Venture capital fund · 1 deal
Every published round a16z 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumi Interactive | Seed | 22 Jun 2022 | $9.7m | Lead | SmartCompany (Wed 14 Dec 2022), Startup Daily (Mon 25 Jul 2022), SmartCompany (Wed 22 Jun 2022), Startup Daily (Wed 22 Jun 2022), Women's Agenda, Galileo Ventures portfolio |
Companies a16z has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumi Interactive | 22 Jun 2022, Seed | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for a16z, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies a16z has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal a16z did.
Stories naming a16z. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
A monthly Crunchbase roundup of five lesser-known AI funding deals: Greyparrot's Series B, Emesent's equity-plus-debt package, SoundHealth's Series A, Forge Industries' round and Cascade's seed raise.
Mobility newsletter: a new autonomy index puts Chinese robotaxi operators on top; Cargofy raises $11m, XDOF $70m; Carro buys CarPlace; plus driverless partnerships and a Waymo recall.
Startmate brought its 2026 intake to San Francisco for investor meetings and a Demo Day hosted by Stripe; Melbourne alumnus Fluency's Accel-led US$6 million seed round is recalled.
Mobility newsletter roundup: Uber's robotaxi deal with Rivian, Nvidia's automaker partnerships, Advanced Navigation's Series C, other startup raises, and acquisitions including Amazon's purchase of robotics startup Rivr.
Blackbird partner Niki Scevak argues SaaS is not dead; winners will be companies that reinvent for AI, citing Canva's AI pivot and Kaleido acquisition, plus Heidi Health's new software category for doctors.
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Birchal's co-founder and CEO argues in an opinion piece that letting customers invest alongside venture backers builds loyalty, pointing to past raises by Replit, Zero Co and Thriday as examples.
Profiles Stori, an AI game-worldbuilding startup by founder Nilushanan Kulasingham: pre-seed investment by Antler and investor Jason Calacanis, plus a place in AWS's GenAI Accelerator.
Sydney HR-and-payroll firm Employment Hero announced a TCV-led Series F reaching unicorn valuation; the profile covers its products, remote workforce and global ambitions, citing rival raises.
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Cut Through Ventures' quarterly analysis shows Australian startup funding down 42% year-on-year at A$739 million over 77 deals, with Pet Circle's $75 million Series D from Prysm Capital the period's largest round.
Ignition Lane's weekly wrap: Tiger Global's losses and past Australian bets, MilkRun and TradeSquare closures, Cyara's Spearline acquisition, a Co Ventures pre-seed fund, Square Peg's partner promotion and LaunchVic's 30×30 picks.
Ignition Lane's year-end review of 2022 tech news: shifting VC sentiment, record Australian fund raises, grocery delivery failures and shutdowns, local M&A, crypto fallout, awards, and global stories from Twitter to ChatGPT.
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Ignition Lane's weekly tech roundup covering record Australian VC fund raises, several green-tech startup funding rounds, Deliveroo's administration, the FTX collapse, and takeover offers for ELMO and Nitro.
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Ignition Lane's weekly wrap reports falling Australian venture funding, lists several startup raises and fund raises, covers Chargefox's acquisition, Volt's closure, the Zip-Sezzle merger termination, and global tech news.
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Australian gaming studio Lumi Interactive, founded by Lauren Clinnick and Christina Chen, has raised a US$6.75 million seed round led by a16z to grow its wellbeing-focused mobile game Kinder World.
AfterWork Ventures explains why it invested in Functionly, an organisational design tool, citing the founding team's track record, product-led growth, and the opportunity to replace spreadsheet-heavy HR processes.
A profile of open banking API provider TrueLayer, covering its founding, backers, Australian leadership and expansion plans, with no new funding, hires or transactions announced.
Analysis arguing tech billionaires' funds are investing in mining startups, citing past backing of KoBold Metals and Lilac Solutions, and urging Australian junior miners to position for this interest.