About Sprint Ventures
Sprint Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2019. It is primarily based out of Brisbane, Australia. As of Dec 2024, Sprint Ventures has invested in 19 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 High Tech and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Umps Overall, Sprint Ventures portfolio has seen 2 acquisitions, namely Clipboard. A lot of funds co-invest with Sprint Ventures, with names like EVP sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Sprint Ventures has team of 6 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Sprint Ventures' List of Top Investments
Sprint Ventures has a portfolio of 19 companies. Their most notable investments are in YouPay and Leakster.Their portfolio spans across Australia, United Kingdom and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Retail and 14 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Sprint Ventures:
1. Clipboard
Online platform providing school management software for extracurricular activities. It offers features such as scheduling, attendance, insights, team management, results, and many more. It integrates with the school's management system which can be operated by the admin.
Key facts about Clipboard
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Sydney (Australia)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $3.95M
- Employee Count: 49 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: EVP, Sprint Ventures and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 20, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. CityFALCON
AI-powered financial news and content platform. The platform offers personalized push notifications and API integration for market news, sentiment analysis, and more. It transforms unstructured financial content into structured data, generates analytics, extracts insights, and delivers personalised data to users and clients via web, mobile, API, voice, and chatbot platforms.
Key facts about CityFALCON
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $5.37M
- Employee Count: 20 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Swiss ICT Investor Club, Octopus Labs and 49 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 28, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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3. Paypa Plane
Developer of software for managing recurring automated payment agreement structures. This technology provides a framework for governing automated transactions by capturing payer authority and attaching it to individual payments. The system verifies consent and checks payment details against established agreement rules before processing occurs. It supports reconciliation, reporting, and automated recovery functions for failed transactions. The platform integrates with various payment rails to facilitate recurring revenue collection while providing tools for payers to view schedules and manage payment methods.
Key facts about Paypa Plane
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Ashgrove (Australia)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $10M
- Employee Count: 35 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Mastercard, CommBank and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 27, 2023, $*****
4. Alfresco
Provider of Alvis car services including restoration, repair, and sales. The firm delivers maintenance, accident repairs, resprays, and mechanical upgrades. It manufactures and sells precision-made components. The company prepares cars and provides support for rallies, races, and other events. It offers classic car sales services, including insurance, advertising, marketing, storage, and presentation.
Key facts about Alfresco
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Wellesley (United States)
- Stage: Acqui-Hired
- Total Funding till date: $64.2M
- Employee Count: 8 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Millennium Technology Value Partners, Sapphire Ventures and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Aug 21, 2014, $*****
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5. VAPAR
Developer of ML-based platform for assessing the condition of sewer pipes. The company claims that the platform leverages machine learning and data science to unearth bottlenecks in piped infrastructure thereby reducing the associated cost/time, double-handling of data, and variability of assessments.
Key facts about VAPAR
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Sydney (Australia)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $7.29M
- Employee Count: 23 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Autodesk, Access Ventures and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Feb 09, 2024, $*****
Sprint Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Sprint Ventures has invested in 19 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Avarni and most recent follow-on round was in Umps.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Sprint Ventures' Investments by Stage
Sprint Ventures has made 7 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.28M and 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.91M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 7 |
Series A | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sprint Ventures' Investments by Sector
Sprint Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Environment Tech, Sustainability Tech, High Tech and Internet of Things - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 15 Tech companies, 12 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 11 Software companies and at least 8 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 6 |
Environment Tech | 5 |
Sustainability Tech | 5 |
High Tech | 3 |
Internet of Things - Industry Applications | 3 |
Others | 14 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sprint Ventures' Investments by Geography
Sprint Ventures has made most investments in Australia (10).Sprint Ventures' recent investments
Sprint Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Sprint Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Dec 06, 2024 | Australia | Series A | 7031 | ||
Jan 22, 2024 | Australia | Series A | 4951 | [+4] | |
Nov 21, 2023 | Australia | Series A | 4952 | [+1] | |
Jul 26, 2023 | Australia | Seed | 2773 | [+3] | |
Mar 27, 2023 | Australia | Series A | 2021 | [+4] |
Acquired companies in Sprint Ventures' Portfolio
2 companies from Sprint Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Clipboard in Jan 2026 by Compass for $*****.Here are Sprint Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 27, 2026 | Oct 20, 2022 | Series A | 6062 | |
Sep 09, 2020 | - | - | 8521 |
Team profile of Sprint Ventures
Sprint Ventures has a team of 6 members including 2 Partners located in Australia. Sprint Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Sprint Ventures
Over the past 6 years, 32 investors have co-invested in Sprint Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Sprint Ventures: Jelix, CommBank and 6 others have invested in rounds before Sprint Ventures. There is 1 company where Jelix has invested before Sprint Ventures and 1 company where CommBank has invested before Sprint Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Sprint Ventures: 14 investors entered a company along with Sprint Ventures. These include investors like EVP (1 company).
- Invested after Sprint Ventures: A total of 10 investors have invested in Sprint Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include PureTerra Ventures (1 company), Autodesk (1 company) and Access Capital Ventures (1 company).
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Aged care personal alarm tech startup Umps raises $4m Series A backed by Breakthrough VictoriaBusiness News Australia Pty Ltd•Dec 06, 2024•Umps, Breakthrough Victoria, InterValley Ventures, Cerebral Palsy Alliance and 2 others
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Queensland Investment Corporation’s Investment RoundGlobal Legal Chronicle•May 31, 2024•QIC, Allens, Sprint Ventures, Antler and 3 others
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VAPAR secures $5 million for its AI sewerage solutionSmartCompany•Jan 22, 2024•VAPAR, PureTerra Ventures, Autodesk, Halma and 3 others
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Main Sequence once again backs carbon management startup’s $2.5 million raiseStartup Daily•Nov 21, 2023•Main Sequence, Avarni, Sprint Ventures, AfterWork Ventures
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Queensland govt, Mastercard back fintech Paypa Plane in $10 million Series AStartup Daily•Mar 31, 2023•Paypa Plane, Cuscal, Mastercard, Sprint Ventures and 1 other
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Australian EdTech Clipboard Raises $3.1M for its School Extracurricular Activities PlatformEdTechReview•Oct 20, 2022•Clipboard, EVP, Jelix, Sprint Ventures and 1 other
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VAPAR, the pipeline inspection startup founded by two female engineers, just raised a $2.5 million Seed roundStartup Daily•Jun 09, 2022•VAPAR, Halma, Sprint Ventures, Access Ventures and 3 others
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VC Sprint Ventures backs media startup ausbiz amid Series A+ raiseStartup Daily•Apr 21, 2022•Sprint Ventures, ausbiz
