Exto Partners

Exto Partners is a private investment venture capital firm based in Sydney, Australia that has invested in early stage Australian companies.

History
Exto Partners was founded in 2003 by William Deane, a former lawyer with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and Peter Hammond, a former management consultant with BearingPoint. The company made its first investment in a biotech company in March 2003 and has since invested across a broad array of industries in seed, A round and follow-on funding.

Exto Partners is considered an active investor that works with founders to build their business globally.

Exto Partners investee companies have grown to operate on multiple continents and have successfully obtained Commercialisation Australia and other government grants.

Among Exto Partner's most notable investments are Cleantech 100 company BuildingIQ, Inc., ASX listed education company RedHill Education [ASX:RDH] and task marketplace Airtasker.

In August 2015, Exto Partners invested in Beat the Q Posse Group alongside Westpac's Reinventure fund. Beat the Q is behind the Hey You order ahead, discovery and digital loyalty app.

Investments
Exto Partners has investments in Airtasker, Tuned Global, RedHill Education, BuildingIQ, WhiteSky Labs, Optalert, Sensear, Ondek, Contours Australia, EnVie Fitness and Beat the Q Posse Group.

Management

 * Peter Hammond – Managing Director
 * Will Deane – Managing Director

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