Investor · 3 deals
Every published round National AI Centre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragonfly Thinking | Grant | 25 Jun 2024 | $300k | Participant | The Mandarin, SmartCompany | |
| Kindship | Grant | 21 Jun 2024 | $100k | Participant | SmartCompany (28 Jun 2024), SmartCompany (21 Jun 2024) | |
| Empathetic AI | Grant | 21 Jun 2024 | $100k | Participant | SmartCompany (28 Jun 2024), SmartCompany (25 Jun 2024), SmartCompany (21 Jun 2024) |
Companies National AI Centre has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragonfly Thinking | 25 Jun 2024, Grant | 1 | 0 | |
| Empathetic AI | 21 Jun 2024, Grant | 1 | 0 | |
| Kindship | 21 Jun 2024, Grant | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for National AI Centre, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies National AI Centre has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal National AI Centre did.
Stories naming National AI Centre. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
InsightWise, an AI platform for consultants, raised a $1 million pre-seed round led by Aliavia Ventures and No Brand Holdings, with Wollemi Capital and FB10x taking part, to fund product development and US expansion.
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An Antler investor memo profiles Aona AI, a pre-seed startup founded by Bastien Cabirou and Salim Sebkhi that helps companies manage security and compliance risks of workplace AI tools.
Industry body executive Louise McGrath has won election to the standards body's board, with formal confirmation set for late November at the group's yearly meeting.
Profile of Dragonfly Thinking after its win in Australia's first AI Sprint, covering its $300,000 support prize, accelerator experience and product plans, plus brief AI news including raises by TrueState and Andromeda Robotics.
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.
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