Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
Biotech incubator raises $20m
29 Aug 2024 - New funds and fundraising
A new biotech incubator and investment firm has raised $20 million to date and is seeking to raise another $10 million.
Full storyTwo venture firms have led a $2.3 million capital raising round for a company that has developed artificial intelligence aided technology for use in early childhood education.
Full storySuper fund’s $1.1bn venture loss
27 Aug 2024 - Performance
Australia's largest industry superannuation fund has written off more than $1.1 billion on a US venture capital investment.
Full storyAn Indian venture capital firm has doubled down on its support for a Sydney-based fintech business financing company leading a $35 million investment round.
Full storyA Sydney-based firm has made the first investment from its new growth capital fund in a New Zealand-based cross-border payments platform.
Full storyGovernment investor in line for a 70x return
25 Aug 2024 - Performance
A government investor is in line for a 70x return with an ed-tech company accepting strategic investment from a US private equity firm.
Full storyA female founder-focused venture capital firm has begun fundraising for its second fund.
Full storyUber to close acquired Australian business
23 Aug 2024 - Performance
Ride share company Uber is to close an Australian business it acquired only two years ago.
Full storyGlobal payments company Klarna plans to re-launch the Laybuy buy-now-pay-later platform after acquiring the New Zealand assets of the company out of receivership.
Full storyListed auto parts business Bapcor has confirmed it has had no engagement with Bain Capital since it rejected a $1.8 billion indicative buyout offer from the private equity firm in July.
Full storyA European bank has provided debt funding of $NZ130 million to a New Zealand solar energy debt investment firm.
Full storyA growth capital firm has exited its stake in a school management software company to a global private equity firm.
Full storyA leading super fund has led a $13.8 million investment round in a company which is developing a drug to treat agitation and aggression in dementia.
Full storySaudi company funds space tech start-up
20 Aug 2024 - Investment activity
A Sydney space technology company has raised pre-seed funding of $2 million from Saudi Arabia.
Full storyA technology venture studio which operates a similar business is behind the planned refinancing of an ASX-listed real estate fractionalisation investment platform.
Full storyInvestment from the federal government's green bank is helping boost the uptake of electric vehicles in Australia.
Full storyAn angel investor syndicate has provided $2.6 million in seed funding to a technology start-up that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to enable online testing for the eye disease glaucoma.
Full storyLocal activity expected from $18bn target Asian regional fund
17 Aug 2024 - New funds and fundraising
Local investment activity is expected from an Asian region private equity fund which is targeting to raise $18.74 billion.
Full storyThe first scale-up grants under the federal Labor government's Industry Growth Program include companies in the areas of fermentation technology and advanced battery manufacturing.
Full storyStaff lay-offs at solar panel developer
15 Aug 2024 - Investee news
A new technology solar panel development company has laid off staff and announced a change of chief executive.
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