Graham Jackson: Ledger

Role	Organisation	Sources
CEO	Fluent Commerce	Startup Daily, SmartCompany (20 Feb 2026), SmartCompany (17 Feb 2026), fluentcommerce.com

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

9 deals

24 Aussie startups that raised $91 million this week

Roundup of the week's Australian startup funding: fresh raises for five companies, Startmate's Summer '26 accelerator intake of 19 startups, and Affinda's acquisition of Pathfindr.

SmartCompany 20 Feb 2026 Affinda Alloovium Appetise Ascenda Brainwaves Breaker Cascayd CheckGen CrossCourtAI Deeligence FlowGo Fluent Commerce Guin IBnkVault Lockii Neuralindex Parachute Superstat Talentsheet Tendor Thermal Dawn Vixia Wiingman Zabidou Anthropic Aussie Angels Canva Co Ventures Defence Science and Technology Agency Singapore Ellerston Capital JD Sports LaunchVic L’Oréal LVMH MYOB Pathfindr Perplexity REA Group Rheinmetall Defence Australia Rocket Lab Shopify Startmate Toll United States Special Operations Command Zed Law Arrowroot Capital Bain Capital Bessemer Venture Partners Brand Fund Icehouse Ventures K1W1 Main Sequence Ventures NZVC OIF Ventures Rampersand Andrew Poesaste Ashok Jacob Cheryl Mack Greg Ellis Maxine Minter Paul Little Dr Ben Toner Dave Berner Graham Jackson Matthew Buffa Michael Irwin Peter Phanouvong Phoebe Pincus Reed Li Ryan Zahrai Tim Toner Vanja Videnovic Vivienne Chan

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Fluent Commerce raises $46 million to help retailers get AI-ready

Sydney order management firm Fluent Commerce has secured $46 million in a Bain Capital-led round to advance its AI ambitions, nearly seven years after a $33 million Series B.

SmartCompany 17 Feb 2026 Fluent Commerce JD Sports L’Oréal LVMH Arrowroot Capital Bain Capital Graham Jackson Paul Kennedy

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Unnamed stage $46m

Fluent Commerce receives A$46M from Bain Capital to Accelerate Next Phase of Growth

Order management software firm Fluent Commerce has landed A$46 million from Bain Capital, money earmarked for AI features, the Fluent Connect platform, customer wins and overseas growth; Neu Capital advised on the deal.

fluentcommerce.com 16 Feb 2026 Fluent Commerce JD Sports L’Oreal LVMH Neu Capital Bain Capital Graham Jackson Paul Kennedy

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Graham Jackson

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Coverage

24 Aussie startups that raised $91 million this week

Fluent Commerce raises $46 million to help retailers get AI-ready

Fluent Commerce receives A$46M from Bain Capital to Accelerate Next Phase of Growth