Investor · 1 deal
Every published round Blue Sky 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go1 | Seed | 12 Dec 2016 | $4m | Participant | Our Innovation Fund, SmartCompany (Mon 18 Mar 2019), SmartCompany (Tue 14 Aug 2018), SmartCompany (Tue 13 Dec 2016), Startup Daily |
Companies Blue Sky 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go1 | 12 Dec 2016, Seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Blue Sky Ventures, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Blue Sky Ventures has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Blue Sky Ventures did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Elaine Stead | MD (former) | Startup Daily (Mon 23 May 2022), Startup Daily (Mon 12 Dec 2016) |
Stories naming Blue Sky Ventures. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Weekly tech wrap: cloud-market trends, Tiger Global's cheques into Stake, Shippit and Carma, new VC funds, several acquisitions, grocery delivery startups Send and Quicko collapsing, and Elaine Stead joining M8 Ventures.
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Square Peg looks back on putting US$6 million into Airwallex's Series A+ alongside Tencent, Sequoia China, Gobi Partners and MasterCard, explaining why cross-border payment infrastructure needs fixing.
Republished AFR report recalls Go1's earlier backing and Series C investors, including OIF, while its reported Series D at a billion-dollar valuation remains in progress and a listing is flagged.
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A funding roundup reporting raises by training marketplace GO1, online grocer YourGrocer and wearable payments startup Inamo, alongside government grant funding and accelerator programs backing Australian startups.
An Australian online training platform has secured fresh capital from new and existing backers, plus a government grant, valuing it above fifteen million dollars as it plans overseas offices.