Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

Startup · $32m raised

Linkby

Cost-per-click adtech platform connecting brands and publishers

Sydney, NSW

Coverage

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

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Nine walks away from its $49 million digital media investment, Pedestrian, handing it to Richard White’s Vinyl

Vinyl Group is buying Nine's youth publisher Pedestrian Group for nominal consideration, ending Nine's costly ownership. The piece also recalls Nine's stake purchases, Linkby's Series B, and Vinyl's acquisitions and shutdowns.

Startup Daily 9 Jun 2026 LinkbyPedestrian GroupVinyl GroupAllure MediaConcrete PlaygroundDomainFairfaxHoytsJaxstaMediaweekSerenadeThe Brag MediaVal Morgan DigitalVamprWisetech GlobalNineRealWise HoldingsChris WirasinhaJosh SimonsOscar MartinRichard White

Also Startup Daily·This Week in Australian Startups·Capital Brief

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Five Aussie startups that raised $35.2 million this week

Weekly roundup detailing five Australian startups' raises: a PR platform's Series B, a biotech's post-stealth funding, a defence tech round, a pre-seed voice-AI raise, and a crowdfunding campaign.

SmartCompany 18 Jul 2025 Eclipse IngredientsLinkbyVisionary MachinesCharlotte TilburyCSIRODisney+In-Q-TelKickstarterLululemonMetaNew BalanceOpenAIQueensland University of TechnologyAgFunderBlackbird VenturesFolklore VenturesFood and Beverage Accelerator (FaBA)OIF VenturesSalus VenturesSignificant Capital VenturesUniversity of NSWVolition CapitalMark BourisAdrian FagerlundAndrew ChakChris WirasinhaSiobhan Coster

Also Startup Daily

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Pedestrian cofounder Chris Wirasinha nails $23 million Series B for adtech startup Linkby

Sydney adtech firm Linkby secured US$15 million in a Volition Capital-led Series B to expand in the US; CEO Chris Wirasinha earlier founded Pedestrian.tv, later sold to Nine.

Startup Daily 15 Jul 2025 LinkbyCharlotte TilburyCondé NastLululemonNews CorpNineOIF VenturesPerennial Private InvestmentsThe Daily MailT-MobileVolition CapitalAdrian FagerlundAndrew ChakChris Wirasinha

Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily

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Blast OIF | 24 things from 2024

OIF Ventures' 2024 review: two portfolio companies acquired, a talent-leadership hire, its fourth fund deploying, new investments in eight named startups and nine follow-on rounds.

OIF Ventures portfolio 18 Dec 2024 AppetiseAtomiBridgitD-IDHapanaIdeallyJosefklaroLinkbyManaPagaleveQuantfloSitemateSyentaTrusst AIVisoryZitchaAdvanced NavigationBareBody Fit TrainingCircle InDataweaversDeloitteFortiroGold's GymKX PilatesLinkedInLoveHeart AImod.ioNearaNullifySerenadeSpace Machines CompanySTRONG PilatesSVBTIMEUFC GymVinyl GroupOIF VenturesBen WilkinsonBrendan CervinChris ShawDaniel DanilatosElise HilliamHartley PikeHimal RandeniyaJames DonaldJarron AizenDr Jekaterina ViktorovaJodi GeddesJoshua Nu’u-SteeleKate PollardProfessor Luke ConnalMax ShandPam StevensonSam McDonnellTim ThackerZachary Dowse

Also Forbes Australia·techtaffy.com

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Nine Aussie startups that raised $38.3 million this week

Roundup of nine local startups that together banked a combined $38m-plus this week, spanning precision instruments, proptech, adtech, robotics, food, energy storage and AI, with several earlier raises recalled.

SmartCompany 21 Jun 2024 Andromeda RoboticsArchistarLinkbyLiquid InstrumentsLoopitMaxmeMGA ThermalNaked RivalsTrueStateAustralian Investment NetworkAustralian National UniversityColesDisneyGovernment of New South WalesHelloCarsLaunchVicMcKinsey QuantumBlackNASANinePedestrian TVPixarWoolworthsAeroCorpAirTree VenturesAlice Anderson FundAustralian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)Breakthrough VictoriaCommon SenseGalileo VenturesImprint Capital PartnersLuxemNAB VenturesOIF VenturesPerennial Private InvestmentsPEXAPurpose VenturesRoyal Automobile Club of West AustraliaShellSide Stage VenturesSkip CapitalTidalUpswellPrabhat SethiAdrian FagerlundDr Alexander PostAndrew ChakAndrew GordonDr Benjamin CooreyChris WirasinhaProfessor Daniel ShaddockDr Erich KisiGrace BrownKate GordonMark CroudaceMichael HigginsPaul HigginsRenata SguarioRobert CooreyWill Ashford

Also Australian FinTech·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·AgFunderNews

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This Ex-Young Rich Lister built a top media company, now he's trying tech

AFR profile of Linkby co-founder Chris Wirasinha covers the adtech firm's new $4 million raise, with Perennial Private Investments leading and OIF following on, and recalls his earlier sale of Pedestrian TV to Nine.

