Investor · 7 deals
Every published round UpCell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spritz-OM | Accelerator | 1 Mar 2024 | - | Participant | @AuManufacturing, Startup Daily | |
| v2Algae | Accelerator | 15 Dec 2022 | - | Lead | Forbes Australia, Startup Daily | |
| Thaum | Accelerator | 15 Dec 2022 | - | Lead | Forbes Australia, Startup Daily | |
| Reduced Sugar Juice | Accelerator | 15 Dec 2022 | - | Lead | Forbes Australia, Startup Daily | |
| Green Shield | Accelerator | 15 Dec 2022 | - | Lead | Forbes Australia, Startup Daily | |
| DHI | Accelerator | 15 Dec 2022 | - | Lead | Forbes Australia, Startup Daily | |
| Cognitag | Accelerator | 15 Dec 2022 | - | Lead | Forbes Australia, Startup Daily |
Everyone UpCell has named to a program in published coverage. A place in a program is not a raise: the cheque is the figure recorded with the place, which is the program's standard terms where we hold them, and a blank is one we don't.
Companies UpCell has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitag | 15 Dec 2022, Accelerator | 1 | 1 | |
| DHI | 15 Dec 2022, Accelerator | 1 | 1 | |
| Green Shield | 15 Dec 2022, Accelerator | 1 | 1 | |
| Reduced Sugar Juice | 15 Dec 2022, Accelerator | 1 | 1 | |
| Spritz-OM | 1 Mar 2024, Accelerator | 1 | 0 | |
| Thaum | 15 Dec 2022, Accelerator | 1 | 1 | |
| v2Algae | 15 Dec 2022, Accelerator | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for UpCell, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies UpCell has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal UpCell did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Larry Marshall | CEO | Startup Daily |
Stories naming UpCell. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Profile of Cairns startup Rainstick, which uses artificial lightning to boost mushroom growth. It won $20,000 from Dream Ventures, has taken in $200,000, and joined CSIRO's ON Accelerate with nine other teams.
CSIRO has revived its ON Accelerate program and named ten deep-tech startup teams, drawn from universities and its own research, joining the seventh cohort starting in early 2023.