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Icehouse
Disclosed deals
Every published round Icehouse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry Lab | Series A | 3 Dec 2021 | $11.3m | Participant | SmartCompany, Blackbird Ventures portfolio, Startup Daily | |
| Appetise | Series A | 20 Feb 2026 | $7m | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany, Ten13, Forbes Australia, OIF Ventures portfolio, Ten13 portfolio | |
| Aquila | Seed | Jun 2023 | $3m | Participant | RenewEconomy (28 May 2026), RenewEconomy (28 May 2026), SmartCompany (28 Jun 2024), Startup Daily (24 Jun 2024), SmartCompany (23 Jan 2024), Startup Daily (20 Jun 2023), SmartCompany (16 Jun 2023), RenewEconomy (15 Jun 2023), Blackbird Ventures portfolio | |
| Aquila | Unnamed stage | 24 Jun 2024 | $2m | Participant | SmartCompany, Startup Daily |
Portfolio
Companies Icehouse has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appetise | Meal planning and grocery shopping app monetising consumer data for FMCG brands, formerly… | 20 Feb 2026, Series A | 1 | 0 |
| Aquila | using light-beams to transport energy across the globe wirelessly | Jun 2023, Seed | 2 | 0 |
| Foundry Lab | On-demand metal casting for rapid, sovereign manufacturing | 3 Dec 2021, Series A | 1 | 0 |
Funds
Fund closes reported for Icehouse, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Portfolio companies acquired
Companies Icehouse has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Icehouse did.
People
Coverage
Stories naming Icehouse. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Series A
$7m
Our Investment in Appetise - Building the Intelligence Layer for FMCG Marketers
Ten13's post sets out its reasons for backing Appetise's A$7 million Series A with OIF, Icehouse, NZVC and K1W1, highlighting the grocery platform's shopper dataset and growth.
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Wireless power startup Aquila charges up on $2 million raise
Aquila, whose Lightway Sentry beams power to drones, has raised $2 million in follow-on funding, led by Alua Group with returning backers Blackbird and Icehouse, a year after its seed round.
Also SmartCompany
9 deals
Nine ANZ startups that raised $60.3 million this week
Roundup of the week's funding news: nine companies across Australia and New Zealand secured investment spanning clean energy, construction logistics, legal tech, coaching, research tools, creator media, medtech and marketing software.
Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·LaunchVic
Funding announcement
Kiwi online supermarket Supie raises NZ$3.9 million to champion local producers
New Zealand online grocer Supie has collected NZ$3.9 million from public investors via the Snowball Effect platform, after a prior seed round backed by Icehouse, Enterprise Angels and Arc Angels.