# Viburnum Funds

> Viburnum Funds is a VC fund in Nedlands backing Mining, SaaS and Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Nedlands, Australia
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jul 2023
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.viburnumfunds.com.au

Viburnum Funds is an Australian based specialist investment manager with a proven track record of performance.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mining | 2 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Analytics | 1 | 25% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 25% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 2 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Furnace Solutions | Furnace Solutions specializes in demolition services for the refractory industry. |  | Private Equity | Jul 17, 2023 |  |
| MaxMine | MaxMine is a next-generation automated business improvement product that performs advanced analytics and data science on mobile equipment, producing operational data to deliver significant cost savings and productivity gains to open-pit mining operations |  | Private Equity | May 24, 2021 |  |
| APE Mobile | APE Mobile develops a paperless site application for contractors in Australia. Its site application comprises features, such as operational forms, safety forms, project management, actions and defects, drawings and documents, and redline markup. David Hayward and Matthew Edwards founded APE Mobile in January 2, 2009. Its headquarters is inLeederville in Australia. | $1.3M |  | Dec 21, 2016 |  |
| APE Mobile | APE Mobile develops a paperless site application for contractors in Australia. Its site application comprises features, such as operational forms, safety forms, project management, actions and defects, drawings and documents, and redline markup. David Hayward and Matthew Edwards founded APE Mobile in January 2, 2009. Its headquarters is inLeederville in Australia. | $1.3M |  | Jul 22, 2015 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Jolimont Global Mining Systems](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jolimont-global-mining-systems) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Viburnum Funds invest in?

Viburnum Funds invests primarily in Mining, SaaS and Software startups, most often at Private Equity and Funding Round stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Viburnum Funds last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Viburnum Funds closed in Jul 2023. Shizune tracks 4 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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