Company
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round LVMH raised.
Companies LVMH acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Kate Casey | Executive (former) | Women's Agenda, Online Brands Group portfolio |
| Phoebe Simmonds | Executive (former) | SmartCompany, Women's Agenda, Online Brands Group portfolio |
Stories naming LVMH. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Markets newsletter reports Google's equity offering with a completed first tranche, SpaceX and Anthropic IPO filings, xAI's earlier merger into SpaceX, fast-food bankruptcies blamed on GLP-1 drugs, and a live tour wrap-up.
Roundup of the week's Australian startup funding: fresh raises for five companies, Startmate's Summer '26 accelerator intake of 19 startups, and Affinda's acquisition of Pathfindr.
Also Startup Daily
Sydney order management firm Fluent Commerce has secured $46 million in a Bain Capital-led round to advance its AI ambitions, nearly seven years after a $33 million Series B.
Order management software firm Fluent Commerce has landed A$46 million from Bain Capital, money earmarked for AI features, the Fluent Connect platform, customer wins and overseas growth; Neu Capital advised on the deal.
Startup Daily profiles the thirteen startups joining Startmate's Winter '25 cohort, covering healthcare AI, agent tooling, recruitment tech, retail promotions, sexual health, water leak detection, VR haptics and ADHD robotics.
Online Brands Group's post celebrates The Memo, a parenting retailer, which has banked A$20m from Pier 12 Capital and gained Australian Financial Review coverage, with expansion planned for new stores.