Employment Hero is an Australian tech unicorn with world-class software, helping small to medium-sized businesses manage HR, payroll and productivity. We currently work with over 80,000 businesses worldwide.

Embracing the importance of control theory was integral to making flight a reality. Fast forward over 100 years and, once again, control is the linchpin of an emerging industry. Q-CTRL uses control to solve the hardest problems facing quantum technology, improve hardware performance, and accelerate pathways to useful quantum computers and other technologies. We make quantum technology useful for enterprise, government, and research by uniquely addressing the problem of hardware error and instability, entirely through software.

Afterpay is an Australian financial technology company best known for its buy now, pay later service. Founded seven years ago in Sydney, Australia, Afterpay has millions of active customers globally and is offered at the world’s best retailers around the world including Anthropologie, Revolve, DSW, GOAT, Finish Line, Levi’s, Mac Cosmetics, Ray-Ban and many others. Afterpay is on a mission to power an economy in which everyone wins.

Qualtrics Experience Management (XM) is the only software platform that helps brands continually assess the quality of their four core experiences—customers, employees, products, and brands. With Qualtrics XM, organizations can be at every meaningful touchpoint, for every experience, and predict which changes will resonate most with stakeholders.

SafetyCulture is a global technology company that helps working teams achieve quality and safe operations with innovative, low-cost mobile-first products. The platform and products give frontline workers a voice and leaders the visibility to make smart decisions when driving safety, quality and continuous improvement. Over 1 billion checks are completed each year by SafetyCulture.

Rampersand is a leading Australian venture fund, backing ambitious technology companies from idea and beyond. Having invested more than $100m into startups, including Expert360, Cake Equity, Goterra, JigSpace, PredictHQ and 30 others, Rampersand is known for its high conviction backing of the most ambitious founders in Aus/NZ and rolling up their sleeves to help them ramp up. Founded in 2013, Rampersand was one of the earliest of the new generation of venture funds.