Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

Startup · $562m raised

Immutable

Sydney, NSW

Coverage

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

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Seven ANZ startups that raised $93.1 million this week

Roundup of seven trans-Tasman raises worth $93.1m this week, headlined by IND Technology's $50m round, with LawVu also acquiring ClauseBase.

Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily

Pre-seed $4.5m

Investment Notes: Alloy

Blackbird's investment note announces it led Alloy Technologies' $4.5 million pre-seed round, profiling founder Joe Harris and describing the startup's software for robotics companies deploying artificial intelligence.

Also Forbes Australia·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily

Fund close $1.5m

Gen Z VC fund NextGen Ventures scores Blackbird cofounders as investors in $2.5 million fund build

Student-run venture fund NextGen Ventures has locked in $1.5 million toward a $2.5 million target, backed by Blackbird's cofounders, Airtree and angel investors, and has already invested in AI startup Fluency.

Unnamed stage $2.3m

AI-based conversation analysis startup raises $2.3 million for sales insights solution

Twine has raised $2.3 million in an Airtree-led round with three angel backers. The startup analyses business conversations to give sales and product teams actionable insight and plans to grow its AI features.

Also SmartCompany

Fund close $104m

VC Airtree brings in new US investors for fifth fund with $650 million target

Airtree Ventures has reached a first close on its fifth fund, drawing commitments from three US institutions plus returning local super funds, against a $650 million target.

News

Students are getting into VC with NextGen Ventures to back uni-founded startups

Student-run fund NextGen Ventures launches to back university-founded startups, training student investors with partner VC firms and seeking its own capital; its report counts over $1.2 billion raised by student-founded startups since 2012.

Funding announcement

Investors have poured more than $1.2 billion into Australian student-founded startups

A student-run venture fund launches alongside research showing university founders have attracted backing topping $1.2 billion, though women-led teams receive a small share; Blackbird is the most active backer.

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Digital twin startup Neara pockets $15.25 million in Series B extension for offshore plans

Neara, an energy-sector digital twin platform, has raised a $15.25 million Series B extension with Prosus Ventures leading and prior backers Square Peg and Skip Capital returning, to fund US and European expansion.

Also SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily

Exit / M&A

Revealed: Top 20 startups in Australia

LinkedIn's seventh annual ranking of Australia's top startups puts Immutable first and Harrison.ai second; the piece also notes me&u's recent merger with Mr Yum and the Tran brothers' three-year fundraising tally.

Also Startup Daily

Series B $108m

KKR backs Aussie robotics company in blockbuster $108m raise

US giant KKR joined navigation-technology maker Advanced Navigation's $108 million Series B, alongside returning local backers; the company also bought ANU spin-out Vai Photonics, and two KKR staff will join its board.

Also @AuManufacturing·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Techboard·SmartCompany·Forbes Australia

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Aussie startups raised $471 million in September — the strongest funding month since March

SmartCompany summarises Cut Through Venture's report finding Australian startups closed 71 deals worth $471 million in September 2022, the strongest month since March, led by hardware, while revisiting large September 2021 raises.

Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily

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FUNDED July 2022 Anniversary Edition

Techboard's anniversary roundup catalogues a month of Australian startup funding: megadeals, three acquisitions, large debt deals, grants, accelerator intakes, and fund news including Archangel Ventures' committed capital.

Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany

Funding announcement

Yabonza collapses into liquidation as the Aussie tech sector continues to feel the heat

Proptech firm Yabonza has entered liquidation with administrators appointed and creditors owed millions. The piece recalls its past backers and 2020 purchase of Easyshare, plus other local tech collapses and layoffs.

Also Startup Daily

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Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: Venture capital is down, but a long way from out

Ignition Lane's weekly wrap reports falling Australian venture funding, lists several startup raises and fund raises, covers Chargefox's acquisition, Volt's closure, the Zip-Sezzle merger termination, and global tech news.

Also Startup Daily·Techboard

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FUNDED MARCH 2022

Techboard's March 2022 roundup of Australian funding: megadeals by Immutable, Saluda Medical, Linktree and Zeller, many smaller raises, acquisitions, an IPO, several fund closes, and companies still seeking capital.

Also Australian FinTech

Funding announcement

Linktree founders back creative startups with new venture fund

Linktree's co-founders have launched Side Stage Ventures, a collective investing in very young creative-tech companies; it has already backed several startups, and associate Ben Grabiner's music platform Platoon was bought by Apple.

Also Australian FinTech

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Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: The unicorn boom, valuations heading south, Meta faces legal squeeze

Ignition Lane's weekly roundup covers Linktree's unicorn raise, several Australian funding rounds, Tiger and Insight's new mega-funds, falling SaaS valuations, the ACCC's action against Meta, and new accelerator and product launches.

Series C $280m

Heavy hitting global VCs Temasek and Tencent back NFT gaming startup Immutable in $280 million Series C

Sydney NFT gaming firm Immutable raised a $280 million Series C valuing it at $3.5 billion, led by Temasek with Tencent and Animoca Brands, six months after an $82 million raise.

Also SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Techboard·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Forbes Australia·Forbes Australia·Crunchbase News

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Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: The Great Reengagement, backing Web3, riding the markets & the big local raises

Ignition Lane's weekly tech roundup: AirTree raises $700m across three new funds, dozens of Australian startups announce rounds, a wave of acquisitions including Block completing its Afterpay buy, plus Web3 commentary and US market moves.

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AirTree launches three new funds totaling $700M AUD

Sydney venture firm AirTree has raised A$700 million across three vehicles — an early-stage fund, a web3 fund and a growth fund — with superannuation funds as backers. Its portfolio includes Canva, Linktree and Immutable.

Also Startup Daily·TechCrunch Australia·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily

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NFT firm Immutable valued at $2.5bn in Temasek-led financing

Sydney-based NFT gaming firm Immutable has secured $200 million in new backing spearheaded by Singapore's Temasek, valuing the company at $2.5 billion; Tencent, Mirae Asset, ParaFi Capital and Declaration Partners also joined.

Also cryptobriefing.com·checkcryptonews.com·TechCrunch Australia

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