Funding announcement
Neara joins the billion-dollar club with $90 million Series D
Australian grid digital-twin startup Neara raised a $90 million Series D led by TCV, reaching unicorn status amid rising data centre power demand.
CEO · Founder, Neara
Daniel Danilatos
Roles
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| CEO · Founder | Neara | SmartCompany (10 Feb 2026), OIF Ventures portfolio, SmartCompany (1 Nov 2024), Forbes Australia, Tech Funding News - Australia, Startup Daily (2 Oct 2023), Our Innovation Fund, Startup Daily (24 May 2022), Square Peg Capital |
| Software Engineer (former) | Startup Daily, Our Innovation Fund |
Coverage
Stories naming Daniel Danilatos. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
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Neara powers up to unicorn status with $90 million capital raise
Neara joins the unicorn club after a TCV-led $90 million Series D at a $1.1 billion valuation, with existing backers participating; funds will fuel global expansion and engineering hires.
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Blast OIF | 24 things from 2024
OIF Ventures' 2024 review: two portfolio companies acquired, a talent-leadership hire, its fourth fund deploying, new investments in eight named startups and nine follow-on rounds.
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Fifteen ANZ startups that raised $81 million this week
Round-up reporting Neara's $45 million Series C, Alimetry's US$18 million Series A2, Earthodic's US$4 million seed, and Antler's latest residency intake of startups each receiving $225,000 for 12% stakes.
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Digital twin startup Neara pockets $15.25 million in Series B extension for offshore plans
Neara, an energy-sector digital twin platform, has raised a $15.25 million Series B extension with Prosus Ventures leading and prior backers Square Peg and Skip Capital returning, to fund US and European expansion.
Series B
$20m
Our investment in Neara
OIF Ventures' note explains its decision to back Neara's A$20 million Series B alongside Skip Capital and Square Peg, describing the infrastructure-modelling startup's technology, utility customers and growth.
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