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undisclosed $5m

Couple's start-up clinches $25m valuation with Blackbird backing

Melbourne developer-tools startup Factor House closed its first external round — $5 million, led by Blackbird, valuing it at $25 million — with OIF Ventures, Flying Fox Ventures, the Alice Anderson Fund and two angels joining.

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Blast OIF | 24 things from 2024

OIF Ventures' 2024 review: two portfolio companies acquired, a talent-leadership hire, its fourth fund deploying, new investments in eight named startups and nine follow-on rounds.

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undisclosed $45m

PE giant buys in as Aussie AI infrastructure start-up raises $45m

Neara, an Australian AI infrastructure startup, raised $45 million led by EQT, Partners Group and Square Peg Capital, with Skip Capital and Prosus Ventures returning; funds target North American and European expansion.

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Retail advertising startup Zitcha bags $15 million Series A for US push

Zitcha, an Australian retail-media advertising technology company, has secured $15 million in Series A funding, with US firm VMG Partners leading and OIF Ventures also involved, to support its American expansion.

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Series A $17.3m

Fitness software startup Hapana presses $17.3 million Series A for global push

Fitness membership software maker Hapana has secured a $17.3 million Series A backed by OIF Ventures and Bailador, earmarked for a second-generation platform and US and APAC growth.

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This Ex-Young Rich Lister built a top media company, now he's trying tech

AFR profile of Linkby co-founder Chris Wirasinha covers the adtech firm's new $4 million raise, with Perennial Private Investments leading and OIF following on, and recalls his earlier sale of Pedestrian TV to Nine.

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Sydney start-up Bridgit has raised $14.6m as it takes on the wealth transfer market

Bridging lender Bridgit has banked a $14.6m equity round through OIF Ventures plus a $125m debt facility, positioning the Surry Hills startup for Australia's looming intergenerational wealth handover.

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Blast OIF | 23 things from 2023

OIF Ventures' year in review: full Eftsure exit, Opportunity Fund close, Visory, DataMasque and Nullify backed, follow-ons at Inspace and Dataweavers, new team members and portfolio milestones.

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Tech founders pile in as VC fund raises $55m in a week

OIF Ventures has gathered $55 million toward a new Opportunity Fund with a $75 million goal, backed by several tech founders, and has put $4 million into Advanced Navigation's $108 million round.

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Why Facebook’s co-founder has put $6m into this Aussie start-up

OIF's blog republishes an AFR report: Inspace has banked a $6 million round backed by B Capital and OIF, plans AI features and US growth, while proptech peers :Different and Yabonza have failed.

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Unnamed stage $2m

Caregiver software start-up Circle In bucks dire investment trend for female-led start-ups, raises $2m in funding

Melbourne family-care benefits platform Circle In has closed a $2m round, adding Alberts Impact Ventures to existing private backers and LaunchVic's Alice Anderson Fund, while research highlights shrinking venture money for women-only founding teams.

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Pre-seed

BLAST OIF | Edition VI

OIF Ventures' newsletter announces leading Nullify's pre-seed round, two investment team hires, portfolio company awards and product launches, and Go1's acquisition of Anders Pink.

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Unnamed stage $5.2m

US, UK legal giants embrace Aussie automation start-up

Legal automation firm Josef banks $5.2 million in a round OIF Ventures led, with Carthona, Flying Fox, Jelix and Saniel participating, adding US and UK law firms as clients.

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Series B $108m

KKR backs Aussie robotics company in blockbuster $108m raise

US giant KKR joined navigation-technology maker Advanced Navigation's $108 million Series B, alongside returning local backers; the company also bought ANU spin-out Vai Photonics, and two KKR staff will join its board.

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Unicorn investor puts fresh bet on customer data start-up

OIF Ventures' site republishes AFR reporting on Dataweavers' $5 million Series A, which OIF led to back global expansion, and notes the firm's oversubscribed $140 million third fund closed that month.

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BLAST OIF | Edition V

OIF Ventures' newsletter reports the oversubscribed close of its third fund, Series A investments in Biza.io and Futurerent, Bare Cremation's raise, portfolio company milestones, partnerships, upcoming events and an investment analyst vacancy.

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VC fund defies the downturn, raising $100m in 24 hours

OIF Ventures has closed its third fund at $140m, beating its original $100m target, with founder backers including Peter Lilley and Andrew Barnes; earlier trade sales underpin its strong returns.

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Series A $7.5m

Former bank exec finds funding for profitable fintech

Biza.io, a Brisbane consumer-data-right compliance startup, has closed a $7.5m Series A with OIF Ventures and Jelix Ventures — its first raise after bootstrapping to profitability under founder Stuart Low, a former Rabobank innovation head.

