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Trawalla Group

Coverage

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

Seed $1.3m

Women-founded lifestyle data platform Neighbourlytics finds a home with REA

REA Group has acquired Melbourne lifestyle-data platform Neighbourlytics, delivering exits to investors including Aliavia Ventures and LaunchVic's Alice Anderson Fund. Terms were undisclosed; the company had raised $1.3 million in 2022.

Also SmartCompany

Funding announcement

Investing in a Cleaner Future: Reflections from the Frontlines of Climate Innovation

The fund's authors recap two climate-investment events, weighing the massive global capital needs, mixed public-private funding models, and its clean-economy portfolio activity in Victoria.

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Agtech VC Tenacious Ventures plants $18 million in first close for Fund II

Agtech investor Tenacious Ventures reached an $18 million first close on its second fund, which has a $50 million target; backers include Trawalla Group, Wollemi Capital Group and Macdoch Ventures.

Also Forbes Australia

Funding announcement

This venture fund wants more billion-dollar businesses founded by women

Profile of ALIAVIA, the venture fund Marisa Warren and Kate Vale started to back women founders across Australia and the US, its Australian backers, and its portfolio companies Eugene, Loupe, HowToo and Othelia AI.

Funding announcement

'A turning tide': Marisa Warren and Kate Vale's venture fund will level the playing field for female founders

Profile of ALIAVIA, the venture fund Marisa Warren and Kate Vale run from California to back women founders across Australian and US markets; also covers its backers, early investments, and Warren's ELEVACAO program.

Fund close $13.5m

ALIAVIA Ventures fights gender funding inequalities in the US and Australia

ALIAVIA Ventures has closed its debut fund at A$13.5 million. The US-based firm backs female founders bridging Australian and US markets; backers include Carol Schwartz, Tattarang, the Denholms, Euphemia, Dom Pym and Cynthia Scott.

Also SmartCompany·Forbes Australia·TechCrunch Australia

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CommBank plants funding in $220 Series A for climate change investor Wollemi Capital

Wollemi Capital, the Sydney climate investor, has closed a $220m raise, past its initial $100m goal, backed by CBA, Trawalla and others; the article recalls its bets on Loam Bio, Pluton Bio and Pachama.

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Six Australian startups that secured $94 million in capital this week

Roundup of six Australian startup raises totalling $94 million: Q-CTRL, Hnry, FoodByUs, F4S, STRAAND and Lenexa Medical, backed by investors including Salesforce Ventures, AirTree, Base Capital, Investible, Unilever Ventures and Stoic VC.

Also stoicam.com.au

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The week in agrifoodtech: Plant-based salmon reels in $12m, new funding for ag robots, Impossible layoffs

Weekly agrifoodtech roundup: funding for FoodByUs, New School Foods, BloomX and others, acquisitions by CropX and Growy, plus layoffs at Impossible Foods and Glovo.

Also AgFunderNews·AgFunderNews

Seed $1.3m

Urban analytics startup Neighbourlytics raises $1.3 million in pre-Series A

Melbourne urban analytics firm Neighbourlytics has secured a $1.3 million pre-Series A led by ALIAVIA Ventures, with LaunchVic's Alice Anderson Fund and four existing backers participating, to fund hiring and product development.

Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily

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