Company
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Startup Victoria raised.
Companies Startup Victoria acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Handsaker | Head (former) | SmartCompany |
Stories naming Startup Victoria. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Commonwealth Bank's venture arm x15ventures and specialist fund Triple Bubble announce a partnership to support Australian fintechs with capital, mentoring and talent exchange between the bank and startups.
Administrators confirmed a $40 million deal in which Cadwell Industries, TrialCap and Breakthrough Victoria take equity, rescuing Seer Medical from administration; the article also recalls its funding history and 2024 product recall.
Roundup of three Australian raises: telehealth player Updoc landed $20m from listed investor Bailador, AI receptionist builder Phonely joined Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch with US$500k, and Citizen Wolf crowdfunded over $380,000 via Birchal.
Also Startup Daily
Profiles Stori, an AI game-worldbuilding startup by founder Nilushanan Kulasingham: pre-seed investment by Antler and investor Jason Calacanis, plus a place in AWS's GenAI Accelerator.
Cybersecurity accelerator CyRise, run by NTT and Deakin University since 2017, is shutting down in May, leaving Australia without a dedicated cyber startup accelerator; its portfolio startups collectively raised over $40m afterwards.
Also Startup Daily