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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round McKinsey raised.
Companies McKinsey 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Lewis | Managing Director (former) | SmartCompany |
| Christiaan Heyning | Founding Partner (former) | investmets.com, pv-magazine-australia.com, @AuManufacturing |
| Isaac Donnelly | Engagement Manager (former) | Startup Daily |
| Lance Qian | Consultant (former) | Startup Daily |
| Mickael Roger | Partner (former) | Forbes Australia (25 Feb 2025), Forbes Australia (25 Feb 2025), Australian FinTech |
| Steve Suarez | Senior Advisor | allens.com.au |
Stories naming McKinsey. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
AgFunderNews roundup of agrifood funding raises, executive appointments, shutdowns and partnerships, including Ranchbot's Series B, ClimateAi and Cultimate shutting down, and Novonesis seeking sole control of MicroBioGen.
Allens' Cyber Brief podcast hosts QuintessenceLabs founder and CEO Vikram Sharma discussing quantum computing threats to encryption, harvest-now-decrypt-later attacks, and the governance steps boards should take toward post-quantum readiness.
Google Cloud has committed US$750 million to a new partner fund for agentic AI resources and incentives, unveiled at Cloud Next; the piece also recalls Google's March acquisition of security firm Wiz.
Sexual wellness company Normal is seeking outside capital for the first time via equity crowdfunding platform Birchal, having funded itself since 2021; its chief executive cites investor stigma as a barrier to venture capital.
Antler in Australia has started its thirteenth residency, gathering upwards of ninety founders in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to build ventures and pitch for pre-seed backing.
WorkRex, a Melbourne-based startup selling AI marketing tools to small firms, has banked a $220,000 pre-seed round from VC firm Skalata; the company recently came through Melbourne University's MAP accelerator.
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Sydney fintech Upworth has raised $1m from angels in its debut external round, launching a free dashboard that tracks savings, crypto, mortgages, super and flyer points, with refinancing tools built on open banking.
Fintech Driva launches a multi-year partnership letting carsales shoppers see personalised finance options on private vehicle listings; the article also recalls Carthona Capital's earlier backing of the startup.
InvestMETS interviews Fortescue's decarbonisation head at Austmine 2023, where he defends the miner's 2030 real-zero plan, citing fuel costs, supply risk, tightening regulation and green price premiums.
Guest post by Anna Mackenzie explaining why she and Caitlin, through lady-brains, backed bra tech startup The OneTwo, and urging more women to become angel investors.
Lingerie startup The OneTwo has launched an online bra-fitting platform, founded by Margot Balch and Maria Golushko, backed by Antler and angel investors, aiming to solve badly fitting bras for Australian women.
Profile of lingerie startup The OneTwo, which has launched an online bra-sizing platform. Co-founders Margot Balch and Maria Golushko describe the venture, a Kickstarter sales campaign, and backing from Antler Venture Capital and angel investors.
A launch profile of custom-bra fitting startup The OneTwo, covering its fitting algorithm, sustainability angle, and social mission, and noting earlier backing from Antler and industry angels.
Proptech PropHero closed an oversubscribed A$8 million seed round co-led by Fifth Wall and Samaipata, with existing backers Jelix Ventures and AfterWork Ventures returning after its 2022 pre-seed.
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Fortescue announces leadership changes: Andrew Forrest becomes Executive Chairman as Elizabeth Gaines steps down, Mark Hutchinson to lead FFI, plus new appointments including Guy Debelle as CFO and board director Li Yifei.
Roundup of Australian manufacturing items: Manildra draws on CEFC money to quit coal, Ankere Therapeutics launches with seed backing, Micro-X gear reaches Ukraine, plus a vessel naming, precinct tenders, an FFI appointment and a cable rebrand.
Australian car-finance fintech Driva has raised A$6 million from existing investors led by Carthona Capital, with Invictus and seed angels also participating, to double staff and fund brand and product expansion.
Driva has raised $6 million in a round led by Carthona Capital, with follow-on backers and angels joining, to double headcount, build its brand, and expand into trade-ins and vehicle listings.
Also Australian FinTech
Sydney AI personalisation startup Cherry Recommends joins Y Combinator, which invests US$125,000 in each intake company, as it targets US growth; it earlier raised $500,000 in a CP Ventures-led seed round.
PropHero has hired Ping Du from McKinsey into a new Head of Operations role, based in Sydney, working alongside co-founders Mickael Roger and Pablo Gil Brusola.
Paint-tech startup Tint raised $600,000 via an equity crowdfunding campaign on Equitise, with earlier backing from prominent angels, to expand beyond Melbourne and grow its online paint business.
Org-design software maker Functionly announced a AU$3.6m seed round with Black Nova Venture Capital leading and several funds plus angels taking part, bringing its overall funding to AU$5.9m alongside an earlier A$598k government grant.
AFR healthcare and fitness section roundup: Early Bird raised $2 million led by Hyper Ventures; Resmed sold MatrixCare; Radiopharm seeks $16 million; plus Mayne Pharma, Healthscope, Sigma and policy stories.
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