgeLane, with names like Tank Stream Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. BridgeLane has team of 3 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
BridgeLane's List of Top Investments
BridgeLane has a portfolio of 21 companies. Their most notable investments are in Soho and Future Rent.Their portfolio spans across Australia, United States and Germany. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, FinTech and 14 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by BridgeLane:1. Airtasker
Online platform to hire local service professionals. It allows users to post requests that include the type of service, requirements and expected budget over the platform. Service providers send quotes from which customers can choose to award the task based on the applicant's profile, task history, and ratings. Services mentioned over the platforms include home repair, cleaning, home improvements, tutoring, courier delivery, handyman among others. The mobile app is available for download from the Play Store and App Store.
Key facts about Airtasker
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Sydney (Australia)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $56.2M
- Employee Count: 388 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Tank Stream Ventures, Sinclair Broadcast Group and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Nov 17, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Amaysim
Amaysim is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) providing mobile phone services in Australia. It provides 4G LTE services using Optus 4G Plus Network and offers SIM- only pre-paid and post-paid mobile plans for voice and data with features such as call forwarding, call barring, SMS, international calling and roaming services. It is Australia’s fourth largest mobile services provider and has acquired Click Energy Group Holdings in April 2017, so as to strengthen its Smart Home offerings.
Key facts about Amaysim
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Sydney (Australia)
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 286 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Tank Stream Ventures, Evalue Family Office and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Nov 2010, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Talon One
Talon.One offers a platform for brands to create, run and manage promotional campaigns. Brands can run coupons, discounts, loyalty and referral campaigns using this platform. The company offers a campaign manager dashboard to run and manage promotional campaigns. It also offers 3rd party integration with email, A/B testing, weather, customer support, dynamically exchange data. Clients include Casper, Delivery Hero and others.
Key facts about Talon One
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Berlin (Germany)
- Annual Revenue: €10M - €50M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $138M
- Employee Count: 315 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Meritech, CRV and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 02, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
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4. MadeComfy
Provides housekeeping and property management for vacation rentals. The company provides housekeeping, professional photography, consulting, property booklets, periodic maintenance, and emergency support for the properties.
Key facts about MadeComfy
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Sydney (Australia)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $17.1M
- Employee Count: 57 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Investec, Springboard Enterprises and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 04, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. FlareHR
Cloud-based human resource management software for enterprises to manage their HR activities. Products include employee engagement through culture promotion, HR management, Training management, Compliance, Centralised Record Management, onboarding, and offboarding. Monetizes through subscription-based pricing plans.
Key facts about FlareHR
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Sydney (Australia)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $37.9M
- Employee Count: 125 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Tank Stream Ventures, Five V Capital and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Nov 02, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
BridgeLane's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
BridgeLane has invested in 21 companies over the last 16 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in MadeComfy and most recent follow-on round was in MadeComfy.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
BridgeLane's Investments by Stage
BridgeLane has made 6 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.5M, 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $8M, 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $10M and 1 investment in Grant (prize money) stage with an average round size of $1.56M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 6 |
Series A | 2 |
Series B | 2 |
Grant (prize money) | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
BridgeLane's Investments by Sector
BridgeLane has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, FinTech, Life Sciences and Real Estate and Construction Tech. Notably, it has invested in 14 Tech companies, 12 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 7 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 5 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 5 |
Consumer | 4 |
FinTech | 2 |
Life Sciences | 2 |
Real Estate and Construction Tech | 2 |
Others | 13 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
BridgeLane's Investments by Geography
BridgeLane has made most investments in Australia (9), followed by Germany where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Australia | 9 |
Germany | 1 |
United States | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
BridgeLane's recent investments
BridgeLane has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by BridgeLane:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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May 04, 2023 | Australia | Series B | 4739 | [+1] | |
May 04, 2023 | Australia | Venture Debt | 1435 | ||
Sep 05, 2022 | Australia | Seed | 7459 | [+1] | |
Jul 19, 2022 | Australia | Series A | 9800 | [+4] | |
Apr 08, 2019 | Australia | Seed | 5051 | [+1] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in BridgeLane's Portfolio
1 of BridgeLane's portfolio company became public - Airtasker. It got listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), in Mar 2021 at marketcap of $198MHere are BridgeLane's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 23, 2021 | Apr 19, 2012 | Grant (prize money) | 6685 |
Acquired companies in BridgeLane's Portfolio
6 companies from BridgeLane's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Talon One in Apr 2026 by Adyen for $*****.Here are BridgeLane's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 24, 2026 | Dec 2015 | Seed | 3664 | |
Sep 10, 2025 | - | - | 2732 | |
Aug 04, 2025 | May 04, 2023 | Series B | 2771 | |
Sep 13, 2022 | Aug 28, 2017 | Series A | 6043 | |
Feb 17, 2021 | - | - | 5912 |
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Team profile of BridgeLane
BridgeLane has a team of 3 members including 2 Partners located in Australia. BridgeLane's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of BridgeLane
Over the past 16 years, 56 investors have co-invested in BridgeLane's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before BridgeLane: Rolf Hansen, Clifford Rosenberg and 11 others have invested in rounds before BridgeLane. There is 1 company where Rolf Hansen has invested before BridgeLane and 1 company where Clifford Rosenberg has invested before BridgeLane.
- Top Co-investors of BridgeLane: 13 investors entered a company along with BridgeLane. These include investors like Tank Stream Ventures (2 companies).
- Invested after BridgeLane: A total of 30 investors have invested in BridgeLane's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Tank Stream Ventures (2 companies), Sinclair Broadcast Group (1 company) and Mercurius Media Capital (1 company).
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Property fintech Futurerent secures $50m to roll out US business DownpaymentsBusiness News Australia Pty Ltd•Jan 11, 2024•Future Rent, OIF Ventures, Mulpha, BridgeLane and 3 others
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Futurerent raises $9m for property investor lending modelFintechmagazine•Jul 19, 2022•Future Rent, OIF Ventures, BridgeLane, Mulpha and 3 others
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HR startup Flare banks $22m in fresh funding from MYOB, Malcolm TurnbullThe Sydney Morning Therald•Nov 02, 2020•FlareHR, MYOB, Malcolm Turnbull, Deloitte and 6 others
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Uniseed Leads A$6.5m In Ag Robotics Startup AgerrisGlobal AgInvesting•Apr 08, 2019•agerris, BridgeLane, Uniseed, Carthona Capital and 8 others
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A New York billionaire just made a $21 million investment in Australian HR startup Flarebusinessinsider.com.au•Aug 28, 2018•FlareHR, Point72 Ventures, Reinventure Group, BridgeLane and 2 others
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