Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

Company

Spirit Super

Superannuation fund, formerly MTAA Super

Coverage

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

3 deals

Melbourne Uni launches two investment funds, worth $115 million, to back research commercialisation startups

University of Melbourne launches a $15m pre-seed fund with Breakthrough Victoria and a $100m fund run by Tanarra Capital for research commercialisation; the piece also recalls ANU's Instaclustr sale to NetApp.

2 deals

Canberra software startup Instaclustr is being acquired by Nasdaq-listed US tech giant NetApp

US software company NetApp is buying Canberra data platform Instaclustr in a deal reportedly exceeding $500 million, nine years after its founding, rewarding early backers including ANU Connect Ventures and Bailador.

Funding announcement

NASDAQ giant swoops on Canberra start-up in $500m+ deal

OIF Ventures republishes an AFR report on NetApp buying Canberra data-technology firm Instaclustr for a reported $500 million-plus, covering founder paydays and the fund's returns, including a 20-times outcome on its early backing.

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