Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

Company

Whatsapp

Messaging app acquired by Facebook

Coverage

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

10 deals

Seven Aussie startups that raised $155.5 million this week

Weekly roundup covering seven Australian companies' fresh capital: EV charging, satellite IoT, sovereign cloud, wearables, workplace messaging, plus two crowdfunding raises on Birchal.

Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing

undisclosed $1.8m

Annie Liao on raising $1.8M for her unique artificial intelligence start-up at 23-years-old

Profile of Annie Liao, 23, founder of Build Club, who has closed a $1.8 million round to build an AI learning platform, tracing her path from Westpac, BCG and Aura Ventures into startups.

Also Capital Brief·SmartCompany·Forbes Australia·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily

Funding announcement

Build Club is launching an accelerator for AI founders to take on the US

Build Club and AWS are launching a six-week Sydney accelerator for 15 technical founders in AI, offering credits, mentoring and a US tour, with two founders already chosen.

News

Finding The Exit: Australian VC exits and market roundup

Commentary piece on VC exit strategies (IPO, trade sale, secondary sale) referencing recent Australian tech M&A deals and venture funding rounds including Sendle, UpGuard, Sonder and others.

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