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AV8

Disclosed deals

Every published round AV8 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
One Model	Series B	Aug 2023	$64m	Participant	QIC Ventures Riverwood Capital Queensland Investments Corporation (QIC)Geekdom Queensland Investment Corporation	SmartCompany (22 Dec 2023), Startup Daily, SmartCompany (18 Aug 2023)

Portfolio

Companies AV8 has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.

Company	What it does	First invested	Rounds	Led
One Model		Aug 2023, Series B	1	0

Funds

Fund closes reported for AV8, as distinct from the investments it has made.

Fund	Announced	Committed	Target	Close	Sources
No fund closes recorded for AV8 yet.

Portfolio companies acquired

Companies AV8 has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal AV8 did.

Company	Bought by	Kind	Announced	Price
No portfolio company of AV8 is recorded as having been acquired.

Coverage

Stories naming AV8. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

12 deals

The 10 biggest capital raises by Australian startups in 2023

A year-end SmartCompany roundup counting down 2023's ten largest Australian startup raises, headed by Employment Hero's $263m Series F, with investor details and commentary on fewer mega-rounds and continued under-representation of women co-founders.

SmartCompany 22 Dec 2023 Employment Hero Loam Bio One Model Pet Circle Roller Saluda Medical Secure Code Warrior Skykraft Songtradr Till Payments Airbnb Atlassian Aware Super Blackbird Ventures CSIRO Equity Clear Regal Funds Management Scalapay SmartCompany Spotify Techstars WiseTech Argo AV8 Epic Games Fidelity Management & Research Company Foresight Australia ForgePoint Capital Geekdom Goldman Sachs Insight Partners Main Sequence Ventures OPTrust Paladin Capital Group Perennial Private Investments Prysm Capital Queensland Investment Corporation Queensland Investments Corporation (QIC)Riverwood Capital Silva Fortune Technology Crossover Ventures Tekkorp Capital TPG Wellington Management Mike Cannon-Brookes Richard White Ben Thompson Chris Butler David Wilson Jim Schuermann Luke Finn Mark Finn Matias Madou Matthew Wilton Mike Frizell Paul Wiltshire Pieter Danhieux Rachel Geller Shadi Haddad Tegan Nock

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Eight Aussie startups that raised $149 million this week

Weekly roundup of eight Australian startups together securing $149 million: One Model, SafetyCulture, Hysata, Pendula, Marqo, Medigrowth, Curiious and Zena Sport, spanning HR analytics, safety tech, hydrogen, AI, medicinal cannabis, VR and sportstech.

Also Startup Daily·thebusinesstimes.com.au·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Forbes Australia

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Soter Analytics raises A$16 million

Perth-founded, London-based ergonomic wearable maker Soter Analytics has raised US$12 million (A$16 million) in a round led by AV8 Ventures, with funds earmarked for expansion and further development of its injury-prevention technology.

Startup News (WA) 21 Apr 2022 Soter Analytics Roy Hill Woolworths AV8 BTOV Ventures State Government Matthew Hart

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