Venture capital fund · 4 deals
Every published round DST Global Partners 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haast | Series A | 4 Aug 2026 | $17m | Participant | Startup Daily (5 Aug 2026), theaustraliatoday.com.au, Startup Daily (13 Apr 2026), Startup Daily (10 Apr 2026), SmartCompany, AirTree Ventures portfolio | |
| Fluency | Seed | 4 Aug 2026 | $8.6m | Participant | Startup Daily (5 Aug 2026), Startup Daily (13 Feb 2026), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (9 Feb 2026) | |
| Stake | Series A | 28 Apr 2022 | $90m | Participant | Techboard, Australian FinTech | |
| Stake | Series A | 27 Apr 2022 | $50m | Lead | Startup Daily (12 Jan 2024), Startup Daily (23 May 2022), SmartCompany, Australian FinTech, Startup Daily (27 Apr 2022) |
Companies DST Global Partners has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stake | Investing platform | 27 Apr 2022, Series A | 2 | 1 |
| Haast | AI-native compliance platform automating marketing content review for enterprises | 4 Aug 2026, Series A | 1 | 0 |
| Fluency | AI work intelligence platform that turns organisational activity into documentation and w… | 4 Aug 2026, Seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for DST Global Partners, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies DST Global Partners has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal DST Global Partners did.
Stories naming DST Global Partners. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Aura Ventures portfolio company Haast has closed a US$12 million Series A, with Peak XV Partners leading and DST Global Partners, Airtree and Black Sheep Capital joining, funding product development and international expansion.
A roundup of five Australian startups that together raised $30.1 million this week, spanning compliance AI, chemical-industry software, insurance automation, women's health diagnostics and an AI receptionist for trades.
Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·theaustraliatoday.com.au
Weekly roundup of ten Australian and New Zealand startup raises totalling nearly $194 million, topped by Neara's $90 million round at a $1.1 billion valuation, with Splose, Operata, HAMR Energy and Adora also covered.
Melbourne work-documentation startup Fluency raised a US$6 million seed led by Accel at a $30 million valuation, with DST Global and others participating; its founders previously raised $1.5 million.
Techboard's monthly roundup cataloguing April 2022 Australian startup funding: megadeals, seed rounds, grants and crowdfunding, nine acquisitions, several ASX listings, and venture firms' fund news.
Online trading platform Stake raised A$90 million in Series A funding from Tiger Global and DST Global Partners, with law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth advising on the transaction.
Also Techboard
Australian trading platform Stake secured another $50 million from Tiger Global and DST Global months after its Series A, lifting its yearly total to $90 million, as it prepares to offer cryptocurrency trading.
Share trading app Stake secured a $50 million Series A extension from Tiger Global and DST Global Partners, a year after its initial $40 million round, lifting total funding to $90 million ahead of a crypto launch.
Also SmartCompany·Australian FinTech·Startup Daily·Startup Daily
Sales-coaching AI startup Hupo has announced a $10 million Series A, with DST Global Partners leading and four earlier backers returning for the round.