Team

Paul Saunders
Managing Partner

30 years of investment experience spanning Equity Analysis, Funds Management, Investment Banking, Derivatives, Start-Ups, and Venture Capital.

Founding Partner of Factory Capital. Director and Trustee of HEAL Partners. CEO and Co-founder of Asia Principal Capital. Previously worked at Goldman Sachs Japan, GS JBWere, Commercial Union Asset Management, and Greenway Capital.

Paul represents RealVC across all six of the portfolio companies. He is the Chairperson of Upcover and Dokotela, a Board Director of Livewire, Evidentli, and frntline, and a Board observer at Greener. In keeping with RealVC’s mandate, Paul is actively engaged on a day-to-day basis in all of the portfolio companies.

Martin Dalgleish

RealVC Investment Partner – Chairman of Board of Managers

35 + years in technology and disruption as Chairman, Board Member and Investor. Partner at Asia Principal Capital, HEAL Partners. Non-Executive Director of KPMG Australia and Michael Cassel Group. Chairman of Hometime Group and Realtair Pty Ltd. Formerly Managing Director of Optus Consumer Division, and past Director of many leading Media and Technology firms including PBL Media, FOXTEL, Fox Sports, HOYTS, and Ticketek. Previous Investment Partner at Morpheus Ventures Fund I.

Matt Berriman

Investment Partner

With multiple successful exits, Matt has been involved with many high-growth digital ventures in Australia, the USA & UK in varying roles from founder, executive, to advisor, corporate development lead, investor and board member. ‍ Matt co-founded Unlockd, a transformative venture that took about three years to go from an idea to over $20 million in annual recurring revenue (and a $200 million market cap). The company nearly reached an ASX listing before Google intervened. The business successfully launched in multiple international markets, including the USA, UK, India, Indonesia, Australia, and the UAE. In December 2021, Matt was announced as the youngest chair ever for Australia’s peak national body for Mental Health, Mental Health Australia. Matt stepped down in April 2024 after a successful two and a half years in the role.

Matt Rule

RealVC Financing Partner

35 years Investment Banking experience across Funds Management. Investment Banking and Private Wealth Management. Partner at Asia Principal Capital. Formerly UBS (26 years)