Investor · 2 deals
Every published round Liquid2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freckle | Seed | 7 Sep 2025 | $6.2m | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany, Capital Brief | |
| Checkmate | Seed | 27 Sep 2022 | US$5m (A$7.7m) | Participant | SmartCompany, Blackbird Ventures portfolio, Startup Daily |
Companies Liquid2 has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
Fund closes reported for Liquid2, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Liquid2 has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Liquid2 did.
Stories naming Liquid2. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Weekly roundup covering 19 Australian and New Zealand raises, headlined by Andromeda Robotics' $23m Series A, plus Freckle, Marloo, X-Hemp, Harvest B, Wable, Starboard and Techstars Sydney's 12-startup cohort.
Also SmartCompany
Freckle, a Melbourne data-enrichment startup, has banked a seed-stage round from Gradient, Google's AI-focused investment vehicle, alongside several US funds, after an unnamed local VC pulled its term sheet over a portfolio conflict.
Freckle, whose tool cleans and enriches CRM data for revenue operations teams, announces a $4 million seed round with Gradient and 1984 Ventures at the helm, plus product plans and open roles.