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Vulpes

Disclosed deals

Every published round Vulpes 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
JigSpace	Series A	12 Jul 2024	$13m	Participant	Breakthrough Victoria Aura Ventures Anorak Ventures Rampersand Investible Hugh Bickerstaff Vulpes Ventures	Breakthrough Victoria (17 Dec 2024), Startup Daily (4 Nov 2024), Aura Group, SmartCompany (19 Jul 2024), Aura Ventures, SmartCompany (15 Jul 2024), Forbes Australia, Startup Daily (12 Jul 2024), Breakthrough Victoria (12 Jul 2024), Investible portfolio, Rampersand portfolio
Nexl	Unnamed stage	Mar 2023	$4m	Participant	EVP Saniel Ventures TheLegalTech Fund	Startup Daily (10 Oct 2025), SmartCompany (10 Oct 2025), Startup Daily (9 Oct 2025), SmartCompany (17 Mar 2023)

Portfolio

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

Company	What it does	First invested	Rounds	Led
JigSpace	Platform enabling creation, sharing and viewing of interactive 3D presentations across de…	12 Jul 2024, Series A	1	0
Nexl	CRM software for lawyers	Mar 2023	1	0

Funds

Fund closes reported for Vulpes, as distinct from the investments it has made.

Fund	Announced	Committed	Target	Close	Sources
No fund closes recorded for Vulpes yet.

Portfolio companies acquired

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

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

Coverage

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

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Six ANZ startups that raised $211.1 million this week

Roundup of six Australian and New Zealand funding rounds, headlined by Heidi Health and Octopus Deploy, also covering Nexl, OpenSolar, Lucent and PAM, with past acquisitions of Stella AI, MagicBrief and Codefresh noted.

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Funding announcement

BREAKTHROUGH VICTORIA INVESTS IN CUTTING EDGE AR COMPANY JIGSPACE

Breakthrough Victoria heads a $13 million investment into augmented reality company JigSpace, with Aura Ventures, Anorak Ventures and returning backers taking part; the Melbourne firm plans US offices and team growth.

Breakthrough Victoria 12 Jul 2024 Anorak Ventures Apple Aura Ventures Breakthrough Victoria Canva Investible JigSpace Rampersand Vulpes Eric Tran Grant Dooley Hugh Bickerstaff Tim Cook Zac Duff

undisclosed $13m

Investment Update: JigSpace

Breakthrough Victoria led a $13m raise for AR platform JigSpace, investing via convertible note alongside Aura Ventures, Anorak Ventures and returning backers, with Victorian job growth expected.

Breakthrough Victoria 12 Jul 2024 JigSpace Apple Canva Anorak Ventures Aura Ventures Breakthrough Victoria Investible Rampersand Vulpes Hugh Bickerstaff Tim Cook

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Six Aussie startups that raised over $19 million this week

A weekly roundup reporting six Australian startups that raised a combined $19 million, including Quasar, Nexl, MoreGoodDays, DAS and Our Cow, plus Our Cow's earlier acquisition of delivery startup Voly.

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