Investor · 3 deals
Every published round Significant Early Venture 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vantari VR | Seed | 6 Dec 2023 | $7m | Participant | SmartCompany, Startup Daily, CoAct Capital portfolio | |
| Additive Assurance | Unnamed stage | 10 Dec 2022 | $4.1m | Lead | @AuManufacturing (25 Oct 2023), @AuManufacturing (11 Dec 2022), @AuManufacturing (10 Dec 2022), SmartCompany, Startup Daily, @AuManufacturing (7 Dec 2022) | |
| Mastt | Series A | 14 Mar 2022 | $9.5m | Participant | Techboard, Startup Daily (21 Mar 2022), Startup Daily (14 Mar 2022), Our Innovation Fund (14 Mar 2022), Our Innovation Fund (14 Mar 2022), Artesian VC portfolio, Artesian VC portfolio, Investible portfolio, OIF Ventures portfolio |
Companies Significant Early Venture 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mastt | 14 Mar 2022, Series A | 1 | 0 | |
| Vantari VR | 6 Dec 2023, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Additive Assurance | In-situ quality assurance systems for metal 3D printing | 10 Dec 2022 | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for Significant Early Venture Capital, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Significant Early Venture Capital has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Significant Early Venture Capital did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Fiona Hindmarsh | CEO | Startup Daily |
Stories naming Significant Early Venture Capital. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Breakthrough Victoria puts $2 million into Cyban's $6.25 million Series A round with Significant Early Venture Capital and InterValley Ventures, backing the Melbourne company's non-invasive brain oxygen monitor.
Roundup of eight local raises totalling roughly $81.5 million: generative AI, sustainable packaging, VR medical training, optical radar, drinks, preventive health and wholesale retail software.
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Vantari VR, which trains doctors in virtual reality, has closed a $7 million pre-Series A led by Co:Act Capital; the article recalls earlier grants, an Epic Games award and a Slingshot accelerator cohort.
Also SmartCompany
A weekly roundup reporting ten Australian startup funding rounds totalling roughly eighty million dollars, spanning insurance tech, biotech, process mining, connectivity and food, with several female-founded companies among the recipients.