Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

CEO, Hoyts

Damian Keogh

Coverage

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

Venture debt ≤$10m

Richard White-backed Vinyl buys rival BuzzFeed and PopSugar publisher Val Morgan Digital from Hoyts

Vinyl Group is buying Val Morgan Digital, publisher of BuzzFeed and PopSugar, from Hoyts for $10.5 million, with funding via a shareholder facility and Hoyts CEO Damian Keogh joining the Vinyl board.

Startup Daily 2 Mar 2026 Vinyl GroupBuzzFeedConcrete PlaygroundHoytsJaxstaMediaweekNews Corp AustraliaNinePopSugarRealWise HoldingsRolling StoneSerenadeThe Brag MediaVal Morgan DigitalVamprVarietyWisetech GlobalDamian KeoghRichard White

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Exit / M&A

TEG, the entertainment giant behind Ticketek, takes a majority stake in sports star marketplace FAN+

Ticketing and live entertainment company TEG has bought a majority stake in FAN+, a Sydney marketplace for athlete and club experiences, which will integrate with Ticketek. The startup earlier passed through two accelerators and counts Artesian among its backers.

Startup Daily 20 Dec 2022 Artesian VCHoytsPacific Equity PartnersScape AustraliaSeven West MediaSilver LakeSydney KingsTEGTicketekCraig CarracherDamian KeoghGeoff JonesGreg BundyJames WarburtonRod Hary

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