About Salta
Salta is a venture capital firm founded in 1970. It is primarily based out of Melbourne, Australia. As of May 2022, Salta has invested in 5 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in Australia based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Retail and Real Estate and Construction Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Fresho A lot of funds co-invest with Salta, with names like SecondQuarter Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Salta has team of 35 people including 8 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A & Seed
Salta's List of All Investments
Salta has a portfolio of 5 companies. Their most notable investments are in Equiem and Fresho.Their portfolio spans across and Australia. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Retail, Real Estate and Construction Tech and 2 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed stages. Here is the list of all investments by Salta:
1. Fresho
Provider of order and operations management software for fresh food wholesalers. The platform consolidates orders, picking, deliveries, invoicing, and payments into a unified system. It integrates with existing enterprise resource planning, finance, and logistics tools. The software offers tools designed for use in warehouses, back offices, and on delivery routes.
Key facts about Fresho
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: Melbourne (Australia)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $34.8M
- Employee Count: 1 - 10 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Primorus Investments, Cogent and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 26, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Buildxact
Cloud-based estimation and job management software for construction professionals. The platform features include online quoting, job costing, scheduling, cost tracking, automated invoicing, accounting, and more. It earns revenue through monthly subscription-based plans.
Key facts about Buildxact
3. Equiem
Provider of community engagement platform for facility managers. It offers features that include customer branding, event management, digital analytics, digital communication, a customized dashboard, and more. Their apps are available for Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about Equiem
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Melbourne (Australia)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $30M
- Employee Count: 99 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Regal Funds Management, Perennial and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 07, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Ynomia
Ynomia is a real time platform to track assets on a construction site. The platform enables users to track materials, tools, and workers. It enables users to find real time locations, identify critical locations, send notifications, create reports, and more.
Key facts about Ynomia
5. Investorist
Manufacturer of Ayurvedic baby care products. The company offers a comprehensive line of products for pre-bath, bath, and post-bath routines, including massage oils, shampoos, soaps, lotions, creams, powders, diapers, and wipes. Formulations utilize 100% pure herbal actives and meet pharmaceutical industry standards, ensuring effectiveness and gentleness for delicate baby skin. The product range also includes laundry wash and addresses various baby care needs.
Key facts about Investorist
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: South Melbourne (Australia)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $7.5M
- Employee Count: 22 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Saniel Ventures, Salta and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 02, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Salta's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Salta has invested in 5 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Fresho.Salta's Investments by Stage
Salta has made 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $11.6M and 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.65M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
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Series A | 3 |
Seed | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Salta's Investments by Sector
Salta has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Real Estate and Construction Tech, Vertical SaaS, Food and Agriculture Tech and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 5 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 4 Software companies, 4 Tech companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
Real Estate and Construction Tech | 3 |
Vertical SaaS | 2 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 1 |
High Tech | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Salta's Investments by Geography
Salta has made most investments in Australia (5).Salta's recent investments
Salta has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Salta:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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May 25, 2022 | Australia | Series A | 1963 | ||
Dec 17, 2019 | Australia | Series A | 2920 | [+2] | |
Aug 22, 2019 | Australia | Seed | 1234 | ||
Aug 15, 2019 | Australia | Series A | 4740 | [+5] | |
Mar 2014 | Australia | Seed | 9446 | - |
Team profile of Salta
Salta has a team of 35 members including 8 Partners and 14 Principals located in Australia. Salta's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Salta:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Melbourne | - | - | |
Partner | Melbourne | - | ||
Partner | Melbourne | - | ||
Partner | Melbourne | - | ||
Partner | Australia | - | ||
Partner | Melbourne | - | ||
Partner | Melbourne | - | ||
Partner | Australia | - | - | |
Principal | Australia | - | ||
Principal | Melbourne | - | ||
Principal | Melbourne | - |
Co-investors of Salta
Over the past 12 years, 27 investors have co-invested in Salta's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Salta: Primorus Investments, Zgi capital and 2 others have invested in rounds before Salta. There is 1 company where Primorus Investments has invested before Salta and 1 company where Zgi capital has invested before Salta.
- Top Co-investors of Salta: 11 investors entered a company along with Salta. These include investors like SecondQuarter Ventures (2 companies).
- Invested after Salta: A total of 12 investors have invested in Salta's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Geoff Tarrant (1 company), Regal Funds Management (1 company) and Possible Ventures (1 company).
Recent News related to Salta
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Salta partners with NAB on first NAB Green Finance for commercial real estate loan in VictoriaFintech Finance•Oct 02, 2024•Salta, National Australia Bank
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Developer Salta sells land, buildings to fund its build-to-rent dreamBrisbane Times•Mar 26, 2024•Salta
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Online ordering platform Fresho raises $14 million as it looks to re-enter the US after COVID-enforced retreatSmartCompany•May 25, 2022•Fresho, Zed Capital, SecondQuarter Ventures, Salta and 1 other
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Salta Properties purchases industrial site in Melbourne’s South EastMhdsupplychain•Nov 09, 2021•Salta
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Nexus Dandenong South adds three tenantsMhdsupplychain•Jul 28, 2021•Salta, Tigerpak, InfraBuild, Schneider Electric
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Construction tech firm Buildxact raises $8.5m to fund expansioniTWire•Dec 17, 2019•Buildxact, Aconex, Perennial, Salta
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Equiem gets £7m funding for tenant community appBusiness of Apps•Aug 20, 2019•Equiem, Grollo Group, Salta, Perennial and 3 others
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Equiem Secures Over $8.4M in FundingFinSMEs•Aug 15, 2019•Equiem, Regal Funds Management, Perennial, Aconex and 4 others
