# Ironbridge Capital

> Ironbridge Capital is a VC fund in Oak Brook backing Finance and Financial Services. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oak Brook, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: May 2020
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ironbridge-capital-management-l.p.
- Website: http://www.ironbridgellc.net

Ironbridge Capital is a VC fund in Oak Brook focused on Finance and Financial Services. IronBridge Capital Management help clients with investment management.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finance | 2 | 40% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 40% |
| GPS | 1 | 20% |
| Banking | 1 | 20% |
| FinTech | 1 | 20% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 2 | 40% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Judo Bank | Judo is a specialist, purpose-built relationship business where experience, knowledge, judgment, and integrity critical qualities underpinning success.Judo believes that there is a place in the specialist segments of the SME market for old-fashioned practical banking, enabled by the latest technology.Small to medium-sized businesses are theengine room of Australia, producing over half of the nation’s value-added and accounting for seven out of every 10 jobs in the private sector. Despite their critical importance to the economy, some SME businesses aren’t getting the support they deserve.The Judo team, with experience at the highest levels of some of the world’s largest banks, saw an opportunity to do better.Their name comes from ‘Judo Strategy,’ the art of defeating larger opponents. They're smaller and more nimble, so they can adapt their stance to best address business challenges.The customers deal directly with decision-makers who are empowered to judge each application on its merits, rather than relying on complex processes and evaluation metrics that ignore the reality of business itself.Customers don’t just get a call center number; they get direct, regular contact with their own relationship manager who will get to know their business inside and out and be well equipped to tailor-make financial solutions that match their needs, rather than a one size fits all approach.At Judo, they always put relationships first, they’re at the heart of everything they do, it’s what their business is built on. | $149.5M | Series C | May 07, 2020 |  |
| Judo Bank | Judo is a specialist, purpose-built relationship business where experience, knowledge, judgment, and integrity critical qualities underpinning success.Judo believes that there is a place in the specialist segments of the SME market for old-fashioned practical banking, enabled by the latest technology.Small to medium-sized businesses are theengine room of Australia, producing over half of the nation’s value-added and accounting for seven out of every 10 jobs in the private sector. Despite their critical importance to the economy, some SME businesses aren’t getting the support they deserve.The Judo team, with experience at the highest levels of some of the world’s largest banks, saw an opportunity to do better.Their name comes from ‘Judo Strategy,’ the art of defeating larger opponents. They're smaller and more nimble, so they can adapt their stance to best address business challenges.The customers deal directly with decision-makers who are empowered to judge each application on its merits, rather than relying on complex processes and evaluation metrics that ignore the reality of business itself.Customers don’t just get a call center number; they get direct, regular contact with their own relationship manager who will get to know their business inside and out and be well equipped to tailor-make financial solutions that match their needs, rather than a one size fits all approach.At Judo, they always put relationships first, they’re at the heart of everything they do, it’s what their business is built on. | $269.3M | Series B | Jul 29, 2019 |  |
| Plotbox | PlotBox is a developer of a cemetery management software used to facilitate cemeteries operation services. Its software offers records management that bring all deceased records together into a quickly searchable database that includes images of headstones and paper records, generate pre and at-need contracts with ease, interpret financial data aswell as manages all the administration related to burials and cremations including finance and reporting that enable clients to generate leads and revenue for cemeteries and improves service levels for families. | $2.6M | Series A | May 13, 2019 |  |
| Plotbox | PlotBox is a developer of a cemetery management software used to facilitate cemeteries operation services. Its software offers records management that bring all deceased records together into a quickly searchable database that includes images of headstones and paper records, generate pre and at-need contracts with ease, interpret financial data aswell as manages all the administration related to burials and cremations including finance and reporting that enable clients to generate leads and revenue for cemeteries and improves service levels for families. | $2.5M |  | Apr 05, 2019 |  |
| Prospa | Prospa provides unsecured business loans to small businesses in Australia and is Australian owned and operated. Using a smart proprietary technology platform and a simple online application process, Prospa gives small business owners a fast and easy way to access finance, and has already helped thousands of Australian small businesses. In 2015Prospa won the Deloitte Tech Fast 50 with 6071% growth over three years, making it the fastest growing technology company in Australia, and the third fastest in Asia. Prospa was a 2015 Telstra Business Awards finalist and rated 33rd globally as a leading innovator in KPMG's Fintech 100. | $40.4M | Series B | Sep 03, 2015 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Abu Dhabi Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abu-dhabi-capital-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Clarendon Fund Managers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clarendon-fund-managers) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [OPTrust Private Markets Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/optrust-private-markets-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Par Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/par-equity) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Bain Capital Credit — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- SPF Investment Management — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Ironbridge Capital invest in?

Ironbridge Capital invests primarily in Finance, Financial Services and GPS startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ironbridge Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ironbridge Capital closed in May 2020. Shizune tracks 5 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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