Investor · 2 deals

Base Capital

Disclosed deals

Every published round Base Capital 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
FoodByUs	Series B	30 Jan 2023	$12m	Lead	Macquarie Capital Trawalla Group F J Labs FJ Labs	AgFunderNews (Wed 3 Apr 2024), SmartCompany, AgFunderNews (Thu 2 Feb 2023), Startup Daily
FoodByUs	Series A	15 Nov 2021	$10m	Participant	Macquarie Capital F J Labs	Startup Daily (Mon 30 Jan 2023), SmartCompany (Tue 7 Jun 2022), SmartCompany (Thu 28 Apr 2022), SmartCompany (Mon 28 Mar 2022), SmartCompany (Fri 19 Nov 2021), AgFunderNews, Startup Daily (Mon 15 Nov 2021)

Portfolio

Companies Base Capital has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.

Company	What it does	First invested	Rounds	Led
FoodByUs		15 Nov 2021, Series A	2	1

Funds

Fund closes reported for Base Capital, as distinct from the investments it has made.

Fund	Announced	Committed	Target	Close	Sources
No fund closes recorded for Base Capital yet.

Portfolio companies acquired

Companies Base Capital has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Base Capital did.

Company	Bought by	Kind	Announced	Price
No portfolio company of Base Capital is recorded as having been acquired.

Coverage

Stories naming Base Capital. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

19 deals

Data snapshot: From ‘lightning in a box’ to microbial carbon capture, agrifoodtech investment moves upstream in Australia as investors focus on climate mitigation

A data review of 2023's ten largest Australian agrifoodtech raises, topped by Loam Bio's US$73.2 million Series B, showing funding down 33% as capital concentrated in upstream climate-mitigation startups.

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Six Australian startups that secured $94 million in capital this week

Roundup of six Australian startup raises totalling $94 million: Q-CTRL, Hnry, FoodByUs, F4S, STRAAND and Lenexa Medical, backed by investors including Salesforce Ventures, AirTree, Base Capital, Investible, Unilever Ventures and Stoic VC.

Also stoicam.com.au

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The week in agrifoodtech: Plant-based salmon reels in $12m, new funding for ag robots, Impossible layoffs

Weekly agrifoodtech roundup: funding for FoodByUs, New School Foods, BloomX and others, acquisitions by CropX and Growy, plus layoffs at Impossible Foods and Glovo.

Also AgFunderNews·AgFunderNews

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Catering marketplace FoodByUs raises $12 million in Series B

A wholesale hospitality procurement marketplace has closed a Series B led by a South African venture firm, with a New York investor, a Melbourne group and its founding backer also participating, after a 2021 raise.

Startup Daily Mon 30 Jan 2023 FoodByUs Menulog Base Capital FJ Labs Macquarie Capital Trawalla Group Ben Lipschitz Gary Munitz Tim Chandler

Also AgFunderNews·SmartCompany·AgFunderNews

Series A $10m

Restaurant supplier marketplace FoodByUs raises $10 million series A

Australian hospitality procurement marketplace FoodByUs has raised a $10 million Series A led by Macquarie Capital, with Base Capital and F J Labs participating, to fund sales, marketing and product development.

Startup Daily Mon 15 Nov 2021 FoodByUs Menulog Xero Base Capital F J Labs Macquarie Capital Ben Lipschitz Dan Phillips Gary Munitz Tim Chandler

Also AgFunderNews·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily

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