Investor · 2 deals
Every published round Australian Retirement Trust 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InDebted | Series C | 27 Sep 2024 | $60m | Participant | Business News Australia, Fintech News Australia, Australian FinTech (Thu 10 Apr 2025), Australian FinTech (Tue 25 Mar 2025), SmartCompany, Carthona Capital portfolio | |
| Abyss Solutions | Unnamed stage | 21 Nov 2022 | $15m | Participant | SmartCompany (Wed 21 Dec 2022), Techboard, SmartCompany (Thu 24 Nov 2022), Startup Daily, AirTree Ventures portfolio |
Companies Australian Retirement Trust has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abyss Solutions | 21 Nov 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| InDebted | 27 Sep 2024, Series C | 1 | 0 |
This is a stake in the fund itself, money that the fund's manager invests, not a stake in the fund manager.
| Fund | Manager | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Fund V | AirTree Ventures | techpinions.com, Startup Daily |
Companies Australian Retirement Trust has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Australian Retirement Trust did.
Stories naming Australian Retirement Trust. 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.
Sydney venture firm Airtree has completed the close of its fifth fund at $650 million, drawing backing from US institutional investors and Australian superannuation funds, with allocations set for early and growth stages.
Airtree Ventures has reached a first close on its fifth fund, drawing commitments from three US institutions plus returning local super funds, against a $650 million target.
Roundup of six Australian funding rounds this week: InDebted, Evolt, Restoke.ai, Mary Technology, Matilda and Demtech.ai, with investors, amounts, InDebted's valuation and a secondary component for early backers and staff.
Also Australian FinTech·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Australian FinTech·Fintech News Australia·Business News Australia
Weekly roundup covering six Australian startup raises totalling over $54 million, including Sapia.ai's Series A, rounds for Abyss Solutions, HMC Group and eQ8, plus smaller raises for Oceanfarmr and Subpod.
Robotics inspection startup Abyss Solutions has raised $15 million led by AirTree with Australian Retirement Trust support, having previously raised $3.25 million in 2020; its clients include BP, Exxon, Chevron, Total and Scottish Water.
OIF Ventures' site republishes AFR reporting on Dataweavers' $5 million Series A, which OIF led to back global expansion, and notes the firm's oversubscribed $140 million third fund closed that month.
Also OIF Ventures portfolio·OIF Ventures portfolio·dataweavers.com·Techboard