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Anthony Zaccaria

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Fund close $15m

Linktree cofounders back new $15 million VC fund

Founder-backed syndicate Side Stage Ventures has become a $15 million seed fund, with LocalGlobe and several founders as limited partners, three startups already backed, and portfolio company Joyn acquiring event firm Arinex.

Fund close $15m

Side Stage Ventures secures $15 million for its launch fund with support from Linktree, Airtasker

SmartCompany reports Side Stage Ventures has completed a $15 million first close of its debut fund, backed by founders of Airtasker, Linktree and Go1 plus LocalGlobe, targeting $30 million and already backing early startups.

Also Startup Daily·Australian FinTech

6 deals

Rovers, hypnotherapy and pocket farms: Five Aussie startups that scored $20 million this week

A weekly funding roundup covering Mindset Health's Series A, grants for two lunar rover consortiums, Pivot's raise, and Invest Inya Farmer's seed round.

Funding announcement

Linktree founders back creative startups with new venture fund

Linktree's co-founders have launched Side Stage Ventures, a collective investing in very young creative-tech companies; it has already backed several startups, and associate Ben Grabiner's music platform Platoon was bought by Apple.

Also Australian FinTech

Unnamed stage $110m

Aussie's Linktree raises $110M, achieves $1.3B valuation and welcomes Mike Olson

Linktree banked a $110 million round led by Index Ventures and Coatue at a $1.3 billion valuation, with Greenoaks joining and earlier backers returning, and named industry veteran Mike Olson its first president.

Also TechCrunch Australia·Startup Daily

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