Founder, Haast

Jason Watling

Roles

Role	Organisation	Sources
Founder	Haast	Startup Daily (5 Aug 2026), Startup Daily (10 Apr 2026), SmartCompany (9 May 2025), Aura Ventures, Aura Group, SmartCompany (25 Aug 2023)

Coverage

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

Pre-seed

Why We Invested In Haast

Aura Ventures' post sets out its case for leading Haast's pre-seed round alongside Black Sheep Capital and angel investors, backing the AI startup's platform for brand and regulatory compliance across digital marketing.

Aura Ventures 6 Nov 2023 Haast Australian National University BCG Campus Plus Deloitte Go1 Aura Ventures Black Sheep Capital Nick McNaughton Dr Vu Tran Jason Watling Kunal Vankadara Liam King

Also Aura Group portfolio·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily

8 deals

Four Aussie startups that raised $38.4 million this week

Weekly roundup covering fresh raises by four Australian startups: Ignition's banking facility, HEO Robotics' Series A, Laronix's seed round and Haast's pre-seed, plus a past ACT grant.

Also SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Forbes Australia·Wholesale Investor

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