Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
Criicism from an unsuccessful applicant has raises questions on how successful ten years of government funding has been in developing a substantial Australian medical innovation commercialisation industry.
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A leading Australian venture capital firm has confirmed it has contributed to a record $US2 billion seed funding round for a start-up founded by former OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati.
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PwC Australia divests division to private equity-backed business
18 Jul 2025 - Investment activity
A private equity-backed global business has acquired the restructuring services division of a leading professional services firm.
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An Auckland-based seed fund has reached first close and made its first investment.
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A US firm has led a $23 mllion capital raising round for a Sydney advertising technology company that provides a platform on which brands and publishers work together to promote products.
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The role of artificial intelligence (AI) in fund management accounting will be one of the topics to be discussed by an industry panel at the next Private Capital Breakfast.
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A Sydney-based debt collection technology company which is backed by a number of Austrailan venture capital firms, has made a further US strategic acquisition.
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A listed technology advisory business is planning to acquire a technolgy co-working spaces provider for $5.5 million.
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$200m debt funding for divorce loans start-up
14 Jul 2025 - News
A listed financial services company is to provide a $200 million debt warehouse facility to a start-up that provides up-front financing for people who are unable to raise legal fees for divorce proceedings.
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A super fund is to exit an agriculture business it has built up over seven years to a global private investment firm.
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An ASX-listed building services company has agreed to be acquired by private equity for $1.3 billion.
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Women’s magazines business up for sale
11 Jul 2025 - News
A private equity firm has confirmed it is seeking to exit a magazines business that owns Australia's two best know women's print titles.
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A new Adelaide-based early-stage technology investment firm has achieved a $13 million first close for its initial fund.
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A global investor in e-commerce and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has backed an Australian company that has developed AI-driven customer support.
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Venture funding falls back
09 Jul 2025 - News
Investors pulled back from providing venture capital funding across Australia in the second quarter of 2025, with female founders disproportionately affected.
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An Australian investment firm that specialises in consolidating small high growth businesses is moving on the US tattooing sector, after making a successful similar move on tattoo removal.
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A smaller business specialist private equity firm has returned to an area of previous success with an investment in a specialist foods company.
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A bid to take an ASX-listed online travel agency business private is providing intriguing private equity theatre and it looks like there will be some twists in the script still to come.
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The competition regulator has given a green light to an acquisition that will allow to private equity firms to exit a specialist hazardous materials handling and clean-up contractor.
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The Clean Energy Finance Corporation is investing up to $6 million to enable an electric vehicle-as-a-service business to lease trucks for use in delivering groceries to homes.
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