Investor · 1 deal
Every published round DLL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Wrap | Accelerator | 24 Apr 2023 | $24m | Participant | SmartCompany (23 May 2024), SmartCompany (22 Apr 2024), SmartCompany (18 Oct 2023), Startup Daily, SmartCompany (16 Mar 2023), SmartCompany (9 Aug 2022), SmartCompany (29 Jul 2022), @AuManufacturing |
Companies DLL has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Wrap | Makes compostable cling wrap out of potato peels and food waste | 24 Apr 2023, Accelerator | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for DLL, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies DLL has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal DLL did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Iavarone | Head of Sales for North America (former) | Australian FinTech |
Stories naming DLL. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Valiant Finance, an Australian fintech, has recruited vendor-finance veteran Joe Iavarone from DLL as its North American President, tasked with driving US growth while reporting to co-founder and chief executive Alex Molloy.
Victorian compostable stretch wrap maker Great Wrap has secured an $11 million Series A from impact backers plus $13 million in asset financing, supporting a new Tullamarine plant and coming overseas expansion.
Sustainable packaging firm Great Wrap has closed a $24 million Series A, combining equity from Darren Thomas and Woolworths' W23 with asset finance, to build a potato-waste bioplastics facility in Victoria.
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