Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

Investor · 1 deal

ServiceNow

Enterprise workflow automation platform

Coverage

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

Fund close US$750m

Google Cloud launches US$750M agentic AI partner fund at Cloud Next

Google Cloud has committed US$750 million to a new partner fund for agentic AI resources and incentives, unveiled at Cloud Next; the piece also recalls Google's March acquisition of security firm Wiz.

5 deals

e-commerce platform Rokt hits $5.6 billion valuation after secondary share sale

Investors bought existing Rokt shares in a tender at a higher valuation; the piece also reports the mParticle acquisition, a board addition, and past raises.

Funding announcement

Bringing our venture DNA to the public markets: Square Peg's Global Tech Fund

Square Peg profiles its Global Tech Fund, a listed-markets strategy applying its venture investing approach to early-stage public tech companies, and outlines its team, edge, and focus on fintech, software and AI.

Also Square Peg Capital

3 deals

Casual worker management platform Deputy is back from the brink to become a shy unicorn

Deputy says it is now worth more than A$1.1 billion after US staffing group Express Employment Professionals put in A$37 million, making the Sydney workforce-tech firm Australia's newest unicorn.

Also Forbes Australia·Crunchbase News

8 deals

Six Aussie startups that raised $45.1 million this week

Weekly roundup of six Australian startups raising a combined $45.1 million across energy, e-commerce, design software, cloud security, climate tech and insurtech, plus Awayco's acquisition of Barcode Solutions and nVest winning SmartCompany's Pitch.

Also SmartCompany·LaunchVic

2 deals

Sydney cybersecurity startup banks $5.1 million from American tech heavyweights

Kivera, a Sydney-founded cloud security startup now headquartered in New York, has raised a $5.1 million seed round with Round 13 Capital and General Advance leading, and last month hired a new CEO.

Seed $5.1m

Cloud security start-up Kivera raises $5.1M

Cloud security company Kivera has raised a seed round to hire talent and expand overseas, drawing investment from two funds plus angel investors, and has appointed a new CEO while moving headquarters to New York.

Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany·ARN (ARNnet)

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