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

Fund close US$750m

Google Cloud launches US$750M agentic AI partner fund at Cloud Next

Google Cloud has committed US$750 million to a new partner fund for agentic AI resources and incentives, unveiled at Cloud Next; the piece also recalls Google's March acquisition of security firm Wiz.

Seed US$5m

Investment Notes: Lorikeet US$5M Seed

Square Peg led Lorikeet's US$5 million seed round for its AI customer-support automation platform, joined by Skip Capital and US angel investors, supporting the team's US expansion.

Also Square Peg Capital portfolio·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily

3 deals

Three Aussie entrepreneurs to watch

Profiles three founders: Kismet's Mark Woodland ($4m pre-seed for disability-services software), Forage's Tom Brumskill and Pasha Rayan (job-simulation platform, Series A and B), and Diolog's Amy Benson (self-funded investor-communications startup planning a seed round).

Also Blackbird Ventures portfolio·Startup Daily

Seed $7.5m

Accel, Square Peg back Chronicle's tool for presentations that won't put you to sleep

Presentation startup Chronicle, based in Sydney and San Francisco, announced a $7.5 million seed round led by Accel and Square Peg, with angels from several major tech companies participating.

Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany

Series B $25m

Investment notes: Athena AU$25m Series B

Square Peg explains its rationale for leading Athena's Series B, joined by Hostplus and Airtree, with analysis of the Australian mortgage market, the challenger lender's model, and its founding and senior team.

Also Startup Daily·Australian FinTech·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Crunchbase News

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Investment Notes: Dovetail

Blackbird's investment note explains its backing of Dovetail, a platform for UX researchers founded by Benjamin Humphrey and Brad Ayers, covering its customer growth and community among UX professionals.

Also Blackbird Ventures portfolio·Blackbird Ventures portfolio·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·TechCrunch Venture

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