Startup · $487m raised
Melbourne, VIC
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Cyara raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| K1 Investment | Series B | - |
| K1 Investment Management | Series B | $485,000,000 |
Companies Cyara 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alok Kulkarni | CEO · Founder | SmartCompany (15 Dec 2022), ARN (ARNnet) (20 Oct 2022), SmartCompany (1 Feb 2022), ARN (ARNnet) (1 Feb 2022), Startup Daily |
| Bonny Malik | Executive Director · Founder | SmartCompany (15 Dec 2022), ARN (ARNnet) (20 Oct 2022), SmartCompany (1 Feb 2022), ARN (ARNnet) (1 Feb 2022), Startup Daily |
| Dean Saunders | Channel and Alliance Director | ARN (ARNnet) |
| Luan Tran | CTO · Founder | SmartCompany (15 Dec 2022), ARN (ARNnet) (20 Oct 2022), SmartCompany (1 Feb 2022), ARN (ARNnet) (1 Feb 2022), Startup Daily |
Stories naming Cyara. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Ignition Lane's weekly wrap: Tiger Global's losses and past Australian bets, MilkRun and TradeSquare closures, Cyara's Spearline acquisition, a Co Ventures pre-seed fund, Square Peg's partner promotion and LaunchVic's 30×30 picks.
US giant KKR joined navigation-technology maker Advanced Navigation's $108 million Series B, alongside returning local backers; the company also bought ANU spin-out Vai Photonics, and two KKR staff will join its board.
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Cyara hires Dean Saunders as APAC channel and alliance director; the article also recalls its $485m-plus investment from K1 and its April acquisition of chatbot tester Botium.
Techboard's monthly roundup reports February 2022 raises including Scalapay's A$692m Series B, Employment Hero's $181m and Karbon's $93m, My Rewards' ASX listing, and investor deal notes on OwnHome, Kepler Analytics and Blakthumb.
A roundup of 19 Australian startup funding announcements totalling over $851 million in early February 2022, covering raises by Cyara, Karbon, Slyp, Reejig and others, alongside record 2021 venture investment figures.
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Ignition Lane's weekly tech roundup: AirTree raises $700m across three new funds, dozens of Australian startups announce rounds, a wave of acquisitions including Block completing its Afterpay buy, plus Web3 commentary and US market moves.
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CX assurance software firm Cyara, co-founded in Melbourne, has shelved ASX listing plans and instead raised US$350 million from K1 Investment Management, with existing backers PeakSpan and Greenspring selling down stakes.
HR software maker Enboarder lands $45 million from US growth backer NewSpring, with a NewSpring partner joining the board; the piece also recaps its earlier Series A top-up and other recent local rounds.
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