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The March Group

Disclosed deals

Every published round The March Group 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
Number 8 Bio	Seed	11 Sep 2024	$7m	Participant	Main Sequence Ventures Breakthrough Victoria	Startup Daily (14 Nov 2025), Startup Daily (12 Nov 2025), SmartCompany (17 Dec 2024), AgFunderNews (16 Oct 2024), AgFunderNews (12 Sep 2024), Beef Central / Grain Central, SmartCompany (10 Sep 2024)
Number 8 Bio	Seed	10 Sep 2024	$1.7m	Participant	Main Sequence Ventures Breakthrough Victoria	@AuManufacturing, Breakthrough Victoria

Portfolio

Companies The March Group has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.

Company	What it does	First invested	Rounds	Led
Number 8 Bio	Sydney-based innovator in sustainable agriculture technologies reducing livestock methane…	10 Sep 2024, Seed	2	0

Funds

Fund closes reported for The March Group, as distinct from the investments it has made.

Fund	Announced	Committed	Target	Close	Sources
No fund closes recorded for The March Group yet.

Portfolio companies acquired

Companies The March Group has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal The March Group did.

Company	Bought by	Kind	Announced	Price
No portfolio company of The March Group is recorded as having been acquired.

Coverage

Stories naming The March Group. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

13 deals

Cheque-in: 8 startups gobbled up $572.12 million in funding this week

Weekly roundup of eight raises totalling $572.12 million, led by Firmus's $500 million round; RAGE Biotech, SunDrive, Number 8 Bio, Fabra, Keeyu, MyGig and Drone-Hand also funded, plus two RAGE Biotech executive appointments.

Startup Daily 14 Nov 2025 Drone-Hand Fabra Keeyu MyGig Number 8 Bio RAGE Biotech SunDrive Archangel Ventures Atlassian Canva CDC Data Centres Clean Energy Finance Corporation Eucalyptus Firmus Technologies Marketplacer Nvidia Tesla UNSW Artesian VC Aussie Angels Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)Blackbird Ventures Breakthrough Victoria Concept Ventures Co Ventures CSIRO Empress Capital Exhort Ventures government-backed Australian Renewable Energy Agency Hostplus Icehouse Ventures IP Group Australia January Capital Li & Fung Main Sequence Ventures Monash Ventures One Innovators Radius Capital Rampersand Side Stage Ventures Southern Angels Startmate Sydney Angels The March Group Alexey Mitko Jason Wyatt Luigi Iacullo Paul Greenberg Dr Alex Carpenter Angus Vidor Cameron Adams David Hu Dr Edwin Tucker Gloria Yu Luke Grana Malcolm Turnbull Mike Cannon-Brookes Nick Manks Oliver Curtis Robyn Denholm Dr Siro Perez Tim Rosenfeld Dr Tom Williams Vince Allen

Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Business News Australia

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Livestock methane reduction startup swallows $11 million Series A

Sydney synthetic-biology venture Number 8 Bio has banked an $11m Series A with Icehouse Ventures leading, to advance cattle trials of its methane-cutting supplement; its 2024 seed and accelerator stint are recalled.

Startup Daily 12 Nov 2025 Number 8 Bio CSIRO Future Feed James Cook University Meat & Livestock Australia Rumin8 Sea Forest UNSW Breakthrough Victoria Icehouse Ventures Main Sequence Ventures One Innovators The March Group Dr Alex Carpenter Bill Gates Dr Tom Williams Twiggy Forrest

Also AgFunderNews·Startup Daily·SmartCompany

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Biotech startup Number 8 Bio bags $7 million to drive methane-busting mission

Sydney agtech Number 8 Bio has banked $7 million in seed capital to develop yeast-based feed additives that cut livestock methane, with Main Sequence leading and Breakthrough Victoria putting in $1.7 million.

SmartCompany 10 Sep 2024 Number 8 Bio Agriculture Victoria Research CSIRO Monash University Sea Forest Breakthrough Victoria Main Sequence Ventures The March Group Dr Tom Williams

Also AgFunderNews·Beef Central / Grain Central·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·AgFunderNews

Funding announcement

Breakthrough Victoria is investing $1.7 million in Number 8 Bio, a leading innovator in sustainable agriculture technologies

Breakthrough Victoria 10 Sep 2024 Agriculture Victoria Research Breakthrough Victoria Innovation Victoria Main Sequence Ventures Monash University Number 8 Bio The March Group Victorian Government Dr Alex Carpenter Gabrielle Munzer Grant Dooley Tim Pallas Dr Tom Williams

Seed $1.7m

Investment Update: Number 8 Bio

Breakthrough Victoria has put $1.7 million into Number 8 Bio as part of a Main Sequence-led seed round alongside The March Group, backing feed technology that cuts livestock methane.

Breakthrough Victoria 10 Sep 2024 Number 8 Bio Agriculture Victoria Research Monash University Breakthrough Victoria Main Sequence Ventures The March Group

Also @AuManufacturing

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