Australia · Investor

Hostplus

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 15 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $96M, Jul 2026Private equity

SeedSeries ASeries BGamedevPlayEntertainment

Deploying now
83%of best year5cheques in 12 months, 15 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$100MRounds led2 of 15Mostly inAustralia, 47%
Pitch Hostplus

Hostplus highlights

  1. 01

    5 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series D: 50% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 2 rounds

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offerings with the SEC, the most recent in 2024-10From their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
GamedevPlayEntertainment
Based in
Melbourne, Australia
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first15 appearances

  1. 2026

    4 rounds

  2. Sept
    Universal QuantumSeries A · GB · Tech.eu$100MWith 18 others
  3. Jul
    EmesentAU · Startup Daily$15MWith 6 others
  4. Mar
    OxaSeries D · GB · Ventureburn$103MWith 8 others
  5. Jan
  6. 2025

    5 rounds

  7. Nov
    Rage BiotechSeries A · AU · Startup Daily$29MLed
  8. Aug
    Commonwealth Fusion SystemsSeries B · US · Crunchbase News$863MWith 27 others
  9. May
    AirwallexSeries F · US · Crunchbase News$300MWith 8 others
  10. Mar
    SonderAU · Startup Daily$40MWith 3 others
  11. Jan
    ElectraSeries A · US · TechCrunch$257MWith 9 others
  12. 2024

    1 round

  13. Dec
    Fleet Space TechnologiesSeries D · AU · TechCrunch$100MWith 8 others
  14. 2019

    3 rounds

  15. Oct
    AthenaSeries C · AU · Startup Daily$70MWith 5 others
  16. Sept
    WaveOpticsSeries C · GB · FinSMEs$13MWith 1 other
  17. Sept
    Culture AmpSeries E · AU · FinSMEs$82MWith 9 others
  18. 2018

    2 rounds

  19. Apr
    Cardiac DimensionsSeries B · US · FinSMEs$39MWith 6 others
  20. Mar
    Oxford NanoporeGB · FinSMEs$141MWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration5 named

BJBenoit JacquinAuthorized Person of FSP GP Entity, LLCiFiling they signed
EDEric DeramAuthorized Person of FSP GP Entity, LLCiFiling they signed
HDHans DeWitteExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
NGNitin GuptaAuthorized Person of FSP GP Entity, LLCiFiling they signed
SMSatyan MalhotraAuthorized PersoniFiling they signed

We also hold 10 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 5 we have independently watched raise

AdviserClearinghouseappMolPensionsUnitregistryonline

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Hostplus. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Hostplus put money into.

Quick answers about Hostplus

What does Hostplus invest in?

Hostplus invests most often at Series A and Series D (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Gamedev, Play and Entertainment.

How active is Hostplus?

15 investments on record, 5 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Hostplus invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Universal Quantum (Series A, Sept 2026), Emesent (Undisclosed round, Jul 2026) and Oxa (Series D, Mar 2026).

How big are Hostplus's cheques?

The median round it joins is $100M.

Does Hostplus lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 15 investments on record (13%).

Where does Hostplus invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Australia (47%), the United Kingdom (27%) and the United States (27%).

Is Hostplus investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 5 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Hostplus invest alongside?

Most often Main Sequence Ventures (4 rounds together), Blackbird (3 rounds together) and IP Group (3 rounds together).

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