Investor · 4 deals
Every published round Altered Capital took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearler | Series A | 1 Sep 2026 | $16m | Participant | fundedstartupsdaily.com, Australian FinTech, SmartCompany, Startup Daily, AFR Technology, Ten13 portfolio | |
| Ideally | Series A | 24 Apr 2026 | $13.4m | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany, mediaweek.com.au, Shearwater Capital portfolio | |
| Contented | Seed | 13 Feb 2026 | $3.5m | Lead | Startup Daily, Capital Brief, startupintros.com, Shearwater Capital portfolio | |
| Starboard Maritime Intelligence | Series A | Sep 2025 | $20.7m | Lead | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
Companies Altered Capital has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contented | AI work-conversation documentation platform | 13 Feb 2026, Seed | 1 | 1 |
| Ideally | On-demand insights and innovation platform | 24 Apr 2026, Series A | 1 | 0 |
| Pearler | Investment platform for younger Australians | 1 Sep 2026, Series A | 1 | 0 |
| Starboard Maritime Intelligence | New Zealand ocean security startup | Sep 2025, Series A | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for Altered Capital, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Altered Capital has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Altered Capital did.
Stories naming Altered Capital. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Roundup of four trans-Tasman raises: First Table, Metacognition AI, Dela and GoTroppo secured a combined $21.5 million for restaurant discounting, robotics software, scam-safe payments and flexible internet plans.
Roundup of the week's Australia and New Zealand raises: Gridsight, Pearler and Apate.AI secure the biggest cheques, Drumbeat and GonGlobal add smaller sums, and ten AI startups join Airwallex's Latitude 37 program.
Weekly roundup of three Series A raises: chipmaker Syenta (US$26m), insights platform Ideally and battery recycler Renewable Metals, detailing leads, amounts and each company's earlier funding.
Also Startup Daily
Research platform Ideally has secured a Series A round with Shearwater Capital leading, earmarked for US expansion, and unveiled a new product, Ideally Canvas.
Weekly roundup of ten Australian and New Zealand startup raises totalling nearly $194 million, topped by Neara's $90 million round at a $1.1 billion valuation, with Splose, Operata, HAMR Energy and Adora also covered.
Contented has raised a $4.1 million seed round with Altered Capital leading six other investors; the page's funding history also lists a prior $25 million seed round.
Weekly roundup covering 19 Australian and New Zealand raises, headlined by Andromeda Robotics' $23m Series A, plus Freckle, Marloo, X-Hemp, Harvest B, Wable, Starboard and Techstars Sydney's 12-startup cohort.
Also SmartCompany
Roundup of five raises across Australia and New Zealand: Constantinople's $50m Series A, Illuvium's US$12m, Forever Network's $6m, Starboard's NZ$5m seed and Medibis's $736,000 crowdfunding.