Venture capital fund · 1 deal
Climate advocacy and investment for Australia's energy transition
Woollahra, NSW
Every published round Boundless 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Good Car Company | Accelerator | 2 Feb 2023 | $10m | Lead | Startup Daily (2 Feb 2023), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (6 Oct 2022), Forbes Australia |
Companies Boundless has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Good Car Company | 2 Feb 2023, Accelerator | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for Boundless, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Boundless has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Boundless did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Eytan Lenko | Chair | SmartCompany, Startup Daily, Forbes Australia, Boundless team page |
| Katerina Kimmorley | Head of Commercial Investments | Startup News (WA) |
| Mike Cannon-Brookes | Director and Founder | Startup Daily, Forbes Australia, Boundless team page |
Stories naming Boundless. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Blackbird partner Samantha Wong reflects on a decade of the firm's Sunrise conference and Australia's startup ecosystem, recalling Atlassian's Nasdaq listing and Aconex's float and sale to Oracle.
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Climate Salad's 2024 Australian Climate Tech Awards honoured eight winners, with MGA Thermal taking the Impact Award; the piece recaps the thermal storage company's year, including ARENA grants and a pre-Series B top-up.
A Perth company that recycles lithium batteries has won the inaugural Supercharge Australia Innovation Challenge Award, finishing ahead of Sicona and Roev, and now plans a NSW plant feasibility study with state fund support.
EnergyLab's Supercharge Australia initiative has selected eleven startups for its first Innovation Challenge, covering lithium batteries, EV conversion and recycling, with experts judging a Sydney pitch event in March.
Boundless, Mike Cannon-Brookes' philanthropic venture, has put $10 million into Tasmanian used-EV seller The Good Car Company, while Canva co-founder Cameron Adams and Lisa Miller separately invested $1 million to widen affordable electric vehicle access.