Venture capital fund · 3 deals
Every published round Co-Ventures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shopfront | Pre-seed | 11 Feb 2025 | $800k | Lead | startupwired.com, Startup Daily, retailtechinnovationhub.com, SmartCompany, Co Ventures portfolio | |
| Matilda Migration | Pre-seed | 27 Sep 2024 | $1m | Participant | SmartCompany, Forbes Australia, Capital Brief | |
| Cotiss | Pre-seed | 23 May 2023 | $2.2m | Participant | Blackbird Ventures, SmartCompany, Blackbird Ventures portfolio |
Companies Co-Ventures has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotiss | 23 May 2023, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Matilda Migration | AI-plus-human platform for streamlining Australian visa applications | 27 Sep 2024, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 |
| Shopfront | 11 Feb 2025, Pre-seed | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for Co-Ventures, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Co-Ventures has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Co-Ventures did.
Stories naming Co-Ventures. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
A fintech venture fund co-founded by Up Bank's Dom Pym has locked in a $10m first close with Commonwealth Bank's x15ventures as cornerstone backer, aiming for $50m ahead of a 2028 final close.
Melbourne startup Shopfront has secured $800,000 in a pre-seed round led by Antler, Co-Ventures, 5H Values Capital and Jam Pad Investments, with angel syndicates joining; its founders met through an Antler program.
Also Startup Daily·retailtechinnovationhub.com·startupwired.com
Missing Perspectives quizzed five women founders about their fundraising, covering raises at Constantinople, Build Club, Matilda, Sense of Self and Xylo Systems, and sharing their pitching advice.
Roundup of six Australian funding rounds this week: InDebted, Evolt, Restoke.ai, Mary Technology, Matilda and Demtech.ai, with investors, amounts, InDebted's valuation and a secondary component for early backers and staff.
Also Australian FinTech·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Australian FinTech·Fintech News Australia·Business News Australia
Weekly roundup of seven Australian and New Zealand startup raises, headlined by a previously unreported $32 million seed for banking software venture Constantinople, plus new rounds for six other companies.
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