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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Western Sydney University raised.
Companies Western Sydney University 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gabrielle Trainor AO | Pro-Chancellor | Alberts Impact Ventures |
Stories naming Western Sydney University. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Alberts' year-in-review post recounts its 140th anniversary, board and staff appointments, follow-on venture investments in three portfolio companies, music education advocacy, a philanthropy strategy review, and reconciliation and gender-lens finance commitments.
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