Investor · 4 deals
Sydney, NSW
Every published round JEKARA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGA Thermal | Unnamed stage | 4 Aug 2026 | $17m | Participant | Startup Daily, mgathermal.com, IP Group Australia portfolio, Main Sequence Ventures portfolio, Melt Ventures portfolio | |
| New Energy Transport | Unnamed stage | 15 Jun 2026 | $5m | Lead | Dealroom, Startup Daily | |
| MGA Thermal | Unnamed stage | 13 Mar 2026 | $17m | Participant | Startup Daily (13 Mar 2026), Startup Daily (13 Mar 2026), SmartCompany (13 Mar 2026), SmartCompany (13 Mar 2026), mgathermal.com, IP Group Australia portfolio | |
| MGA Thermal | Bridge / extension | 16 Apr 2024 | $5.7m | Participant | RenewEconomy (16 Dec 2024), Startup Daily (3 Dec 2024), RenewEconomy (18 Jun 2024), @AuManufacturing, SmartCompany (19 Apr 2024), RenewEconomy (17 Apr 2024), Startup Daily (16 Apr 2024), SmartCompany (16 Apr 2024), mgathermal.com |
Companies JEKARA has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Energy Transport | Electric heavy-duty trucking startup | 15 Jun 2026 | 1 | 1 |
| MGA Thermal | Developer of Miscibility Gaps Alloy blocks for industrial thermal energy storage | 16 Apr 2024, Bridge / extension | 3 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for JEKARA, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies JEKARA has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal JEKARA did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Kara Frederick | MANAGING PARTNER | Dealroom, JEKARA team page |
Stories naming JEKARA. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
A $5 million backing from venture firm Jekara Group will let New Energy Transport roll out twenty electric trucks and mobile chargers across NSW freight routes from late 2026, sooner than first intended.
Also Dealroom
MGA Thermal, a Hunter Valley energy storage maker, has banked $17 million from IP Group and others to commercialise its heat-storage technology, lifting its total funding to $50 million.
Chevron partners with NSW thermal-storage maker MGA Thermal on a FEED study toward a possible trial; the piece also recounts earlier raises from Main Sequence, ARENA, Melt Ventures, Jekara and Shell.
Weekly roundup detailing funding rounds by five Australian and New Zealand startups: a diversity analytics platform, a thermal energy storage maker, a carbon accounting service, an activated carbon producer, and legal communications software.
Thermal energy storage company MGA Thermal secured $5.7 million from Main Sequence, Melt Ventures and new backer JEKARA, taking its round near $14 million; Shell had earlier invested $560,000 through its GameChanger accelerator fund.
Also Startup Daily·mgathermal.com·RenewEconomy·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·@AuManufacturing·RenewEconomy·RenewEconomy