Company · Software
Logistics system of record that started below the enterprise segment
Sydney, NSW
Every published round Wisetech Global 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.
Companies Wisetech Global has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio companies recorded yet. | ||||
Fund closes reported for Wisetech Global, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Wisetech Global has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Wisetech Global did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
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| No portfolio company of Wisetech Global is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies Wisetech Global acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Company | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blume Global | Acquisition | 2023 | $602m | Startup Daily (5 Oct 2023), Startup Daily (17 Feb 2023) |
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Gibbon | Chairman (former) | Australian FinTech |
| Fiona Pak-Poy | Non-executive Director | @AuManufacturing |
| Michael Gregg | Director (former) | SmartCompany, Dealroom |
| Mike Gregg | Director (former) | gpnvaccines.com, Australian FinTech |
| Richard White | Chief Innovation Officer (former) · Founder | Startup Daily (7 Jul 2026), Startup Daily (9 Jun 2026), Shearwater Capital, Startup Daily (2 Mar 2026), Startup Daily (28 Jul 2025), Startup Daily (26 May 2025), Startup Daily (19 Feb 2025), Startup Daily (12 Dec 2024), Startup Daily (5 Oct 2023), Startup Daily (21 Apr 2023), Startup Daily (17 Feb 2023) |
| Zubin Appoo | CEO | Startup Daily (7 Jul 2026), Startup Daily (28 Jul 2025) |
Stories naming Wisetech Global. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
AFR cybersecurity topic page rounding up recent stories: Origin Energy's data breach investigation, Point Wild's planned ASX float, AI models hacking companies, and a CyberCX–Monash University cybersecurity degree partnership.
WiseTech founder Richard White is leaving the chairman role after intense coverage of his private life, remaining chief innovation officer, with board member Raelene Murphy taking over; the story revisits his Kyckr purchase.
Canberra medtech Dentroid has banked $32 million at a $265 million valuation, with Septodont both investing and signing a worldwide licensing deal for its light-based device that eases dental pain without needles.
Also Dealroom
Vinyl Group is buying Nine's youth publisher Pedestrian Group for nominal consideration, ending Nine's costly ownership. The piece also recalls Nine's stake purchases, Linkby's Series B, and Vinyl's acquisitions and shutdowns.
Also Startup Daily·This Week in Australian Startups·Capital Brief
Shearwater Capital republishes a profile of Mike Gregg recounting his two-decade personal stake in WiseTech, his earlier healthcare software exit, and the firm's repeated investments in pet food business Lyka.
Vinyl Group is buying Val Morgan Digital, publisher of BuzzFeed and PopSugar, from Hoyts for $10.5 million, with funding via a shareholder facility and Hoyts CEO Damian Keogh joining the Vinyl board.
Logistics software firm WiseTech Global has appointed Zubin Appoo CEO, succeeding interim chief Andrew Cartledge, who retires at year's end. Appoo previously served under founder Richard White and receives a smaller pay package.
WiseTech, the Australian logistics software group, is acquiring NYSE-listed US supply-chain platform E2open for A$3.2 billion — its largest takeover — funded through a fresh US$3 billion debt facility.
Brag Media cofounder Luke Girgis is suing Vinyl Group for performance payments from their 2023 sale; the piece also recalls Vinyl's other acquisitions and Richard White's $11 million investment.
Music and media company Vinyl Group has agreed to buy the city guides brand Concrete Playground for $5 million in cash and shares, with completion expected by late February 2025.
Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily
Profile of Updoc co-founder Dylan Coyne, whose telehealth firm has passed 200,000 patients and banked a $20 million Bailador-led round; the article also recalls Bailador's InstaScripts sale to Wesfarmers.
GPN Vaccines, an Adelaide biotech, has closed a A$18 million Series B1 that beat its 15 million target, co-led by Forepont Capital and Mike Gregg, with Kern Capital joining as a new investor.
Quantum computing firm SQC names Simon Segars as chair and Fiona Pak-Poy as director; the article also recalls its $83m seed round and $50.4m Series A.
Logistics software firm WiseTech has bought MatchBox Exchange, a Melbourne marketplace for empty shipping containers, paying vendors partly in new shares valued near $27.6 million; the overall price was not revealed.
Square Peg's analysis argues generative AI enables startups to attack the databases companies run on, drawing lessons from cloud-era winners and citing its portfolio company Partly as a new-category example.
Techboard's new quarterly tally counted $1.01 billion in local VC deals, well above a rival firm's figure, with four megadeals by Loam, Till Payments, Songtradr and Xpansiv.
WiseTech is acquiring Blume Global, a US rail-logistics software provider, for US$414 million, following its Envase purchase; founder Richard White separately bought Kyckr for about A$43.5 million through his investment vehicle.
Also Startup Daily
Earlytrade, which speeds up invoice payments to suppliers, has landed a $6 million round, with Shearwater Growth Equity contributing $2.5 million and several business figures also taking part.