Startup · $3m raised
Women-focused fintech
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Verve Super raised.
The transaction that ended Verve Super's run as a startup, per published coverage. It closes the funding history too, where it is the ladder's last rung.
| Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Future Super | Acquisition | 29 Nov 2023 | - | SmartCompany, Women's Agenda |
| Future Group | Acquisition | 2023 | - | Women's Agenda, Forbes Australia, Startup Daily (18 Mar 2025), Startup Daily (30 Nov 2023) |
Companies Verve Super 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Andrews | COO (former) · Founder | Women's Agenda (29 Jun 2026), Forbes Australia, SmartCompany (1 Dec 2023), Startup Daily, Women's Agenda (29 Nov 2023), SmartCompany (21 Jul 2023) |
| Christina Hobbs | CEO · Founder | Alberts Impact Ventures, SmartCompany (1 Dec 2023), Startup Daily, Women's Agenda, SmartCompany (21 Jul 2023) |
Stories naming Verve Super. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
King River Capital is wrapping up a A$157 million (US$100 million) fund for AI startups, with Future Super, David Gonski, Marinya Capital and the Smorgon family among its backers.
Investor's own year in review: five new portfolio companies, a follow-on into ULUU, the Verve Super exit, the Equity Clear gender-reporting initiative, a first founders' retreat, and a sweep of awards for portfolio companies.
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Future Group has acquired Verve Super, a super fund aimed at women, with terms undisclosed; the piece also recalls earlier raises by Verve and by Future Super.
Future Super is buying Verve Super, a women-led super fund whose co-founders stay in charge as it joins the Future Group; the piece also recalls the startup's oversubscribed $3 million mid-year raise.
Weekly roundup of eight Australian startups raising a combined $30.2 million, spanning SME lending, quantum computing grants, proptech, consumer apps and recycling, plus Stylerunner's earlier sale to Accent Group.
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Alberts Impact Ventures recaps 2022: six new portfolio companies, five follow-on investments, a led seed round in Abby Health, plus team events, a trade mission and investor recognition.