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Bluethumb is Australia's online art marketplace. In a world where only a small fraction of artists are able to find gallery representation and the remainder are left with no channel to market, Bluethumb provides a solution to both artists and art buyers alike. It provides artists with a suite of tools to showcase and market their work whilst giving art buyers access to the widest range of searchable artwork via a digital marketplace.
Design Crowd operates both a crowdsourced design service and via BrandCrowd a logo library and logo design maker tools. DesignCrowd has over 500,000 registered designers and BrandCrowd has over 40,000 premium logo templates. DesignCrowd's customer base includes both SMEs and design studios.
Funding.com.au is a peer to peer lending marketplace. It provides borrowers with real property mortgage secured bridging finance solutions. It also allows investors access to peer to peer lending, with the security of a low LVR, secured first mortgage at competitive return rates.
Shippit has the motto "making shipping easier". It provides a one stop cloud-based app that facilitates online delivery for ecommerce business that previously were limited to costly delivery with one shipping provider. Shippit plugs in to most major shopping carts and its logic engine automatically selects the best shipping option for any purchase from a range of carriers. The software also facilitates all the shipping paperwork (e.g. label printing) and provides enhanced parcel tracking and customer communication.
Compare Club has the mission of making it easier for consumers to compare products and make important purchasing decisions. It is focused around the theme of comparing financial products and disrupts traditional financial product distribution through the use of digital and telemarketing efficiencies. The business provides brokerage for a range of products including Life Insurance, Health Insurance, Utilities, Home Mortgage etc.
EatClub allows restaurants with empty tables to offer last minute discounts to customers in real time, helping to fill excess capacity and to drive additional foot traffic to their venue. Correspondingly, Eatclub diners gain access to deeply discounted last minute and/or off peak dining.
MicroEquities is a boutique fund manager specialized in microcap listed stocks. It has a broad range of funds, including open ended, unlisted and Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV's). Since the time GPC invested the business has listed on the ASX and funds under management have grown more than 50X! The unitholder base consists of sophisticated investors, High Net Worth Individuals and Family Offices.
Rezdy provides Saas booking and distribution services to Tour and Activity businesses. It allows operators to take both “on request” and “real time” time bookings through their own websites or through 3rd party websites as well as providing small operators with a ”website in a box”.
Siteminder provides a range of digital tools for hotels to manage and distribute their inventory. Its main product is a hotel "channel manager" which facilitates the central distribution and management of hotel room inventory through on-line channels. With over 40,000 properties and over 100 million reservations per annum, Siteminder is a market leader via its Smart Platform technology. The business is an Australian listed unicorn.
