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Every published round Aura Group 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 Aura Group has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BetterX | 16 Mar 2025, Series A | 1 | 0 | |
| Harvest B | 30 Jul 2021, Pre-seed | 1 | 1 | |
| Hatch | 19 Feb 2024, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Lygon | 28 Sep 2021, Seed | 1 | 1 | |
| Shippit | 16 May 2017, Series A | 2 | 2 | |
| Tixel | 13 Dec 2024 | 1 | 0 |
Companies Aura Group's own portfolio page lists that no published round yet places it in. The page is the source; the round is being looked for.
| Company | Site |
|---|---|
| catapult sports logo | catapult.com ↗ |
| haast | - |
| haast logo | haast.io ↗ |
| isaacus logo | isaacus.com ↗ |
| Olivia123 | olivia123.com ↗ |
| shippit logo | shippit.com ↗ |
| tixel logo | tixel.com ↗ |
Fund closes reported for Aura Group, as distinct from the investments it has made.
| Fund | Announced | Committed | Target | Close | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aura Conduit House Hospitality Fund 1 | Nov 2020 | $10m | $50m | Interim | SmartCompany, Aura Group portfolio |
Companies Aura Group has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Aura Group did.
Stories naming Aura Group. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Aura Ventures portfolio company Haast has closed a US$12 million Series A, with Peak XV Partners leading and DST Global Partners, Airtree and Black Sheep Capital joining, funding product development and international expansion.
Aura Group's letter says the firm is preparing an ASX listing within two years, credits its 66-strong multinational team and 1,600 clients, and points to compound growth and 2024 net inflows.
Aura Group has hired brokers, lawyers and an auditor as it weighs floating on the ASX within two years, alongside a planned pre-listing capital raise to fuel expansion.
Aura Group has appointed investment industry veteran Jason Coggins, formerly of Koda Capital, to its advisory board, adding research and governance experience as the manager grows its Asia-Pacific alternative assets business.
Aura Group has hired Cynthia Koh, a compliance veteran of more than 20 years in asset management, to strengthen governance and regulatory compliance across its Asia-Pacific operations.
Aura Group's compliance chief since 2020, Nathan Harris, steps up to the newly created chief operating officer role, taking effect at once while temporarily keeping his regulatory oversight duties.
Aura Group's promotional piece showcases portfolio company Shippit's capital-efficient logistics growth and announces that Aura Venture Fund III is opening to investors; no amounts, closings or new company raises are stated.
Aura Group announces Mina Rafla joining as Associate Director in its private credit arm, recounting his earlier roles at Macquarie, Commonwealth Bank and Greensill Capital and his lending focus.
Aura Group's 2024 retrospective: team growth, a senior distribution appointment, award-winning fund performance, nine startups added to its portfolio, a SPAC funding round with OSK-SBI leading, exits, divestments, plus a new XT Ventures alliance.
Aura Ventures has signed a deal to sell its Integrated Portfolio Solutions stake to DASH Technology Group, its third divestment within a year, after DASH raised $20m from Bailador in July.
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Aura Group has hired Dan Annan, a two-decade funds management veteran from BlackRock, BetaShares and Cosmos Asset Management, to lead distribution across its institutional and high-net-worth channels.
Aura Group announces Jack Remond has joined as an analyst on its private credit team, handling investor reporting, portfolio analysis and deal due diligence; he previously worked on securitisation trusts at Perpetual.
Aura Ventures announces Sabrina Zeng has joined as corporate development manager, citing her background across banking, Fishburners and UNSW, and the firm's funds and regional presence.
Aura Group introduces Elijah Su'a as a quantitative researcher, citing his modelling and forecasting projects and honours study in maths and statistics at Macquarie University.
Aura Group announces Sabrina Zeng has joined Aura Ventures in a corporate development role, bringing banking, startup ecosystem and academic experience.
