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Research platform Ideally has secured a Series A round with Shearwater Capital leading, earmarked for US expansion, and unveiled a new product, Ideally Canvas.
Publisher KK Press has entered voluntary liquidation, ending Cosmopolitan Australia and T Australia. Founder Katarina Kroslakova announced the closure; her custom publishing business Primary Ideas continues.
Consumer-behaviour platform Heatseeker AI, founded in Sydney, has secured a US$1.5 million pre-seed round led by Capital F, with Euphemia, Even Capital and East End Ventures participating, to speed its US-led growth.
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Australian GenAI platform Leonardo.Ai has banked $47m from six backers including Blackbird and Samsung Next, and named a chief of staff and chief people officer as it launches an enterprise product.
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Deals recorded from mediaweek.com.au's coverage. A round is listed once, however many of their articles mention it.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo.Ai | undisclosed | 6 Dec 2023 | $47m | |
| Ideally | Series A | 24 Apr 2026 | $13.4m | |
| Heatseeker | Pre-seed | 30 May 2025 | $2.4m |
Companies named in mediaweek.com.au's articles, most-covered first.
| Company | What it does | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| Asahi | 1 | |
| Atlassian | Australian software company referenced as Accel's earlier investment. | 1 |
| Bupa Australia | 1 | |
| Canva | Online design and visual communication platform | 1 |
| Cisco | 1 | |
| Cosmopolitan Australia | 1 | |
| Discord | Messaging app | 1 |
| DoorDash | US food delivery company | 1 |
| Technology company operator of Firebase, referenced as comparison | 1 | |
| Hearst Magazines International | Partner for Cosmopolitan Australia revival | 1 |
| Heatseeker | 1 | |
| Ideally | On-demand insights and innovation platform | 1 |
| KK Press | Independent publisher of Cosmopolitan Australia and T: Australia | 1 |
| Leonardo.Ai | AI art production platform for consumers and enterprise users | 1 |
| Razer Axon | 1 | |
| Telstra | Telecommunications company | 1 |
| UserTesting | 1 |
Investors named in mediaweek.com.au's articles, most-covered first.
| Investor | What it does | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| Altered Capital | 1 | |
| Blackbird Ventures | 1 | |
| Capital F | 1 | |
| East End Ventures | 1 | |
| Ecliptic VC | 1 | |
| Euphemia | 1 | |
| Even Capital | 1 | |
| Gaorong Capital | 1 | |
| Icehouse Ventures | 1 | |
| Samsung Next | 1 | |
| Shearwater Capital | 1 | |
| Side Stage Ventures | Seed fund investing in early-stage Australian startups | 1 |
| Smash Capital | 1 | |
| TIRTA Ventures | 1 |