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Every published round Applied Materials 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syenta | Accelerator | 2024 | - | Lead | Startup Daily, @AuManufacturing |
Companies Applied Materials has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syenta | Chip packaging startup developing Localized Electrochemical Manufacturing for advanced se… | 2024, Accelerator | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for Applied Materials, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Applied Materials has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Applied Materials did.
Stories naming Applied Materials. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
ANU spin-out Syenta has secured $8.8 million to commercialise its chip-packaging technology, with Investible leading; the piece recalls its 2022 seed round and selection for Applied Materials' ASTRA accelerator.
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Defender AM's quarterly letter reports the Defender Global Fund's Q2 2024 performance, a fresh Lyka Pet Food raise at a higher valuation, and the fund's profitable part-sale of its Lyka holding.
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Defender's quarterly investor letter reports its global fund's Q1 2024 performance and public-market moves, and revisits its Series A backing of Lyka Pet Food, an Australian fresh pet food maker building a Victorian facility.
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Defender's fund letter reports a 2% quarterly return, discusses listed trades including a semiconductor ETF position, and revisits its Series A investment in Australian pet-food maker Lyka Pet Food.