Funding announcement
Seven ANZ startups that raised $111.5 million this week
Roundup of seven raises across the Tasman spanning fintech, marine tech, agtech, defence and AI, plus a first close for an ACT venture fund.
Venture capital fund
Shasta Ventures
Disclosed deals
Every published round Shasta Ventures 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.
Portfolio
Companies Shasta Ventures 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 Shasta Ventures, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Portfolio companies acquired
Companies Shasta Ventures has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Shasta Ventures did.
People
Coverage
Stories naming Shasta Ventures. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
2 deals
Queensland quiet software giant Octopus Deploy snaps up US rival for $43 million
Brisbane DevOps software firm Octopus Deploy has bought San Francisco competitor Codefresh, reportedly paying US$28 million; the deal adds revenue and Kubernetes capability while Codefresh's venture backers face a loss.
6 deals
Kiwi legal tech LawVu tops up its Series A with an extra NZ$20 million
Insight Partners and AirTree have added NZ$20 million to LawVu's Series A, lifting the New Zealand legal software firm's total funding, with Insight's large recent cheques into SafetyCulture and Octopus Deploy also noted.