# Robert Phillpot

> Robert Phillpot is a seed investor in Melbourne backing Software and Information Technology. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Apr 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robphillpot/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/rphillpot
- Website: https://x.com/rphillpot

Robert Phillpot is a seed investor in Melbourne focused on Software and Information Technology. Co-founder Rob Phillpot is senior vice president of product and engineering, responsible for product vision, strategy and management. He has been instrumental in developing the company’s business on a global scale and ensuring that Aconex solutions deliver a superior customer experience to buyers and users. Before founding Aconex in 2000 with CEOand director Leigh Jasper, he managed document control, quality and trades on a site team at Brookfield Multiplex. Prior to Brookfield Multiplex, Mr. Phillpot was an auditor at Deloitte & Touche in Australia. He holds Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Planning and Design degrees with Honors and a Master of Building degree from the University of Melbourne.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $979k–$5.5M |
| Series A | $1.6M–$20M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 33% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 27% |
| Construction | 3 | 20% |
| SaaS | 2 | 13% |
| Legal | 1 | 7% |

35 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 40% |
| Series A | 5 | 33% |
| Angel | 1 | 7% |
| Series B | 1 | 7% |
| Equity Crowdfunding | 1 | 7% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 9 | 60% |
| India | 1 | 7% |
| United States | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Veyor | Veyor Digital is a cloud based, live planning tool for the construction industry, connecting all parties in real time to improve field coordination and efficiency. | $1.8M | Seed | Apr 23, 2024 |  |
| Zipline.io | Zipline is a compliance platform designed for nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, and other healthcare facilities. Its SaaS platform is used on-site in nursing homes and hospitals to manage visitor, staff, volunteer, and contractor compliance.Zipline, formerly known as RateIt, was founded in 2017 with the goal of improvingretail experiences. | $10M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 15, 2022 |  |
| Adatree | Adatree is an Australian Open Banking platform to access and leverage data. |  | Seed | Sep 26, 2022 |  |
| Mastt | Mastt is a private technology company founded in 2019 and based in Sydney, Australia. The company builds capital project and program management software powered by AI for owner-side construction teams. Mastt serves project owners, project managers, project management consultants, real estate developers, government agencies, PMOs, and owner’srepresentatives managing capital projects, infrastructure programs, and construction portfolios.Mastt helps organizations replace spreadsheets and manual reporting with structured construction project management software built for project controls. The platform centralizes cost management, scheduling, risk registers, contracts, progress payments, change orders, dashboards, documents, portfolio reporting, and audit-ready records in one system.Mastt differs from contractor-first construction management tools by focusing on the owner side of capital delivery. Its software helps teams oversee budgets, commitments, forecasts, cash flow, milestones, project health, payment status, and portfolio performance across multiple construction projects and programs.Mastt’s AI supports AI Chat, AI PDF Reader, document review, invoice scanning, data extraction, payment verification, dashboard support, and project reporting workflows. Teams use Mastt to significantly reduce admin, improve cost control, strengthen governance, speed up stakeholder reporting, and deliver capital projects on time and on budget. | $6.9M | Series A | Mar 01, 2022 |  |
| Tint Paint | Tint Paint manufactures decorative paints for a wide range of colors for commercial and residential uses. | $526.5K | Equity Crowdfunding | Dec 22, 2021 |  |
| VERSATILE | VERSATILE uses machine learning and AI to optimize construction processes. It captures and analyzes data points to deliver real-time insights on job site performance and streamline decision-making. Mounted under the hook of any crane, this first-of-its-kind technology offers unparalleled production data on any job site including information onmaterials, redundancies, construction progress, and crane utilization.It was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Los Altos, California. | $80M | Series B | Sep 14, 2021 |  |
| VERSATILE | VERSATILE uses machine learning and AI to optimize construction processes. It captures and analyzes data points to deliver real-time insights on job site performance and streamline decision-making. Mounted under the hook of any crane, this first-of-its-kind technology offers unparalleled production data on any job site including information onmaterials, redundancies, construction progress, and crane utilization.It was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Los Altos, California. | $20M | Series A | Dec 03, 2020 |  |
| Mastt | Mastt is a private technology company founded in 2019 and based in Sydney, Australia. The company builds capital project and program management software powered by AI for owner-side construction teams. Mastt serves project owners, project managers, project management consultants, real estate developers, government agencies, PMOs, and owner’srepresentatives managing capital projects, infrastructure programs, and construction portfolios.Mastt helps organizations replace spreadsheets and manual reporting with structured construction project management software built for project controls. The platform centralizes cost management, scheduling, risk registers, contracts, progress payments, change orders, dashboards, documents, portfolio reporting, and audit-ready records in one system.Mastt differs from contractor-first construction management tools by focusing on the owner side of capital delivery. Its software helps teams oversee budgets, commitments, forecasts, cash flow, milestones, project health, payment status, and portfolio performance across multiple construction projects and programs.Mastt’s AI supports AI Chat, AI PDF Reader, document review, invoice scanning, data extraction, payment verification, dashboard support, and project reporting workflows. Teams use Mastt to significantly reduce admin, improve cost control, strengthen governance, speed up stakeholder reporting, and deliver capital projects on time and on budget. | $1.4M | Seed | Dec 02, 2020 |  |
| AmazingCo | AmazingCo is an experiences and activities creator. Through its platform, it makes it easy for people all across the globe to discover and enjoy amazing real world experiences, helping people spend their time in a more connected way. | $3.3M | Series A | Sep 09, 2019 |  |
| VERSATILE | VERSATILE uses machine learning and AI to optimize construction processes. It captures and analyzes data points to deliver real-time insights on job site performance and streamline decision-making. Mounted under the hook of any crane, this first-of-its-kind technology offers unparalleled production data on any job site including information onmaterials, redundancies, construction progress, and crane utilization.It was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Los Altos, California. | $5.5M | Seed | Aug 21, 2019 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Saniel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saniel-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Artesian VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artesian-capital-management) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Conductive Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/conductive-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Investible](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/investible) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Bosch Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robert-bosch-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Root Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rootvc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Robert Phillpot invest in?

Robert Phillpot invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Construction startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Robert Phillpot's check size?

Robert Phillpot typically joins rounds of $979k–$5.5M at Seed and $1.6M–$20M 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 Robert Phillpot participates in.

### When did Robert Phillpot last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Robert Phillpot closed in Apr 2024. Shizune tracks 15 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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