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Confluent

US-based NASDAQ-listed company built by the creators of Apache Kafka

Disclosed deals

Every published round Confluent 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
Atomic Tessellator	Seed	Jun 2026	$11.3m	Participant	Crane Venture Partners In-Q-Tel Icehouse Ventures Outset GD1 Salus Ventures Side Stage Ventures	crane.vc, SmartCompany, Side Stage Ventures portfolio

Portfolio

Companies Confluent has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.

Company	What it does	First invested	Rounds	Led
Atomic Tessellator		Jun 2026, Seed	1	0

Funds

Fund closes reported for Confluent, as distinct from the investments it has made.

Fund	Announced	Committed	Target	Close	Sources
No fund closes recorded for Confluent yet.

Portfolio companies acquired

Companies Confluent has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Confluent did.

Company	Bought by	Kind	Announced	Price
No portfolio company of Confluent is recorded as having been acquired.

Coverage

Stories naming Confluent. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

11 deals

Seven ANZ startups that raised $71.8 million this week

Weekly roundup covering seven raises across the Tasman: Phonely's Series A, Pay.com.au's private placement, and rounds for Atomic Tessellator, Caruso, Deteqt, Clean Slate Clinic and Earthletica, worth roughly $72 million combined.

Also crane.vc

undisclosed $5m

Couple's start-up clinches $25m valuation with Blackbird backing

Melbourne developer-tools startup Factor House closed its first external round — $5 million, led by Blackbird, valuing it at $25 million — with OIF Ventures, Flying Fox Ventures, the Alice Anderson Fund and two angels joining.

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