Executive Chairman and CEO, Seek Investments
Every published round Andrew Bassat 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 Andrew Bassat has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
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Fund closes reported for Andrew Bassat, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Andrew Bassat has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Andrew Bassat did.
Stories naming Andrew Bassat. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Venture firm Square Peg has confirmed two funds holding more than $1 billion between them, alongside a look back at its biggest bets, sell-downs and the acquisitions that delivered windfalls.
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Seek's venture arm has begun selling its remaining stake in Employment Hero, a year after a $95 million partial sale to KKR, following the recent resolution of their Federal Court dispute over API access.
SEEK's venture arm has begun a sale process for its remaining Employment Hero stake, following a $95 million partial sale to KKR and a resolved Federal Court dispute over API access.
Employment Hero has begun Federal Court action against backer Seek to halt its job-listing API shutdown; the piece recalls Seek's 2018 investment and KKR's $95 million stake purchase.
Retrospective timeline of Catch's journey from its 2006 launch through Tiger Global's investment, the Menulog and Luxury Escapes deals and Wesfarmers' $230 million acquisition, to Wesfarmers' announced wind-down.
Square Peg profiles its Global Tech Fund, a listed-markets strategy applying its venture investing approach to early-stage public tech companies, and outlines its team, edge, and focus on fintech, software and AI.
Breakthrough Victoria defends its spending and investment record against critics urging its abolition, pointing to portfolio companies, university partnerships and recent backing of startups including Aravax.
Sidekicker, an Australian and New Zealand casual staffing marketplace, has raised $20 million from SEEK Investments to expand across ANZ and upgrade its platform.
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Ignition Lane's weekly column rounds up Australian raises including Octopus Deploy, Neara, Mr Yum and Archistar, ThinkTilt's sale to Atlassian, Latitude's ASX listing, and US moves by Tiger Global, UiPath and Squarespace.
Also Startup Daily
SmartCompany reports SEO startup Longtail UX raised $2.25 million from Woolworths' W23 and Global Retail Brands, recalling earlier raises led by Investec and backed by Andrew Bassat and Sean Larcombe amid surging e-commerce demand.
Also Startup Daily
Sydney search-optimisation software firm Longtail has raised $2.5 million from individual backers including Seek's co-founder, valuing it at $25 million, to fund sales expansion across Australia, the UK and the US.
British online degree platform FutureLearn receives a large investment from Australian jobs group Seek for a half share, valuing it highly; Seek recently also backed US learning platform Coursera.
GO1 raised a Series B round above $30m, led by Microsoft's venture fund M12, with SEEK, Y Combinator and newcomer Larsen Ventures investing; M12 takes a board seat.
The university assessment platform has raised new backing co-led by SEEK Investments and Glitch Capital, which it will use to enter the American market.