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Singapore
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round AirTrunk raised.
Every published round AirTrunk 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.
Companies AirTrunk has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio companies recorded yet. | ||||
Fund closes reported for AirTrunk, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies AirTrunk has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal AirTrunk did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of AirTrunk is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
The transaction that ended AirTrunk's run as a startup, per published coverage. It closes the funding history too, where it is the ladder's last rung.
| Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackstone | Acquisition | 23 Dec 2024 | $24b | Forbes Australia (Mon 23 Dec 2024), SmartCompany (Tue 10 Dec 2024), ARN (ARNnet), SmartCompany (Wed 4 Sep 2024), Forbes Australia (Wed 4 Sep 2024) |
| Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets | Acquisition | 8 Apr 2020 | - | mingtiandi.com, ARN (ARNnet) |
Companies AirTrunk acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Company | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumina CloudInfra | Acquisition | 26 Apr 2026 | - | TechCrunch Venture, This Week in Australian Startups |
Stories naming AirTrunk. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Weekly digest: Firmus withdraws its planned listing, Square Peg reaches a billion-dollar close on two vehicles, MUFG clears regulators to buy Grow Inc, and Lubdub, RocketDNA, Energy Bay and Metal all raise.
Macquarie Capital has invested an undisclosed sum in Singapore-based data centre developer Zerra DC, which plans hyperscale expansion across the Asia-Pacific region and is developing a Queensland campus with Macquarie's involvement.
Weekly roundup recording a dozen raises and acquisitions, Firmus's scheduled float, a new $50m venture fund, a founder share sale, grant winners, an accelerator intake, and an AI agent's government breach.
Also DealStreetAsia·Dealroom·This Week in Australian Startups·AFR Technology·AFR Technology·Startup Daily·AFR Technology·AFR Technology·ABC News Technology·iTnews
Future Secure AI's pre-listing round, led by Robin Khuda, Square Peg, Yarra Capital, Firetrail and Macquarie Asset Management, is nearing completion, with notes converting at a US$1.3 billion ceiling before an ASX float.
Weekly roundup noting AirTrunk's completed purchase of India-based Lumina CloudInfra, alongside items on Heidi Health's ARR milestone, Techboard's analysis of unannounced 2025 funding rounds, and Microsoft's planned Australian AI investment.
Also TechCrunch Venture
Galileo Ventures argues Australia risks missing the AI revolution, proposes a five-pillar national investment strategy, and announces Fund II to back AI founders, citing its Fund I portfolio and Airtrunk's sale as evidence.
Data centre company AirTrunk's multi-billion-dollar sale to Blackstone and a Canadian pension board is celebrated by founders of South Asian heritage, who see Robin Khuda's journey as inspiration for Australia's startup ecosystem.
Also Forbes Australia·ARN (ARNnet)·SmartCompany·Forbes Australia
Blackstone, joined by Canada's pension fund, has acquired data centre operator AirTrunk in its largest Asia-Pacific investment, valuing the company at $24 billion; the piece also recalls Macquarie's earlier backing.
Macquarie Asset Management has wrapped up its second opportunistic property vehicle, MREP, at $1.9 billion in commitments; the story also recaps the manager's earlier property investments across Asia, Europe and the US.
Macquarie's infrastructure arm has acquired an 88 per cent stake in hyperscale data centre operator Airtrunk, valuing it above $3 billion, with backers and its founder selling; the company earlier completed an $850 million financing in 2018.
Also mingtiandi.com