# Roger Allen

> Roger Allen is a seed investor at Allen & Buckeridge backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Allen & Buckeridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allen-buckeridge)
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Dec 2024
- Lead investor: 9%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://au.linkedin.com/pub/roger-allen/0/338/417

Roger Allen is a seed investor at Allen & Buckeridge in Sydney focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Roger Allen, director and co-founder of A&B, has practical credentials directly relevant to the Fund based upon over thirty years as a chief executive of a major Australian IT services company with worldwide operations, then 13 years as an active investor in private companies in the ICT industries.Roger grew shareholder value in ComputerPower from $250k in 1978 to $170m in 1995 (at the time of his retirement) and also grew the annual revenue to over $300m and staff to more than 3,000. Roger obtained private equity from News Corporation, through the direct involvement of Rupert Murdoch, prior to taking Computer Power public on the ASX in 1987. He has direct personal experience in selling Australian information technology products and services in the USA, Europe, Asia, as well as Australia.He served for six years until 1997 as deputy chairman of Austrade and is very well known throughout the information technology industry in Australia and internationally. He was the first chief executive from an Australian company to be elected chairman of the Australian Information Industries Association, has represented Australia at the World Computer Services Forum and was vice-president of the Asia-Pacific industry organisation. He has also served on two advisory councils to the Prime Minister and has chaired state advisory boards in both NSW and Victoria. He has been an adjunct professor in the School of Entrepreneur-ship of Swinburne University and regularly lectures at INSEAD in the School of Entrepreneurship. Roger was recently awarded the 2007 Pearcey Medal for Lifetime Achievement in recognition for his outstanding contribution to the ICT industry.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.1M–$4.4M |
| Series A | $3.5M–$9.3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 36% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 36% |
| Health Care | 3 | 27% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 18% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 18% |

34 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 45% |
| Series A | 4 | 36% |
| Series B | 1 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 7 | 64% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 9% |
| United States | 1 | 9% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| My Mirror | My Mirror is a mental health care center that offers psychology sessions, mental health assessments, and treatment services. | $4M | Seed | Dec 01, 2024 |  |
| Clean Slate Clinic | Clean Slate Clinic is a telehealth company that provides alcohol detox program who are struggling with alcohol. | $1.1M | Seed | May 24, 2024 |  |
| Marlee (Fingerprint For Success) | Fingerprint For Success (F4S) is an online platform used to identify and develop entrepreneurial leaders and teams. | $4.4M | Seed | Feb 01, 2023 |  |
| Marlee (Fingerprint For Success) | Fingerprint For Success (F4S) is an online platform used to identify and develop entrepreneurial leaders and teams. | $3.5M | Series A | Jan 31, 2023 |  |
| Unleash live | Unleash live is a secure cloud-based software platform which uses A.I. algorithms to track and monitor objects from live video streams from a number of sources including cameras, drones, satellites and IoT sensors. Real-time, live camera feeds can be streamed by multiple users allowing for faster decision making and real-time collaboration.Solutions are provided across multiple industries including infrastructure, pipelines and resources, construction and emergency services.Unique extensions are able to added onto the account, such as: - 2D, 3D modelling and VR immersion - Remote drone and robot operations in real time - IoT sensor integration - Broadcastingand Media Production - Data Analytics and Visualisation / GraphingUnleash live are enabling new experiences and business models through a scalable software platform for the collection, storage and distribution of data from connected intelligent machines. The connected cloud platform is changing the way people interact with networked devices in the field, providing an innovative solution for small and medium sized businesses as well as larger enterprises. | $5.9M | Series A | Sep 06, 2021 |  |
| JigSpace | JigSpace develops an AI-powered 3D visualization and augmented reality platform that enables businesses to create and share interactive “Jigs” for explaining complex products and processes. The company provides tools for spatial presentations, product demonstrations, training, and sales enablement, helping organizations improve understanding,engagement, and communication. | $4.7M | Series A | Apr 26, 2021 |  |
| Pearlii Pty Ltd | Pearlii is fixing broken dental systems.We provide free dental check-ups using world-first AI, free oral health education, and we donate 50% of profits to fund our own Pearlii Dental Trucks that provide free dental care to disadvantaged groups. Please visit our website to purchase one of our premium, eco-friendly oral care products to supportour mission to improve oral health around the world. www.pearlii.com |  | Seed | Nov 01, 2020 |  |
| August Robotics | August Robotics creates robots to automate "dirty, dangerous and dull" workflows across the B2B economy. The company's first robot, Lionel, automates the dull and labour intensive task of floor-marking for the global exhibition industry. Lionel has been used as a critical part of the trade show setup process by the world'slargest exhibition companies in Europe and USA. August Robotics' second robot, Diego, automates the dirty and dangerous task of disinfecting high-traffic public areas, such as hotels, offices and aged care centers, optimizing hygiene and reducing the risks of infection. The company is also working on a number of other robots, each leveraging August Robotics' industry leading proprietary mobile robotics platform, which enables August Robotics to generate new robots for new cases far more quickly and cheaply than other robotics companies. The physical world is ripe for disruption by robots, and August Robotics is leading the charge to do this in the B2B segment | $9.3M | Series A | Sep 10, 2020 |  |
| August Robotics | August Robotics creates robots to automate "dirty, dangerous and dull" workflows across the B2B economy. The company's first robot, Lionel, automates the dull and labour intensive task of floor-marking for the global exhibition industry. Lionel has been used as a critical part of the trade show setup process by the world'slargest exhibition companies in Europe and USA. August Robotics' second robot, Diego, automates the dirty and dangerous task of disinfecting high-traffic public areas, such as hotels, offices and aged care centers, optimizing hygiene and reducing the risks of infection. The company is also working on a number of other robots, each leveraging August Robotics' industry leading proprietary mobile robotics platform, which enables August Robotics to generate new robots for new cases far more quickly and cheaply than other robotics companies. The physical world is ripe for disruption by robots, and August Robotics is leading the charge to do this in the B2B segment | $3.7M | Seed | Jun 20, 2018 |  |
| Car Next Door | Car Next Door is an online marketplace, providing a booking system and a range of in-vehicle technologies to make car-sharing safe, fast, keyless, and easy for both car owners and car borrowers. It will enable 10,000 Australians to share their cars with neighbors, thereby removing the dependency on personal vehicle ownership and fundamentallychanging the way people make their transport decisions.Car Next Door is based in Sydney, Australia. | $5M | Series B | Feb 05, 2018 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Investible](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/investible) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Blackbird Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackbird-ventures-australia) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Five V Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/five-v-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Grok Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grok-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Salesforce Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/salesforce-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Tanarra Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tanarra-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Allen & Buckeridge

VC Fund · Sydney, Australia

Working on something fresh. Also, Partner @Acceleprise & columnist @TheNextWeb.

4 contacts available at Allen & Buckeridge.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Roger Allen | Director, Co-Founder, and Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roger-allen |
| David Landers | Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-landers |
| Helen Liu | Director and Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/helen-liu-2 |
| Roger Buckeridge | Director & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roger-buckeridge |

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## FAQ

### What does Roger Allen invest in?

Roger Allen invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Roger Allen's check size?

Roger Allen typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$4.4M at Seed and $3.5M–$9.3M 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 Roger Allen participates in.

### When did Roger Allen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Roger Allen closed in Dec 2024. Shizune tracks 11 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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