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Every published round Katapult 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, and a place in one of its own programs is under Cohorts.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OceanFarmr | Bridge / extension | 25 Nov 2022 | $1.4m | Lead | SmartCompany (30 Jan 2023), SmartCompany (14 Dec 2022), Startup Daily, SmartCompany (24 Nov 2022), SmartCompany (24 Nov 2022), SmartCompany (23 Nov 2022) |
Everyone Katapult has named to a program in published coverage. A place in a program is not a raise: the cheque is the figure recorded with the place, which is the program's standard terms where we hold them, and a blank is one we don't.
| Member | Program | Announced | Cheque | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OceanFarmr | Katapult Accelerator 2022 | 25 Nov 2022 | - | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
Companies Katapult has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OceanFarmr | 25 Nov 2022, Accelerator | 2 | 2 |
Fund closes reported for Katapult, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Katapult has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Katapult did.
Stories naming Katapult. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
RFC Ambrian updates on portfolio company MRead, which it co-founded with CSIRO technology, reporting successful handheld explosives detector trials in Brisbane and upcoming field trials in Angola.
SmartCompany profiles five Australian regional startups to watch in 2023, recalling recent funding rounds for OceanFarmr, Zetifi, Sea Forest and Subpod, and noting SwarmFarm Robotics' farmland reach.
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SmartCompany profiles ten Australian startups to watch in 2023, recapping recent funding rounds, one acquisition, and pitch-event and awards results across insurtech, gaming, biotech, death tech and freight.
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Weekly roundup covering six Australian startup raises totalling over $54 million, including Sapia.ai's Series A, rounds for Abyss Solutions, HMC Group and eQ8, plus smaller raises for Oceanfarmr and Subpod.
NSW aquaculture software company Oceanfarmr has completed a $1.45 million raise led by impact investor Katapult, which also placed it among the top candidates in its accelerator, with a Series A planned next year.
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