EVP (company)

EVP is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage B2B software businesses across Australia and New Zealand, backing companies once their products are validated and positioned for rapid growth. Its portfolio has included Siteminder, Deputy, Ignition and Hnry, along with companies operating a shift-work staffing platform, a client and revenue management system for professional service firms, a compliance platform for sole traders and marketing-mix modelling software for large marketing teams. The firm's leadership describes success in venture investing as needing alignment of business model, timing and founders, saying spotting a workable business model is the easy part, while timing means backing genuine trends rather than fads, and meeting the right founders at the right moment is largely a matter of judgement. EVP says it does not rely on a purely numbers-driven approach, instead committing fully once it decides to invest. The firm has raised a fifth fund aimed at backing AI-first B2B software companies.