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Skalata named Australia's most active investor for H1 2024

Australian startup capital climbed 30% in early 2024 even as deal counts fell; Skalata Ventures topped investor activity with 13 participations, ahead of Blackbird and Investible.

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Startmate's heading back to Silicon Valley with its founders

Startmate will resume taking founders to Silicon Valley this May and stage its first San Francisco Demo Day; the article also recalls Fluency's recent US seed round led by Accel.

From 0 to 4.5 billion: how the Startmate pay-it-forward mentorship model built a startup powerhouse

Startmate reflects on a decade of backing founders, profiling breakout alumni across its cohorts and describing how its mentors reinvest in newer startups, alongside its fund model and returns.

Square Peg Investor Letter Half Year Report 31 December 2024

Square Peg's half-year letter to investors reviews 2024: $146m invested, $220m returned via five exits, fund value up to $3.25bn, plus portfolio raises at Rokt, Constantinople, Exodigo, Cuttable and Supabase.

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Square Peg Investor Letter Half Year Report 31 December 2024

Square Peg's half-year investor letter reviews 2024: portfolio growth, $220m returned across five exits, a Rokt secondary at a $3.5bn valuation, and recent raises at Constantinople, Exodigo, Cuttable and Supabase.

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From quantum computing to quesadillas: Top 12 biggest capital raises of 2024

Year-end roundup ranking 2024's twelve largest startup raises, headed by PsiQuantum's $940 million government-backed quantum computing round, plus Guzman y Gomez's ASX listing and Betashares' Temasek investment.

Square Peg Investor Letter Half Year Report 30 June 2024

Square Peg's half-year letter reports US$187 million distributed via the Nvidia purchase of Deci.AI plus stake sales in Canva and Bugcrowd, several new investments, team promotions, and a fresh fundraise for its next funds.

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Startmate’s top 20 most valuable investments

A profile of Startmate ranking the twenty most valuable companies it has backed, noting their valuations, past raises and founders, plus Bugcrowd's newly announced purchase of Informer and its climate focus.

Nullify secures $5.2 million for its code-scanning cybersecurity bot

Nullify has landed a $5.2m seed round for its AI-powered code vulnerability scanner, backed by Two Sigma and Root Ventures, with a Bugcrowd director also investing. The founders formerly taught cybersecurity at UNSW.

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Early VC #3 - Diraq and Marqo raised Series A. Ansarada acquired for $236.3m. New Bupa's $20m fund.

Australian startups Diraq, Marqo, and Hatch secured funding rounds. Ansarada was acquired by Datasite. Bupa launched a new venture fund, and the Queensland government backed several VCs and accelerators.

Bugcrowd secures $156.2 million for its crowdsourced cybersecurity platform

Bugcrowd has raised $156.2 million in growth financing led by General Catalyst, Costanoa and Rally Ventures, with two investors joining its board, as the cybersecurity platform plans global expansion and possible acquisitions.

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