Director | Responsible Manager, Defender AM
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Editor-in-chief (former) | Mediaweek | Startup Daily (19 Feb 2025), Startup Daily (12 Dec 2024) |
| Portfolio Manager | Defender Global Fund | Defender AM portfolio (30 Jun 2024), Defender AM portfolio (30 Jun 2023) |
| Director | Responsible Manager | Defender AM | Defender AM portfolio (30 Jun 2024), Defender AM portfolio (31 Mar 2024), Defender AM portfolio (31 Mar 2024), Defender AM team page |
Stories naming James Manning. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
The head of neo-cloud firm Sharon AI argues no copyright change is needed to attract data centre investment; the piece recalls its Nasdaq listing raise and a large new financing.
Australian AI infrastructure company SharonAI Holdings has debuted on Nasdaq at a valuation above $1 billion, with a December pre-IPO round, backing from Digital Alpha and USD.AI, and an April ASX float planned.
Brag Media cofounder Luke Girgis is suing Vinyl Group for performance payments from their 2023 sale; the piece also recalls Vinyl's other acquisitions and Richard White's $11 million investment.
Music and media company Vinyl Group has agreed to buy the city guides brand Concrete Playground for $5 million in cash and shares, with completion expected by late February 2025.
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Defender AM's quarterly letter reports the Defender Global Fund's Q2 2024 performance, a fresh Lyka Pet Food raise at a higher valuation, and the fund's profitable part-sale of its Lyka holding.
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Defender's quarterly investor letter reports its global fund's Q1 2024 performance and public-market moves, and revisits its Series A backing of Lyka Pet Food, an Australian fresh pet food maker building a Victorian facility.
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Defender's fund letter reports a 2% quarterly return, discusses listed trades including a semiconductor ETF position, and revisits its Series A investment in Australian pet-food maker Lyka Pet Food.
Defender's quarterly fund letter reports Q2 returns, AI and resources holdings, and portfolio company Lyka's second up-round at a stated US$150 million valuation.
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