Investment Notes: Index
Blackbird's investment note explains why it led Index's A$3.5 million seed round with Bain Capital Ventures, Y Combinator and industry angels, profiling the planning platform built by two former Canva and Atlassian staff.
Venture capital fund · 2 deals
Every published round Bain Capital Ventures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | Seed | 11 Feb 2025 | $3.5m | Lead | Startup Daily, Forbes Australia, Blackbird Ventures | |
| GoCardless | Series D+ | 18 Dec 2020 | $130m | Lead | Australian FinTech (Thu 2 Sep 2021), Australian FinTech (Fri 18 Dec 2020) |
Companies Bain Capital Ventures has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoCardless | 18 Dec 2020, Series D+ | 1 | 1 | |
| Index | 11 Feb 2025, Seed | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for Bain Capital Ventures, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Bain Capital Ventures has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Bain Capital Ventures did.
Stories naming Bain Capital Ventures. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Blackbird's investment note explains why it led Index's A$3.5 million seed round with Bain Capital Ventures, Y Combinator and industry angels, profiling the planning platform built by two former Canva and Atlassian staff.
US fintech investor Michael H. Giles has invested A$6.9 million in Brisbane-listed payments provider Change Financial, taking a 19.99% stake via his vehicle FinTech HQ to support its US expansion.
Payments firm GoCardless announced a Series F round of AUD$126 million led by Bain Capital Ventures, to fund its open banking strategy and expansion into e-commerce payments.
Also Australian FinTech