Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

AirTree Ventures

Sid Kasbekar

Coverage

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

Funding announcement

🇦🇺 This Week in Australian Startups #176, 30th August 2026

Weekly roundup: Blackbird confirms a record fund close and Galileo reaches a first close, Genesis merges with Proudi, IREN secures massive debt, and several startups report raises, grants and program wins.

Fund close $650m

Airtree's Fund V: $650m to back Aussie and Kiwi founders from idea to global household name

AirTree closes its $650m Fund V across seed and growth vehicles, backed mostly by international institutional capital, and promotes three early-career investors to Principal.

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