Startup
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Barayamal raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| New South Wales state government | Accelerator | - |
| NSW Government | Accelerator | - |
Every published round Barayamal 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 Barayamal has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio companies recorded yet. | ||||
Fund closes reported for Barayamal, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Barayamal has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Barayamal did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of Barayamal is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies Barayamal acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Dean Foley | CEO | Australian FinTech |
Stories naming Barayamal. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
NSW Government grants worth $400,000 across 19 recipients include EnergyLab, Barayamal, Go Remote, Western Sydney Women and Scale Investors, funding events and initiatives aimed at closing the gender funding gap.
Four organisations join a NSW government diversity pre-accelerator program as delivery partners, running programs for migrant, disability and First Nations founders alongside two university-based partners already on the roster.
Profile of Dean Foley, who served in the air force before founding Barayamal, an accelerator for Indigenous entrepreneurs, with LaunchVic backing a Victorian expansion.
Stone & Chalk partners with not-for-profit Barayamal to host an Indigenous Accelerator program in Victoria, offering five unnamed startups grants, co-working and mentoring, plus a pre-accelerator at KPMG Melbourne.