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An ASX-listed financial services company has invested $5 million in a software company which is scaling up to enter overseas markets.
Full storyA $350 million exit of a healthcare software business will generate a return of more than 2x after a five-year hold period.
Full storyInvestors have backed a hospitality jobs and digital training platform even as COVID-19 lockdowns have cut revenue.
Full storySeed funding has been provided for an early stage company working on a carbon capture and storage system that creates feedstock for carbon fibre production in the process.
Full storyAn Australian investment firm is to reinvest its returns from a SPAC deal which will result in one of its investees being listed on NASDAQ.
Full storyAn experienced investor and business operator has made a second investment in the parking control space.
Full storyA US software start-up has attracted seed funding from an Australasia and South-East Asia focused venture capital firm.
Full storyVenture and industry seed capital of $4 million has been provided to develop a product that will taste just like milk.
Full storyA $72m investment round will provide a plant-based meat substitute company with new partners in Europe as well as Asia.
Full storyA New York growth investment firm has invested in a second Australian company offering digital marketing management software.
Full storyA venture-backed company is about to launch a clinical trial of a drug which could be an alternative to gastric bypass surgery.
Full storyAn investor has blamed the decision to place a substantial investee company in administration on a class action brought against the company.
Full storyAustralian autonomous vehicle technology has been selected by a global automotive industry technology supplier.
Full storyA new funding round has valued a Melbourne-founded technology company at $2 billion, more than doubling its valuation since its last raise in 2019.
Full story$101m funding for scheduling software
30 Jul 2021 - Investment activity
SoftBank's Vision 2 global technology fund has led a $101 million funding round for a Brisbane-founded company that claims global leadership in scheduling software to manage out-of-office workers.
Full storyA leading European private equity firm is targeting acquiring an ASX-listed software company.
Full storyA big-four bank's corporate venturing arm has led a $35 million funding round for a pocket money app.
Full storyA major Japanese conglomerate has taken a 40% stake in an Australian developer of nature-based carbon credits.
Full story$5bn bid convinces infrastructure company to provide due diligence
28 Jul 2021 - Investment activity
An increased offer of just over $5bn has convinced a listed infrastructure company to offer due diligence to a bid syndicate.
Full storyA trans-Pacific venture fund has completed a first close at $129 million and made its first investment.
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