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Dom Pym

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Fund close $10m

Fintech VC Triple Bubble nails $10 million first close on its $50m fund

A fintech venture fund co-founded by Up Bank's Dom Pym has locked in a $10m first close with Commonwealth Bank's x15ventures as cornerstone backer, aiming for $50m ahead of a 2028 final close.

Key hire

Apple of his isle: Fintech investor Brian Collins named Enterprize Tasmania CEO

Enterprize Tasmania has appointed Brian Collins, deputy chair of FinTech Australia and co-founder of fintech fund Triple Bubble, as CEO, with the ten-year-old organisation seeking national and global reach for the state's startup ecosystem.

News

CommBank's x15ventures Partners with Triple Bubble to Back Australian Fintechs

Commonwealth Bank's venture arm x15ventures and specialist fund Triple Bubble announce a partnership to support Australian fintechs with capital, mentoring and talent exchange between the bank and startups.

Pre-seed $600k

WhyHive, the 'Canva for data', shutting down after pre-seed round

Melbourne data startup WhyHive is closing next month; founders T Guthrie and Matt Cohen couldn't sustain growth despite a $600,000 pre-seed round revealed last August with backing from Skalata Ventures and several tech founders.

Also Startup Daily

6 deals

Four Aussie startups that raised $44.6 million this week

Weekly round-up of four Australian raises: Shift's $35 million Series D, Inform Ag's $7 million Series A, Cropify's $2 million round and WhyHive's $600,000 pre-seed.

Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily

News

Jonny Dawson

Dom Pym discusses his journey from engineering to founding Up Bank and now investing via Euphemia, focusing on social good and underrepresented founders.

Series B $37m

Small business lender Avenue is off its banking P plates

Avenue Bank, a Sydney lender to small businesses, has obtained a full banking licence from APRA, 18 months behind schedule; the article recalls its $37m Series B, Liberty's backing, and neobank failures and sales.

3 deals

Women-focused fintech Verve Super joins Simon Sheikh's Future Group

Future Group has acquired Verve Super, a super fund aimed at women, with terms undisclosed; the piece also recalls earlier raises by Verve and by Future Super.

Also Startup Daily·Forbes Australia·Women's Agenda

Funding announcement

This venture fund wants more billion-dollar businesses founded by women

Profile of ALIAVIA, the venture fund Marisa Warren and Kate Vale started to back women founders across Australia and the US, its Australian backers, and its portfolio companies Eugene, Loupe, HowToo and Othelia AI.

Funding announcement

'A turning tide': Marisa Warren and Kate Vale's venture fund will level the playing field for female founders

Profile of ALIAVIA, the venture fund Marisa Warren and Kate Vale run from California to back women founders across Australian and US markets; also covers its backers, early investments, and Warren's ELEVACAO program.

Fund close $13.5m

'We want more female-led billion dollar startups': Robyn Denholm and Carol Schwartz back female-led VC

Female-led VC ALIAVIA has closed a US$8.7 million fund, backed by Robyn Denholm, Carol Schwartz, Cynthia Scott, Tattarang and Dom Pym, to invest in female-founded startups across Australia and the US.

Fund close $13.5m

ALIAVIA Ventures fights gender funding inequalities in the US and Australia

ALIAVIA Ventures has closed its debut fund at A$13.5 million. The US-based firm backs female founders bridging Australian and US markets; backers include Carol Schwartz, Tattarang, the Denholms, Euphemia, Dom Pym and Cynthia Scott.

Also SmartCompany·Forbes Australia·TechCrunch Australia

2 deals

Dom Pym and Envato founders back climate investment fintech Bloom in $525,000 Seed round

Brisbane climate investment app Bloom Impact Investing has raised a $525,000 seed round co-led by Dom Pym through his family office Euphemia, with Envato founders Collis and Cyan Ta'eed reinvesting, for a business development hire.

3 deals

Software development platform Buildkite raises $31 million Series B

Devops startup Buildkite has raised a US$21 million Series B led by OneVentures and AirTree, with General Catalyst and angel Dom Pym participating, to build new developer products and grow teams.

Also Startup News (WA)·SmartCompany·Techboard·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Capital Brief

2 deals

Alternative liquidity investor SecondQuarter raises $83 million for 2nd fund backed by Andrew Forrest, Sam Kroonenburg & Dom Pym

Secondaries fund SecondQuarter has reached an $83m first close on its second vehicle, aiming past $100m, with founder-angels and Minderoo among new backers; its portfolio includes past sales of ActivePipe and A Cloud Guru.

Also Techboard

4 deals

Neobank Volt is shutting down after failing to find fresh capital

Startup Daily reports neobank Volt is winding up, returning deposits and selling its mortgage book after a failed capital raise, recapping earlier raises by Judo Bank and Alex plus past neobank failures and acquisitions.

Also Startup Daily

Unnamed stage ≤$3m

Startup Daily TV: Crowdfunding platform Birchal is raising $3 million to take CSF to the next level

Birchal opens an equity crowdfunding campaign on its own marketplace, an industry first, chasing $3 million with Up cofounder Dom Pym committed, while marking $100 million raised and unveiling secondary trading plans.

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