# Grant Rule

> Grant Rule is a Series A investor at MessageMedia (Melbourne) backing Legal and Consulting. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [MessageMedia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/messagemedia)
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantrule/

Grant Rule is a Series A investor at MessageMedia in Melbourne focused on Legal and Consulting. Grant Rule currently works as the Director & Co-Founder for Redbridge Capital. He previously worked at MessageMedia as Director & Co-Founder. Grant Rule attended Swinburne University of Technology.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $3.1M–$4.7M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Legal | 1 | 50% |
| Consulting | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Plexus | Plexus is a law firm that provides in-house counsel with new and innovative services.Plexus's vision is to build 'The Future of The Law'. The company's technology powers the legal functions of many of the world's leading brands, including: General Motors, L'Oreal, Samsung, General Mills, and Woolworths, and Plexushas been profiled by both HBR and INSEAD as a leader in the disruption of professional services. | $3.1M | Series A | Oct 28, 2025 |  |
| Plexus | Plexus is a law firm that provides in-house counsel with new and innovative services.Plexus's vision is to build 'The Future of The Law'. The company's technology powers the legal functions of many of the world's leading brands, including: General Motors, L'Oreal, Samsung, General Mills, and Woolworths, and Plexushas been profiled by both HBR and INSEAD as a leader in the disruption of professional services. | $4.7M | Series A | May 10, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [KPMG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kpmg) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Aconex Limited](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aconex) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Saniel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saniel-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About MessageMedia

VC Fund · Melbourne, Australia

Message Media provides IT solutions that harness the most widely used communication channel on the planet, mobile messaging. They have been recognized in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards for seven years running, but they are committed to maintaining the ‘small business mindset that allows them to serve all their customers’ needs.At MessageMedia, they work to a very simple plan, they put Customer Experience above everything else – if the end-user is happy, the rest will follow. To make this happen they start by acknowledging an enduring fact: an organization’s most valuable resources are its people, and at Message Media, they only hire the best. They are not a conventional company with a whole lot of rules and regulations, and they don’t intend to become one. They believe that providing talented people with a supportive environment and the tools required to reach their potential.

2 contacts available at MessageMedia.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant Rule | CEO & Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grant-rule |
| Bec Martin | Lead API Evangelist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bec-martin |

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## FAQ

### What does Grant Rule invest in?

Grant Rule invests primarily in Legal, Consulting and Information Technology startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Grant Rule's check size?

Grant Rule typically joins rounds of $3.1M–$4.7M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Grant Rule participates in.

### When did Grant Rule last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Grant Rule closed in Oct 2025. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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