Venture capital fund · 2 deals
Every published round Qualgro 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curious Thing | Seed | 5 Feb 2019 | $1.5m | Participant | Startup Daily, Reinventure | |
| Curious Thing | Seed | 15 May 2022 | ~$7m | Participant | Startup Daily, TechCrunch Australia |
Companies Qualgro has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curious Thing | Sydney-based artificial intelligence start-up developing conversational AI | 5 Feb 2019, Seed | 2 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Qualgro, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Qualgro has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Qualgro did.
Stories naming Qualgro. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
AfterWork Ventures explains why it led coaching-software startup Medoo's pre-seed round, profiling its two founders' operating backgrounds and arguing workplace trends will drive adoption of coaching tools.
Voice AI company Curious Thing has secured $7 million in a pre-Series A round led by Hawkstone, with Blacksheep Capital, January Capital and returning backers Reinventure and Qualgro, to fund hiring and expansion.
Also TechCrunch Australia
Reinventure's blog post says the fund and Singaporean investor Qualgro together backed Sydney conversational-AI startup Curious Thing with $1.5 million at seed stage.
Also Startup Daily