Investor · 4 deals
Every published round AustCyber 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.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WorldStack | Grant | 13 Feb 2020 | $225k | Lead | Startup Daily, ARN (ARNnet) | |
| Quad IQ | Grant | 13 Feb 2020 | $300k | Lead | Startup Daily, ARN (ARNnet) | |
| Cynch | Grant | 13 Feb 2020 | $200k+ | Lead | Startup Daily, SmartCompany | |
| Airlock Digital | Grant | 13 Feb 2020 | $1.3m | Lead | Startup Daily, ARN (ARNnet) |
Companies AustCyber has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airlock Digital | 13 Feb 2020, Grant | 1 | 1 | |
| Cynch | 13 Feb 2020, Grant | 1 | 1 | |
| Quad IQ | 13 Feb 2020, Grant | 1 | 1 | |
| WorldStack | 13 Feb 2020, Grant | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for AustCyber, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies AustCyber has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal AustCyber did.
Stories naming AustCyber. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
An Antler investor memo profiles Aona AI, a pre-seed startup founded by Bastien Cabirou and Salim Sebkhi that helps companies manage security and compliance risks of workplace AI tools.
Sydney cyber security firm Haventec announced an $11 million capital round led by Macquarie Group and Future Now Capital, funding US expansion, alongside two North American hires and recent industry award wins.
Leona Murphy retires as Stone & Chalk Group chair after six years, succeeded by board member Richard Kimber. Michael Bromley serves as the newly appointed CEO.
Melbourne cyber security firm HackHunter has released its Pursuit WiFi tracker for detecting rogue wireless devices, after winning a start-up award and with backing from a government cyber fund.
Four organisations receive matched grants totalling over $1.6 million under the second round of AustCyber's $15 million government-backed cyber security projects fund, with Cybermerc the largest recipient at $1.2 million.
A regtech showcase urged Australian government support for startups to aid post-COVID recovery, noting ProvenDB recently drew funding from a US venture capital firm for blockchain cybersecurity work.
Seventeen cybersecurity projects share the final round of the federal government's AustCyber Projects Fund, with details released for thirteen recipients and their matched industry funding.
Also ARN (ARNnet)
Cyber security startup Cynch Security received a government grant plus matched industry funding for an SME cyber research project with Deakin University; women-led HackHunter also won funding among ten AustCyber-backed projects.
Also Startup Daily