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Every published round 500 Startups took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LottieFiles | Series B | 16 May 2022 | $37m | Participant | Crunchbase News, Square Peg Capital, Square Peg Capital portfolio | |
| Gilmour Space | Series B | 28 Sep 2018 | $19m | Participant | Startup Daily (Wed 30 Jul 2025), Startup Daily (Tue 29 Jul 2025), Startup Daily (Fri 16 May 2025), Startup Daily (Mon 24 Feb 2025), Startup Daily (Mon 19 Feb 2024), @AuManufacturing (Fri 11 Aug 2023), Startup Daily (Tue 1 Dec 2020), @AuManufacturing (Mon 30 Sep 2019), Startup Daily (Thu 17 Jan 2019), Blackbird Ventures portfolio, @AuManufacturing (Wed 5 Dec 2018), SmartCompany (Mon 15 Oct 2018), SmartCompany (Mon 1 Oct 2018), Startup Daily (Fri 28 Sep 2018), @AuManufacturing (Fri 28 Sep 2018) | |
| Canva | Seed | 19 Mar 2013 | $3m | Participant | TechCrunch Venture, SmartCompany |
Everyone 500 Startups has named to a program in published coverage. A place in a program is not a raise: the cheque is the figure recorded with the place, which is the program's standard terms where we hold them, and a blank is one we don't.
Companies 500 Startups has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canva | 19 Mar 2013, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Gilmour Space | 28 Sep 2018, Series B | 1 | 0 | |
| LottieFiles | 16 May 2022, Series B | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for 500 Startups, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies 500 Startups has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal 500 Startups did.
Stories naming 500 Startups. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
The Northern Territory government and Darwin firm Paspalis have launched a $20m co-investment fund, each committing $10m, to back businesses expanding into the Territory; applications are open.
Square Peg led a thirty-seven million dollar Series B in animation platform LottieFiles, with XYZ Venture Capital, GreatPoint Ventures, Automattic and returning backers 500 Startups, M12 and Adobe also taking part.
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Square Peg's investment note explains why it backed e-scooter operator Neuron's US$18.5 million Series A with GSR Ventures, highlighting the company's city-permit strategy across Australia and New Zealand.
Weekly funding roundup: UpGuard raises $25m, Tanggram $5m, Endua launches with $5m, Cubiko $1.7m, The Village Co $1.2m, Tribu $1.25m, SmartOysters and BatNav crowdfund, Chipper Cash closes US$100m, and Main Sequence's fund closed.
Profile of digital health company Naluri, covering its chronic disease care platform, a stated US$4 million Series A at US$23 million pre-money, earlier Malaysian grants, accelerator programs and planned regional expansion.
Property platform Transactor raised a seed round, passed two billion dollars in transactions, and added Silicon Valley investors Adrian Salamunovic and Allan Cutler plus marketer Travis Lamont.
Sydney online design startup Canva, founded by Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht and Cameron Adams, has secured a $3 million seed round from Australian and US backers after the founders met investors at a Hawaiian kitesurfing camp.
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