Investor

RealWise Holdings

Richard White's investment fund

Disclosed deals

Every published round RealWise Holdings 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
No published deals recorded yet.

Portfolio

Companies RealWise Holdings has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.

Company	What it does	First invested	Rounds	Led
No portfolio companies recorded yet.

Funds

Fund closes reported for RealWise Holdings, as distinct from the investments it has made.

Fund	Announced	Committed	Target	Close	Sources
No fund closes recorded for RealWise Holdings yet.

Portfolio companies acquired

Companies RealWise Holdings has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal RealWise Holdings did.

Company	Bought by	Kind	Announced	Price
No portfolio company of RealWise Holdings is recorded as having been acquired.

Name	Role	Sources
Richard White	Founder	Startup Daily (2 Mar 2026), Startup Daily (19 Feb 2025), Startup Daily (12 Dec 2024)

Coverage

Stories naming RealWise Holdings. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

4 deals

Nine walks away from its $49 million digital media investment, Pedestrian, handing it to Richard White’s Vinyl

Vinyl Group is buying Nine's youth publisher Pedestrian Group for nominal consideration, ending Nine's costly ownership. The piece also recalls Nine's stake purchases, Linkby's Series B, and Vinyl's acquisitions and shutdowns.

Also Startup Daily·This Week in Australian Startups·Capital Brief

Venture debt ≤$10m

Richard White-backed Vinyl buys rival BuzzFeed and PopSugar publisher Val Morgan Digital from Hoyts

Vinyl Group is buying Val Morgan Digital, publisher of BuzzFeed and PopSugar, from Hoyts for $10.5 million, with funding via a shareholder facility and Hoyts CEO Damian Keogh joining the Vinyl board.

Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Mumbrella

Venture debt US$3b

WiseTech Global drops $3.2 billion on US rival's takeover

WiseTech, the Australian logistics software group, is acquiring NYSE-listed US supply-chain platform E2open for A$3.2 billion — its largest takeover — funded through a fresh US$3 billion debt facility.

Startup Daily 26 May 2025 Wisetech Global RealWise Holdings Richard White

Unnamed stage $11m

Brag Media cofounder sues Richard White-backed Vinyl for $2 million over acquisition deal

Brag Media cofounder Luke Girgis is suing Vinyl Group for performance payments from their 2023 sale; the piece also recalls Vinyl's other acquisitions and Richard White's $11 million investment.

Startup Daily 19 Feb 2025 Vinyl Group Concrete Playground Jaxsta Mediaweek Providoor Rolling Stone Serenade The Brag Media Vampr Variety Wisetech Global RealWise Holdings James Manning Joel King Richard White Sam Benjamin

Exit / M&A

Richard White-backed Vinyl Group's latest media play is acquiring Concrete Playground for $5 million

Music and media company Vinyl Group has agreed to buy the city guides brand Concrete Playground for $5 million in cash and shares, with completion expected by late February 2025.

Startup Daily 12 Dec 2024 Concrete Playground Jaxsta Mediaweek RealWise Holdings Serenade Songtradr The Brag Media Vampr Vinyl Group Wisetech Global James Manning Joel King Josh Simons Paul Wiltshire Richard White Rich Fogarty

Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily

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