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The platform behind Aussie Angels adopts the new name Ventari, positioning itself as infrastructure for fund managers and syndicates rather than angels alone, and shares customer endorsements and market figures.
AfterWork Ventures has promoted Jessy Wu, its first employee, to partner, with its founding partners praising her investment thinking, her advocacy work, and her role in building the firm's portfolio.
AfterWork Ventures explains why it reinvested in OwnHome's $31 million Series A led by Square Peg with Commonwealth Bank, having backed the rent-to-buy startup's pre-seed round in July 2021.
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AfterWork Ventures explains why it joined SwingVision's $2 million seed round led by Tennis Australia's Wildcard Ventures, alongside Roddick, Blake and the MyFitnessPal co-founders; the app brings pro-grade tennis analytics to amateurs.
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Community-backed VC fund AfterWork Ventures has collected $10 million in commitments toward a $30 million target, with founders including Simon Griffiths investing, and has hired Jessy Wu as head of community.
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US angel VC The Fund launches an Australia and New Zealand chapter, backed by local founder limited partners, with a four-person investment committee intending to back around 40 early-stage startups over two years.
Early-stage venture firm The Fund is expanding to Australia, naming a four-person local investment committee and founder limited partners to back pre-seed and seed startups across the region.