Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

Company

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

Coverage

Stories naming Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

Exit / M&A

AirTrunk's $23 billion sale buoys the South Asian Australian startup community

Data centre company AirTrunk's multi-billion-dollar sale to Blackstone and a Canadian pension board is celebrated by founders of South Asian heritage, who see Robin Khuda's journey as inspiration for Australia's startup ecosystem.

Also Forbes Australia·ARN (ARNnet)·SmartCompany·Forbes Australia

Exit / M&A

People Moves: Benson Hill CEO Matt Crisp out, new boss at McCormick, Clear Frontier expands team

AgFunderNews's monthly roundup of agrifood leadership changes: Benson Hill's CEO resigns, McCormick promotes Brendan Foley, Clear Frontier hires Charles Newton, plus other executive appointments, layoffs, and Karakuri's shutdown.

17 deals

The Week in Agrifoodtech: The Rounds bags $38m for waste-free e-grocery, Jay-Z invests in pizza robot startup Stellar

Weekly roundup of agrifoodtech venture raises across food and agtech, plus JBS shutting its Planterra alt-protein division and Australian startup Optomni's seed round.

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