Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News

An undisclosed US investor has contributed to a $NZ15 million Series A capital raising round by a New Zealand cancer therapeutics company.

A European private capital firm has made a $5.25 billion indicative offer for one of Australia's largest insurance broking businesses.

Federal and Queensland state government funding has been revealed as part of a previously announced $46 million fundraising for the defence-focused development of a hypersonic aircraft engine.

A Brisbane start-up that has developed a fibre-optic communications security system that could provide high security for data centres has raised seed funding of $2.4 million.

The Gates Foundation and international research funding organisation Flu Lab have led a $34 million funding round which will support a clincal trial in the US for an Australian-developed drug.

A local venture firm has joined US venture firms and prominent individual investors in providing $US30 million for a San Francisco-based data collection start-up.

Australian angel investors and a US venture firm have invested in a oversubscribed Series A round for a company that has developed a software platform for managing investment funds.

A New Zealand private equity firm has invested in an expanding Māori-focused healthcare services network.

A growth capital investment firm has led a $7.5 million capital raising for a workforce management software company.

A climate tech investment firm has provided seed funding of $3 million to a Melbourne company which is developing air conditioning technology that it claims will be the most energy efficient on the market.

A climate technology investment firm and a UK energy utility have jointly invested $10 million in an Australian home battery technology company to to boost its international expansion, especially in the UK.

An ASX-listed small cap investment firm has led a $6 million investment round in a privately owned insurance technology company.

A Silicon Valley-based growth capital firm has invested $35 million in a company that provides software to support front office functions for law firms.

A global private capital firm is to become the largest shareholer in a power business that provides energy to nearly half-a-million New Zealand homes and businesses.

US firm leads $98 million investment round in Melbourne-based healthcare sector artificial intelligence company.

A Belgian agtech investment firm has led a $30 million investment round in a Queensland company that produces automated agricultural equipment.

Two venture capital firms have led a $2.3 million capital raising round for a start-up that is developing specialised artificial intelligence co-pilot technology.

A family office has taken a substantial stake in a wellness supplements business.