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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Cleanaway raised.
Companies Cleanaway acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Berkefeld | Chief Executive Officer (former) | Dealroom |
Stories naming Cleanaway. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Waste platform Jerrara Environmental has taken investment from Direct Capital and MADAUS Capital Partners, the second deal from Direct Capital's $525m fund raised in April 2025.
Weekly roundup reporting eight Australian startups together raised $85.6 million across mining tech, cybersecurity, waste, energy storage, health and micromobility, plus a Google.org grant for Global Sisters.
Profile of Olympia Yarger, founder of Canberra agri-tech startup Goterra, which uses robot-managed maggots to process food waste into protein and fertiliser, recalling its 2018 seed and 2020 raises led by Grok Ventures.
ARENA announced a $22.8 million grant to Viva Energy for a hydrogen refuelling station and EV charging in Geelong, with fleet partners Toll, ComfortDelGro, Cleanaway and Barwon Water committing to hydrogen vehicles.
Also ARENA·@AuManufacturing