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Disclosed deals

Every published round Google.org 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
Global Sisters	Grant	13 Sep 2023	$736.6k	Participant	NSW Government NSW Social Impact Outcomes fund	SmartCompany (27 Sep 2024), Startup Daily, SmartCompany (4 Aug 2023)

Portfolio

Companies Google.org has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.

Company	What it does	First invested	Rounds	Led
Global Sisters		13 Sep 2023, Grant	1	0

Funds

Fund closes reported for Google.org, as distinct from the investments it has made.

Fund	Announced	Committed	Target	Close	Sources
No fund closes recorded for Google.org yet.

Portfolio companies acquired

Companies Google.org has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Google.org did.

Company	Bought by	Kind	Announced	Price
No portfolio company of Google.org is recorded as having been acquired.

Name	Role	Sources
Kevin Brege	Global Lead of Google.org's Impact Challenge	Forbes Australia

Coverage

Stories naming Google.org. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

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AgriFood Signals: SAP & Syngenta partner, BASF buys biocontrol startup, Microsoft's record deal with Indigo

Weekly agtech and foodtech roundup: several startup raises, BASF's purchase of AgBiTech, three new funds, a Bühler CEO appointment, Microsoft carbon-credit deals, and company shutdowns.

AgFunderNews 15 Jan 2026 All G GrazeMate Spore.Bio Superorganism BASF Beyond Meat Bühler Group EQUII GE Impossible Foods Indigo Ag Microsoft SAP Syngenta Varaha Agronomics Google.org Y Combinator

Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily

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Over $1 million pledged to Australian women-led businesses at Sister Pitch 2024

Global Sisters' Sister Pitch event with Dentsu steered $1m-plus to a dozen Australian ventures led by women; GTAB Parfum, Soni Health and Chocolate On Purpose were standouts, and Google.org funded a 2023 pilot.

SmartCompany 27 Sep 2024 Chocolate on Purpose Global Sisters Afterpay American Express AMP Bunnings KPMG MECCA Meta The Iconic Google.org Mandy Richards

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The Week in AgriFoodTech: URB-E pivots to last-mile delivery, GoodBytz bags $12m, a new fund for regen ag

Weekly agrifoodtech roundup: raises for Overstory, FarmInsect, GoodBytz and others; Ever.Ag buys Austin Data Labs; grants for Wadhwani AI and Notpla; SLM and Impact Ag roll out a carbon fund; URB-E rebrands.

Also AgFunderNews

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Aussie climate startup fires up with $8m from Google

Melbourne climate startup Climasens and its ClimateIQ partners have received a Google.org Impact Challenge grant, reported at $8 million, funding expansion of the hazard-mapping platform to cities including New York, Phoenix, Berlin and Barcelona.

Forbes Australia 18 Sep 2023 ClimaSens City of Melbourne ClimateAi New York City NYC Mayor's office of Climate and Environmental Justice The New School University of Melbourne Australian Red Cross Google.org Joseph Glesta Kevin Brege Krista Milne Shaun Buriss Dr Timon McPhearson Victoria Cerullo

Grant $5m

Melbourne startup Climasens bags $5 million Google.org grant for AI-driven climate risk tool

Melbourne climate-risk startup Climasens has received a $5 million Google.org award to develop its ClimateIQ tool with New York's Urban Systems Lab, supporting expansion into the US and EU.

SmartCompany 15 Sep 2023 ClimaSens The New School Google.org Joseph Glesta

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Eight Aussie startups that raised $85.6 million this week

Weekly roundup reporting eight Australian startups together raised $85.6 million across mining tech, cybersecurity, waste, energy storage, health and micromobility, plus a Google.org grant for Global Sisters.

SmartCompany 4 Aug 2023 Global Sisters Goterra MGA Thermal microFleet Navi Medical Technologies Plerion Plotlogic Vitable Artesian VC Australia Post BHP Brenteca Investments Cleanaway Commencer Capital CSIRO Deloitte Electric Vehicles Pty Ltd Equitise Global Founders Capital Hello Fresh Medtech Actuator Pilbara Minerals Rocket Internet Royal Women's Hospital South32 Vale Woolworths Atlassian Ventures Bentley iTwin Ventures Breakthrough Victoria Cercano Climate Venture Capital Fund DCVC Galvanise Climate Solutions Google.org GRIDS Capital Grok Ventures iMOVE Cooperative Research Centre Innovation Endeavours Main Sequence Ventures Melt Ventures Pollination Group Prosus Ventures SE Ventures Tenacious Ventures Understorey Ventures Varley Holdings Alex Newton Dr Andrew Job Dr Erich Kisi Ilyas Anane Katie Hall Larah Loutati Mandy Richards Martin Duursma Mike Rahmati Olympia Yarger Paul Garner Pierre Liddle Tom Steyer

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