Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News

A local biotech investment firm and a US early-stage venture capital firm have invested $4 million into a company which is seeking to improve the IVF process especially for women aged 35 and above.

Existing investors have provided $13 million in additional funding to an online share trading platform as it continues to expand into adjacent areas.

A Sydney-based real-time video analytics company has raised $17 million which it plans to use to boost its sales in overseas markets.

The world's largest producer of lithium has invested in an Australian start-up that has developed a lightweight material for electric motors that is expected to make electric vehicles significantly more efficient.

The country's three leading independent venture capital firms have participated in a $466 million late-stage funding round for a fintech company that is now based overseas.

Sovereign wealth fund The Future Fund has acquired just under 10% of NSW and ACT electricity transmission utility Transgrid in a $1 billion-plus deal.

Venture capital firms have contributed to a capital raising round for a restaurants discount bookings app business which is expanding in the UK.

ASX-listed online travel bookings company Webjet has knocked back a $314 million private equity acquistition proposal after the potential acquirer revealed it had control of more than 10% of the company's shares.

A Sydney alternatives investment fund manager, which invests on behalf of wholesale investors, has made a growth investment in a beauty brands business.

A US private equity firm has taken an undisclosed minority stake in a Sydney childcare centres business even though anticipated private equity exits from the sector remain on hold.

A US venture capital firm has participated in a funding round for a Melbourne-based legal sector automation business.

A venture capital firm has led a $6 million seed-funding round for a start-up that has developed automated compliance software.

A multi-family office has taken a majority stake in a family business that is Australia's major manufacturer of ice cream cones.

A US venture capital firm has led a $37 million investment round in a Sydney-based company that has developed software that enables the creation of artificial intelligence (AI) agents.

A US specialist B2B software investment firm has led a $38.4 million Series A funding round for a company that provides a platform to create and share digital business cards.