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Startup · $50m raised

Assignar

Denver

Coverage

Stories naming Assignar. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

Pre-seed

BLAST OIF | Edition VI

OIF Ventures' newsletter announces leading Nullify's pre-seed round, two investment team hires, portfolio company awards and product launches, and Go1's acquisition of Anders Pink.

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2 deals

Alternative liquidity investor SecondQuarter raises $83 million for 2nd fund backed by Andrew Forrest, Sam Kroonenburg & Dom Pym

Secondaries fund SecondQuarter has reached an $83m first close on its second vehicle, aiming past $100m, with founder-angels and Minderoo among new backers; its portfolio includes past sales of ActivePipe and A Cloud Guru.

Also Techboard·Startup Daily

2 deals

VC fund defies the downturn, raising $100m in 24 hours

OIF Ventures has closed its third fund at $140m, beating its original $100m target, with founder backers including Peter Lilley and Andrew Barnes; earlier trade sales underpin its strong returns.

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2 deals

A Cloud Guru founder Sam Kroonenburg signs on as a partner in SecondQuarter Ventures

A Cloud Guru co-founder Sam Kroonenburg joins SecondQuarter Ventures as venture partner as it closes $100 million for fund two; the piece also recalls A Cloud Guru's sale to Pluralsight and Moxiwork buying ActivePipe.

Also Techboard·Startup Daily

Funding announcement

NASDAQ giant swoops on Canberra start-up in $500m+ deal

OIF Ventures republishes an AFR report on NetApp buying Canberra data-technology firm Instaclustr for a reported $500 million-plus, covering founder paydays and the fund's returns, including a 20-times outcome on its early backing.

2 deals

Investors look for billion dollar Aconex repeat as Mastt secures $9.5 million

Construction software firm Mastt has banked $9.5 million from OIF Ventures and other backers, including the Aconex founders' fund, to fuel its push into the United States and Middle East.

Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Cut Through Venture·Startup Daily

5 deals

BLAST OIF | Edition III

OIF Ventures' third monthly portfolio roundup: XM Cyber's roughly billion-dollar sale to Schwarz Group, Assignar's secondary raise, new investments in Inspace, mod.io and Atelier, plus portfolio awards, customers and product launches.

2 deals

Tiger Global places another Aussie bet, this time on Assignar

Tiger Global led a US$16.5m secondary funding round in construction software firm Assignar, co-led by SecondQuarter Ventures, with Fifth Wall and HighSage taking part; past backers and a $20m Series B are recalled.

Also OIF Ventures portfolio

9 deals

BLAST OIF | Edition I

OIF Ventures' first portfolio newsletter: OIF Fund II closed above $100 million, plus recent raises at Go1, Circle In, Assignar, Arcade, Visionary Machines, Neara, Futurerent and Adventus.io.

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9 deals

Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: Intersekt highlights, $100m Kiwi exit, tech sucker trade, the week in raises

A weekly technology roundup reporting a New Zealand booking software firm's sale, an Australian beauty retailer's acquisition, several venture raises, executive share sales at an e-commerce firm, and a new government fund committee.

Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily

4 deals

The $3 million bet on the next construction tech unicorn

OIF's blog republishes an AFR report on Matrak's $3m convertible note round led by Simon Yencken, recalling his earlier seed, Assignar's prior raises, and Aconex's sale to Oracle.

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