Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
Federal government support for quantum computing has continued with the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation leadng a $20 million funding round for a company that is developing quantum cybersecurity.
Full storyA responsible investment-focused private equity firm has announced plans for a long-duration energy storage investment platform.
Full storyA US firm is nearing completion of a $NZ100m-plus investment in a New Zealand wealth management company.
Full storyA US growth capital firm has invested $445 million to acquire a majority stake in a Sydney-based software company.
Full storyAn industry superannuation fund has contributed to a $27.5 million Series C investment round for a UK company that has developed specialised medical imaging tools.
Full storyA small companies investment vehicle seeking open-ended opportunities has made its first investment, in a business that replaces refrigerator seals.
Full storyUS-based global climate venture capital funds have led a $24 million investment round for a Sydney company that has developed specialist software for managing fleets of electric vehicles.
Full story'AI for robots' start-up attracts $2m
18 Mar 2025 - Investment activity
$2 million in pre-seed funding has been provided to a start-up that is developing artificial intelligence to enable robotic devices to operate autonomously.
Full storyA US venture capital firm has led a $25 million investment round for a Melbourne-based healthcare administration technology company.
Full storyA fund raised primarily to provide follow-on funding for a venture capital firm's most successful investees has made it's first investment in a company that had not previously been backed by its sponsor.
Full storyAn ASX-listed scale-up business is to acquire a company that provides an online marketplace for technolgy founders to connect with investors.
Full storyA $660 million growth capital fund is to make its first investment in a business seeking to disrupt the legal sector globally.
Full story$40m for employee wellbeing software
11 Mar 2025 - Investment activity
A leading venture capital firm and an ASX-listed online employment listings company have led a $40 million investment round for an employee wellbeing software provider.
Full story$15 million in growth capital has been invested in a company that has developed energy storage units for rooftop solar.
Full storyPrivate capital-backed US business acquires Brisbane software company
09 Mar 2025 - Investment activity
A private capital-backed US business has acquired a Brisbane company that specialises in producing business-to-business (B2B) commerce software.
Full storyGlobal firm to invest $1.2bn into local data centres development
08 Mar 2025 - Investment activity
A global private markets investor is to acquire a Sydney-based data centre developer and invest $1.2 billion into scaling the business up to become an Australia-wide next generation data centre platform.
Full storyRevised $3.35bn indicative offers have won two US private equity firms due diligence access to the books of an ASX-listed wealth management company.
Full storyA global provider of artificial intelligence (AI) powered customer service software is to acquire a Sydney company in the same space.
Full storyA superannuation fund has co-led a $179 million investment round in artificial intelligence that analyses medical scans.
Full storyAn online insurance company has attracted $11 million in funding as it competes with big insurance firms for easy-access commercial business.
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