Founder, Founders Fund · angel in 1 deal
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Founder | Founders Fund | Startup Daily |
| Founder | Founders Fund | kucoin.com, Forbes Australia, SmartCompany, AgFunderNews, siliconrepublic.com |
Every published round Peter Thiel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varda Space Industries | Unnamed stage | 2025 | US$187m (A$301m) | Participant | Forbes Australia |
Companies Peter Thiel has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varda Space Industries | Space manufacturing company that grew and returned crystalline pharmaceutical compounds f… | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Peter Thiel, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Peter Thiel has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Peter Thiel did.
Stories naming Peter Thiel. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Dealroom reports Australian battery materials startup Sicona acquired Louisiana-based Advano, taking its New Orleans facility, and recalls Advano's earlier $45 million raise backed by Tony Fadell and Peter Thiel.
Zac Altman’s ADHD telehealth startup Kantoko has secured $3.5 million in a Side Stage Ventures-led seed round, with Andrew Forrest’s Tenmile and Go1’s founders investing; the article also recalls his earlier ventures’ sales.
Also Dealroom·Startup Daily·Business News Australia·SmartCompany
Weekly roundup detailing eight trans-Tasman raises totalling A$373.3 million, headlined by Halter's Series E, spanning quantum computing, biomanufacturing, robotics, adtech and agtech, plus a recalled $2 billion founder exit.
Also Startup Daily
Halter, a New Zealand cattle-collar startup, has raised $220m in a Founders Fund-led Series E at a doubled $2bn valuation; the piece argues its ambitions reach beyond agtech.
Also AgFunderNews
Coverage of Andrew Tate's deplatforming and his shift to Rumble, which then topped the app charts; the piece also notes the video platform's backers and its earlier stated plan to list on Nasdaq.