Investor · 2 deals
Every published round Aware Super Sentient WA Growth Fund 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rumin8 | Seed | 26 Jan 2023 | $17 | Participant | Startup Daily (26 Mar 2026), AgFunderNews (3 Apr 2024), Crunchbase News, Startup News (WA), AgFunderNews (26 Jan 2023), SmartCompany (26 Jan 2023), Startup Daily (23 Jan 2023), SmartCompany (23 Jan 2023) | |
| Rumin8 | Seed | 24 Jan 2023 | $25m | Participant | Techboard, SmartCompany, Beef Central / Grain Central |
Companies Aware Super Sentient WA Growth Fund has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rumin8 | Western Australian startup | 24 Jan 2023, Seed | 2 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Aware Super Sentient WA Growth Fund, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Aware Super Sentient WA Growth Fund has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Aware Super Sentient WA Growth Fund did.
Stories naming Aware Super Sentient WA Growth Fund. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
WA climate tech firm Rumin8 closed the second phase of its seed round, raising US$12 million from Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Harvest Road Group, with existing climate fund investors topping up their holdings.
Also SmartCompany·Techboard
Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the fund led by Bill Gates, took part in a $17.24 million round for Perth climate startup Rumin8, whose cattle feed additives cut methane; Prelude Ventures, Aware Super and Harvest Road also invested.
Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany·AgFunderNews·Startup Daily·Startup News (WA)·AgFunderNews·Crunchbase News
Climate tech firm Rumin8 has secured seven million dollars from Prelude Ventures and the Aware Super-backed Sentient WA Growth Fund to develop methane-reducing livestock feed supplements.