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Virgin

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Seed $17.2m

Bill Gates fund invests in Perth startup slashing cow farts in Australian-first

Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the fund led by Bill Gates, took part in a $17.24 million round for Perth climate startup Rumin8, whose cattle feed additives cut methane; Prelude Ventures, Aware Super and Harvest Road also invested.

SmartCompany 23 Jan 2023 Rumin8 Amazon Virgin Aware Super Sentient WA Growth Fund Breakthrough Energy Ventures Harvest Road Group Prelude Ventures Jeff Bezos Richard Branson Dr Andrew Forrest Bill Gates Carmichael Roberts David Messina Paul Slaughter

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Series B $25m

Investment notes: Athena AU$25m Series B

Square Peg explains its rationale for leading Athena's Series B, joined by Hostplus and Airtree, with analysis of the Australian mortgage market, the challenger lender's model, and its founding and senior team.

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Bill Gates fund invests in Perth startup slashing cow farts in Australian-first

Investment notes: Athena AU$25m Series B