External Director, Funding.com.au
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Compass Education has bought Clipboard, a school extracurricular software startup, with early backers including Jelix Ventures and EVP expecting up to 10x returns; earlier raises by both companies are recalled.
Edtech startup Clipboard raised $3.1 million in a round led by EVP, with Jelix Ventures and Sprint Ventures participating, to fund new functionality and business development hires.
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Funding.com.au has completed a $37.5 million debt and equity raise, with a fund managed by MA Financial Group becoming its first institutional debt investor and anchor backer EVP increasing its equity stake.
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Sydney AI personalisation startup Particular Audience raised a $10 million Series A led by Equity Venture Partners, with Carthona Capital and earlier angels taking part, following a $2.7 million earlier round.
Sydney-based retail personalization startup Particular Audience raised $7.5 million in Series A funding led by Equity Venture Partners, with Carthona Capital participating, bringing its total funding to $9.5 million.