Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
Victorian state government funding of $2.5 million has been invested in a Melbourne company that uses insects to convert food production waste to protein ingredients for pet and livestock feed.
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A fintech start-up, launched less than 18 months ago, has been acquired by a UK company which recently entered the Australian market.
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A private equity-backed cyber security company is planning to merge with its UK partner to expand opportunities for both businesses.
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Venture capital investee in administration
15 Oct 2024 - Performance
A drone delivery company in which at least six venture capital firms have invested has been placed in voluntary administration.
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A new Gold Coast-based venture capital firm has raised half of the $50 million it is targeting for its first fund.
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A leading private equity firm has abandoned its investment in a business that operates some of Sydney's most famous restaurants.
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Companies owned by private equity firms are more likely to default on loans than other higher risk borrowers, Moody's Ratings has reported.
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Macquarie Group's venture capital team has led a $10 million funding round for a Sydney business that helps develop new beauty industry products.
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Venture capital funding drops sharply
11 Oct 2024 - News
Australian venture capital funding dropped sharply over the three months to the end of September.
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Merger provides strong return for venture firm
11 Oct 2024 - Performance
A Sydney venture capital firm is to receive a substantial return from the merger of a Melbourne-based procurement software business with an Auckland-based rival.
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An ASX-listed growth capital fund manager has made a follow-on investment in what it says is a rapidly growing software company.
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Additional funding has boosted an Australian quantum technology company's Series B investment round to $166 million.
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A leading venture capital firm has led a $5 million seed funding round for a start-up that has developed AI-drivent customer support software that can carry out much more complicated tasks than conventional bots.
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Westpac Bank is a cornerstone investor in climate change technology venture capital firm Virescent Ventures' second fund which has just achieved a $100 million first close.
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An Australian pre-seed venture fund has raised an oversubscribed more than $77 million.
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A growth investment firm has re-branded and made the final investment from its second fund in a media sales business.
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A struggling ASX-listed software company, which is under offer from a US private equity firm, has now received a rival offer at more than double the price but in a much more complicated deal.
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A global environmental foundation and an Australian energy utility company have jointly led a $17.5 million funding round for an Australian battery technology company.
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A $5 million venture investment will be used to take a previously boot-strapped event bookings system software company into new markets.
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Individual investors provide more than $15m for cancer drug trial
03 Oct 2024 - Informal venture capital
Individual investors have provided a Melbourne drug development company with more than $15 million to carry out its first clinical trial of a treatment for ovarian cancer.
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