Investor · 2 deals
Every published round Deutsche Bank 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DataMesh Group | Series A | 22 Feb 2023 | $30m | Participant | Startup Daily, Australian FinTech | |
| DataMesh | Series A | Feb 2023 | $30m | Participant | SmartCompany, NAB Ventures portfolio |
Companies Deutsche Bank has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DataMesh | Feb 2023, Series A | 1 | 0 | |
| DataMesh Group | 22 Feb 2023, Series A | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Deutsche Bank, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Deutsche Bank has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Deutsche Bank did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Cathryn Lyall | Australian FinTech, FinTech Australia (peak body) | |
| Chum Darvall | CEO (former) | SmartCompany |
| Hussam EL-Sheikh | Engineer (former) | fintech.global |
Stories naming Deutsche Bank. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Swyftx has made Andrea Yuen permanent CEO and Cathryn Lyall Chair. Yuen moved up from CFO and interim Co-CEO; Lyall, a Seed Space Venture Capital partner, steps up from interim Chair.
Debt-data platform 9fin has banked a $170m Series C valuing it at $1.3bn, with HarbourVest leading and CPP Investments joining four returning backers, lifting lifetime funding beyond $250m.
Australian crypto brokerage Swyftx has made Cathryn Lyall its permanent Chair and Andrea Yuen its CEO, with co-founder Alex Harper stepping back from interim co-leadership to his board role.
Weekly roundup listing seven Australian startups and their raises, totalling $17.7 million across AI, packaging materials, fintech, digital health, music licensing, construction software and swimwear.
Also Startup Daily
Folklore's blog introduces new CFO Clare Power, who brings a quarter-century of finance experience from firms including Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, BT and Income Asset Management.
German energy group 1Komma5 has bought South Australian solar and air conditioning business Kozco Energy Group, its third purchase in Australia, after earlier buys Natural Solar and Solaray Energy.
Also RenewEconomy
Weekly roundup covering four startup raises: DataMesh's bank-backed Series A, GigaComm's shareholder funding, Chronicle's presentation-tool round, and MGA Thermal's seed via Shell's accelerator.
Sydney payments firm DataMesh Group has banked $30 million in Series A capital, with NAB Ventures at the helm and five newcomers joining; a $12 million pre-Series A from 2021 is also recalled.
Also Australian FinTech
Innovation Victoria launches, merging Breakthrough Victoria and LaunchVic; Geoff Tarrant chairs the board, Monique Conheady deputises and Rod Bristow is CEO; Tarrant co-founded Payapps, bought by Autodesk in 2024.
Also Australian FinTech