Investor · 2 deals

Riverwood Capital

Disclosed deals

Every published round Riverwood Capital 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
HammerTech	Series B	16 Jul 2024	$105m	Lead	-	SmartCompany (19 Dec 2024), SmartCompany (27 Sep 2024), LaunchVic, SmartCompany (19 Jul 2024), Startup Daily
One Model	Series B	Aug 2023	$64m	Lead	QIC Ventures Queensland Investments Corporation (QIC)AV8 Geekdom Queensland Investment Corporation	SmartCompany (22 Dec 2023), Startup Daily, SmartCompany (18 Aug 2023)

Portfolio

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

Company	What it does	First invested	Rounds	Led
HammerTech		16 Jul 2024, Series B	1	1
One Model		Aug 2023, Series B	1	1

Funds

Fund closes reported for Riverwood Capital, as distinct from the investments it has made.

Fund	Announced	Committed	Target	Close	Sources
No fund closes recorded for Riverwood Capital yet.

Portfolio companies acquired

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

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

Coverage

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

12 deals

From quantum computing to quesadillas: Top 12 biggest capital raises of 2024

Year-end roundup ranking 2024's twelve largest startup raises, headed by PsiQuantum's $940 million government-backed quantum computing round, plus Guzman y Gomez's ASX listing and Betashares' Temasek investment.

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Four Aussie startups that raised $123.6 million this week

Weekly roundup of four Australian raises: HammerTech $105m led by Riverwood Capital, JigSpace $13m led by Breakthrough Victoria, ExoFlare's $5.3m seed, and Go Locum's $350,000 seed led by Paspalis.

Unnamed stage $105m

Construction safety scaleup HammerTech nails $105 million raise

Melbourne construction software firm HammerTech has raised $105 million from California's Riverwood Capital, which takes a board seat, with the money earmarked for US expansion and AI development.

Startup Daily 16 Jul 2024 HammerTech Aconex Arrowroot Capital LaunchVic SafetyCulture Riverwood Capital Ben Leach Rob Phillpot

Also SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·LaunchVic

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The 10 biggest capital raises by Australian startups in 2023

A year-end SmartCompany roundup counting down 2023's ten largest Australian startup raises, headed by Employment Hero's $263m Series F, with investor details and commentary on fewer mega-rounds and continued under-representation of women co-founders.

SmartCompany 22 Dec 2023 Employment Hero Loam Bio One Model Pet Circle Roller Saluda Medical Secure Code Warrior Skykraft Songtradr Till Payments Airbnb Atlassian Aware Super Blackbird Ventures CSIRO Equity Clear Regal Funds Management Scalapay SmartCompany Spotify Techstars WiseTech Argo AV8 Epic Games Fidelity Management & Research Company Foresight Australia ForgePoint Capital Geekdom Goldman Sachs Insight Partners Main Sequence Ventures OPTrust Paladin Capital Group Perennial Private Investments Prysm Capital Queensland Investment Corporation Queensland Investments Corporation (QIC)Riverwood Capital Silva Fortune Technology Crossover Ventures Tekkorp Capital TPG Wellington Management Mike Cannon-Brookes Richard White Ben Thompson Chris Butler David Wilson Jim Schuermann Luke Finn Mark Finn Matias Madou Matthew Wilton Mike Frizell Paul Wiltshire Pieter Danhieux Rachel Geller Shadi Haddad Tegan Nock

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Eight Aussie startups that raised $149 million this week

Weekly roundup of eight Australian startups together securing $149 million: One Model, SafetyCulture, Hysata, Pendula, Marqo, Medigrowth, Curiious and Zena Sport, spanning HR analytics, safety tech, hydrogen, AI, medicinal cannabis, VR and sportstech.

Also Startup Daily·thebusinesstimes.com.au·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Forbes Australia

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