Venture capital fund · 2 deals
Investment and infrastructure solutions for decarbonisation
Melbourne, VIC
Every published round Kilara Capital 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet Charge | Unnamed stage | 19 Dec 2024 | $72m | Participant | SmartCompany, Startup Daily, Kilara Capital portfolio | |
| Sircel | Venture debt | 11 Jul 2024 | $5m | Participant | RenewEconomy (6 Nov 2025), RenewEconomy (6 Nov 2025), RenewEconomy (18 Jul 2024), SmartCompany (12 Jul 2024), Startup Daily, SmartCompany (11 Jul 2024), Kilara Capital portfolio |
Companies Kilara Capital has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sircel | Australia's largest established e-waste recycler, recently turned its focus to solar pane… | 11 Jul 2024, Venture debt | 1 | 0 |
| Jet Charge | EV charging company whose project explores network benefits from vehicle-to-grid technolo… | 19 Dec 2024 | 1 | 0 |
Companies Kilara Capital's own portfolio page lists that no published round yet places it in. The page is the source; the round is being looked for.
| Company | Site |
|---|---|
| Amber Electric | amber.com.au ↗ |
| Bcorporation | bcorporation.net ↗ |
| Climate Friendly | climatefriendly.com ↗ |
| Grounded Packaging | groundedpackaging.co ↗ |
| Loliware Inc | loliware.com ↗ |
| Master-instruments | master-instruments.com.au ↗ |
| Master Instruments | - |
| Mosa Meat | mosameat.com ↗ |
| our contact page | salterbrothers.com.au ↗ |
| Tasmanenvironmental | tasmanenvironmental.com.au ↗ |
| Tasman Environmental Markets | - |
| Video Insights | fast.wistia.com ↗ |
| Wattwatchers | wattwatchers.com.au ↗ |
Fund closes reported for Kilara Capital, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Kilara Capital has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Kilara Capital did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Krasnostein | Managing Partner · Founder | SmartCompany (12 Jul 2024), Startup Daily, SmartCompany (11 Jul 2024), Kilara Capital team page |
| Irina McCreadie | Portfolio Manager | Startup Daily, SmartCompany, Kilara Capital team page |
Stories naming Kilara Capital. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Profile of JET Charge co-founder Tim Washington, tracing the EV charging firm's growth and recalling its 2020 institutional round and $72 million Series C led by Mirova.
Sydney e-waste recycler Sircel has been put into voluntary administration, an appointment its directors dispute, stunning Australia's solar recycling sector; the piece recalls Kilara Capital's $5 million backing and industry warnings.
Also RenewEconomy
Weekly roundup covering seven Australian companies' fresh capital: EV charging, satellite IoT, sovereign cloud, wearables, workplace messaging, plus two crowdfunding raises on Birchal.
Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing
Jet Charge, an Australian electric-vehicle charging company, has secured $72 million with Mirova leading and earlier backers returning, to develop charging technology and its subscription model.
Also SmartCompany
Kilara Capital has injected $5 million into Sircel, a Sydney-based electronic-waste processor that recently bought collapsed Victorian rival Scipher Technologies, with a Kilara portfolio manager joining the board.
Australian e-waste recycler Sircel has taken $5 million from investor Kilara Capital to advance its solar panel recycling plans, with Kilara portfolio manager Irina McCreadie set to join the Sircel board.
Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany·RenewEconomy·RenewEconomy·RenewEconomy
LaunchVic profiles EV charging firm JET Charge, covering its 2022 Series B raise backed by RACV and other investors and its place in the second 30X30 scaleup intake.