OIF Ventures portfolio 17 Jun 2024 LinkbyNinePedestrian TVThe Daily AusOIF VenturesPerennial Private InvestmentsAdrian FagerlundAndrew ChakChris Wirasinha

Also OIF Ventures portfolio·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily

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Blast OIF | 23 things from 2023

OIF Ventures' year in review: full Eftsure exit, Opportunity Fund close, Visory, DataMasque and Nullify backed, follow-ons at Inspace and Dataweavers, new team members and portfolio milestones.

OIF Ventures portfolio 19 Dec 2023 DataMasqueDataweaversInspaceNullifyOIF VenturesVisoryAdvanced NavigationAFLAnders PinkArchangel VenturesAtomiBareBiza.ioBlackstoneBlinkistBridgitBrookfield Capital PartnersBusiness AustraliaCBRECircle InClean Earth RoversCrocsDeloitteDexusD-IDEftsureEmployment HeroEnboarderESRFortiroG2Go1JLLJosefKasadaLendleaseLevel EquityLightspeedLinkbyMasttMatrakMeritonMetaMirvacmod.ioMulpha InternationalNearaPointsBetREASonySteadfastTen13VouchZitchaZoomAdam GoldschmidtAndrew PhillipsBen ShapiroCale DonovanIan MirelsJustin LiangKevin WilsonMark ChazanPeter LilleySam CrowtherSam McConkeySophie MaoStuart Low

Also OIF Ventures portfolio·OIF Ventures portfolio·OIF Ventures portfolio

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Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: Tech's climate fight, another big raise week, valuations set to fall?

Ignition Lane's weekly technology roundup: climate-tech funding activity, Grok's bid for AGL, King River Capital's digital asset fund, a batch of Australian startup raises, Maropost acquisitions, GigSuper's collapse and a National AI Centre appointment.

Startup Daily 28 Feb 2022 Aera VCArkon EnergyBlakthumbCecilCybleFortiroGenexKing River CapitalLicoriceLinkbyLumiOCR LabsPictureWealthScalapayTiiikTraceUpflowyZoomoAera ForceAGLAmazonAmber ElectricausbizCanvaCSIROCurrus BiologicsDomino'sGigSuperIgnition LaneLaunchVicLinktreeMaropostMicrosoftNational AI CentrePEXAPwCRetail ExpressSEEKSeer MedicalTelsaTidemark CapitalV-IgniteBlackbird VenturesCounterpart VenturesGrok VenturesInfradebtOur Innovation FundTenacious VenturesTencentTidal VenturesWilloughby CapitalAnnie Cannon-BrookesBrighid PappinDavid YuanGavin AppelJosh LibermanMike Cannon-BrookesNeil StanfordRebecca EastwoodStela Solar

Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily

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E-bikes, SME lending and rethinking ‘tickets’: Seven $1 million-plus raises you might have missed

Weekly roundup of seven startup raises: OCR Labs' Series B, Zoomo's Series B extension, plus new funding for Lumi, Upflowy, Linkby, Fortiro and Licorice, alongside Scalapay's unicorn round and Arkon Energy's pre-seed.

SmartCompany 24 Feb 2022 Arkon EnergyFortiroLicoriceLinkbyLumiOCR LabsScalapayUpflowyZoomoAppleAtlassianPedestrian GroupPwCCounterpart VenturesEquable CapitalOur Innovation FundAmir VahidChris WirasinhaDavid WeberMike Cannon-BrookesMina NadaSamantha GlockerScott FarquharSean QuaglianiYanir Yakutiel

Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Techboard·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Forbes Australia·Australian FinTech

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Former Young Rich Lister scores $5 million for AdTech venture Linkby

OIF republishes AFR coverage of adtech startup Linkby raising $5 million in a seed round the fund led, profiling founder Chris Wirasinha, his Pedestrian TV sale, and Linkby's publisher advertising model.

OIF Ventures portfolio 21 Feb 2022 LinkbyBrosaCondé NastEnboarderGo1KoalaModibodiNinePedestrian TVXM CyberOIF VenturesOur Innovation FundAdrian FagerlundAndrew ChakChris WirasinhaJerry SteselOscar Martin

Also OIF Ventures portfolio·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily

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