Aura Group has appointed Dino Pesce, a financial services sales veteran, as Head of Origination in its Property Credit team, where he will help expand lending for commercial asset purchases.
Jelix Ventures explains why it joined Hatch's December 2023 funding round, citing the founders' track record, an AI job-matching product, strong customer feedback and a large addressable market.
Aura's column traces family offices' rise into major capital players, their philanthropy and succession challenges, and notes the closure of its Shippit co-investment vehicle plus Dan Annan's appointment as Distribution Director.
Aura Ventures announces Annie Liao has joined as Investment Associate, covering deal origination and platform strategy, with an interview tracing her prior roles at Westpac, BCG and Archangel Ventures.
Aura Group has hired Elizabeth Dinh, previously CEO of Acceler8 Capital, to lead its Australian real estate credit strategy serving corporate borrowers.
Aura Group announces Darryl Tom joining to lead private wealth and family office services, then walks through five choices families face when establishing a family office, covering charters, assets, services, structures and governance.
Aura Group's venture arm Aura Ventures is advertising a Sydney-based Investment Associate role to support its investing in Australian technology startups. The post is a recruitment notice with standard legal disclaimers, naming no funding.
Aura Group's Calvin Ng reflects on his own 2008 layoff, discusses current tech layoff trends and economic conditions, and encourages redundant workers to see job loss as an opportunity, noting his firm's recent team growth.
Aura Group marks the second anniversary of its Tactical Opportunities Fund, citing performance against falling benchmarks, monthly investor distributions, donated fees, and an ongoing charitable partnership with Opportunity International Australia.
Aura Group announces Calvin Ng's appointment as a director of portfolio company BNK Banking, then analyses Ray Dalio's work on shifting world orders and whether Bitcoin could become a global reserve currency.
Aura's venture arm has closed a $10 million special-purpose vehicle set up to co-invest in Shippit's planned Series B2 round, with support from existing and new institutional limited partners.
Aura Group reports BNK Banking Corporation has agreed to sell mortgage aggregator Finsure to MA Financial Group for $151.6 million, with APRA approval received and completion expected in early February 2022.
Investment firm Aura Group announces the board appointment of veteran banker Helen Yap, previously country head for DBS Bank and OCBC Bank in Australia, as an independent non-executive director.
Aura Group reports its Aura Venture Fund I is performing in the top quartile for its vintage, driven by portfolio companies including Shippit, Gamurs and Integrated, with further liquidity expected this year.
Aura Ventures led a A$5 million pre-Series A round in blockchain fintech Lygon, joined by ANZ and CBA, marking the second deal from Aura Venture Fund II, which first closed in December 2020.
Aura Group announces managing director Calvin Ng has joined BNK Banking Corporation's board as a non-executive director, alongside independent director Michelle Guthrie; the article also recalls Finsure's merger with Goldfields Money.
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Aura Group's analysis of venture capital exits, reviewing recent Australian deals such as MessageMedia's sale and several funding rounds, then explaining the three liquidity paths: IPOs, trade sales and secondary sales.
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Aura Group announces Bermuda-listed investment holding company Somers Limited has bought a 15% minority stake in it, with Somers' manager ICM expected to collaborate on investments across the Asia Pacific region.
Aura's private equity arm announced a follow-on investment in Kim Health Care's US$24 million Series B, led by Singapore's ABC World Asia, backing the Vietnamese dental clinic chain Kim Dental and its laboratory Labo.
Aura Group's 2020 review recounts several exits, the Anytime Fitness Asia buyout, a new special situations fund launch, and growth in funds under management despite the pandemic.
Square Peg has closed a $600 million fourth fund, capping a year in which Australian venture funds collectively gathered over $1.6 billion, with closes by Blackbird, OneVentures, Equity Venture Partners, Antler, Tidal and others.
Esports media network GAMURS, backed by publisher Aura Group, has acquired gaming guides site Pro Game Guides, with Aura financing the deal; executives from both companies and Aura's fund are quoted.