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Series A $9m

Start-up lets property investors access rental income early

Rental-advance lender Futurerent has closed a $9 million Series A, with early backer OIF Ventures reinvesting alongside newcomers BridgeLane, Mulpha, iPartners, MFO Investments and Second Century Ventures.

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Funeral disruptor defies deadly market conditions to bank $10m

Republished AFR report on funeral startup Bare banking a ten-million-dollar round from Perennial and Ord Minnett, plus rival Willed's June raise from Thorney, Ellerston and a Bell Potter investor.

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Go1 nabs $100M at a $2B+ valuation to upgrade its curated enterprise learning platform

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Series B $20m

Our investment in Neara

OIF Ventures' note explains its decision to back Neara's A$20 million Series B alongside Skip Capital and Square Peg, describing the infrastructure-modelling startup's technology, utility customers and growth.

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Series A $35m

Our investment in Clear Dynamics

OIF Ventures explains why it co-led enterprise software developer Clear Dynamics' $35 million Series A, citing its composable, AI-driven platform, profitable rapid growth, and large enterprise customers.

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Series B $35m

Breakthrough Aussie AI software firm banks $35m

Clear Dynamics has closed a $35m Series B led by existing backers OIF Ventures and Colinton Capital Partners, with new family office and private investment, to fund international expansion of its AI enterprise software.

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Funding announcement

Advanced Navigation acquires ANU tech spin-out

Robotics firm Advanced Navigation, backed by publisher OIF, is buying ANU spin-out Vai Photonics in an all-scrip deal of up to $40m; Vai's navigation tech is in talks with NASA.

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Series A $20m

Turnbull's AI robotics bet taps investors for blockbuster raising

Advanced Navigation, with Malcolm Turnbull on its board, is seeking $80-135 million; the piece recalls its 2019 $20 million Series A and Minderoo's strategic investment.

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Funding announcement

NASDAQ giant swoops on Canberra start-up in $500m+ deal

OIF Ventures republishes an AFR report on NetApp buying Canberra data-technology firm Instaclustr for a reported $500 million-plus, covering founder paydays and the fund's returns, including a 20-times outcome on its early backing.

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Investors look for billion dollar Aconex repeat as Mastt secures $9.5 million

Construction software firm Mastt has banked $9.5 million from OIF Ventures and other backers, including the Aconex founders' fund, to fuel its push into the United States and Middle East.

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Malcolm Turnbull helps Newcastle hacker bank $23m to fight NFT bots

Bot-security firm Kasada, founded by Sam Crowther, raised $23m in a Series C led by StepStone, with OIF and Turnbull & Partners among existing backers; StepStone had recently acquired Greenspring Associates.

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Seed $5m

Former Young Rich Lister scores $5 million for AdTech venture Linkby

OIF republishes AFR coverage of adtech startup Linkby raising $5 million in a seed round the fund led, profiling founder Chris Wirasinha, his Pedestrian TV sale, and Linkby's publisher advertising model.

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Unnamed stage US$350m

US growth firm Level Equity buys significant Eftsure stake

OIF Ventures reports New York's Level Equity has bought a large stake in Eftsure, letting the Australian backer sell most of its holding, with the same investor recently in simPRO's huge round.

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BLAST OIF | Edition III

OIF Ventures' third monthly portfolio roundup: XM Cyber's roughly billion-dollar sale to Schwarz Group, Assignar's secondary raise, new investments in Inspace, mod.io and Atelier, plus portfolio awards, customers and product launches.

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Tiger Global places another Aussie bet, this time on Assignar

Tiger Global led a US$16.5m secondary funding round in construction software firm Assignar, co-led by SecondQuarter Ventures, with Fifth Wall and HighSage taking part; past backers and a $20m Series B are recalled.

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Seed $7.5m

CIA-backed Aussie start-up goes to seed funding

Sydney computer-vision startup Visionary Machines closed a $7.5 million seed round led by Folklore Ventures with Our Innovation Fund co-investing, and appointed Amir Mashkoori, based in Silicon Valley, as its CEO.

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Seed $4m

OIF, Leigh Jasper back virtual inspection play Inspace

Virtual inspection platform Inspace has secured A$4 million in fresh capital, with Our Innovation Fund leading the round alongside Leigh Jasper, Investible and Artesian. OIF partner Geoff Levy joins the board.

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BLAST OIF | Edition I

OIF Ventures' first portfolio newsletter: OIF Fund II closed above $100 million, plus recent raises at Go1, Circle In, Assignar, Arcade, Visionary Machines, Neara, Futurerent and Adventus.io.

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