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Telstra Ventures has rebranded as Titanium Ventures, and the telco is exploring selling its stakes in the VC's funds as it tightens capital management. The firm has backed 99 startups since 2011.
Fraud-prevention platform Darwinium announces an $18m Series A with USVP at the helm and its earlier backers taking part, lifting lifetime funding to $26m; the CEO's former firm ThreatMetrix was bought by LexisNexis.
Telstra Ventures has completed a third fund worth half a billion dollars, drawing on dozens of new and existing backers, with early cheques already written into fifteen companies including FTX and Forage.
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Weekly technology roundup covering Australia's digital economy budget, multiple startup raises including SafetyCulture's unicorn round, Data Republic's administration, TikTok's new permanent CEO, and Bill.com's purchase of Divvy.
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Daily tech roundup covering Epic Games' billion-dollar raise, Degreed reaching unicorn valuation with a Series D, Gryphon's carbon-neutral bitcoin mining funding, Apple's announced event, and DigitalX's share surge.
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Ignition Lane's weekly roundup covers Canva's US$71 million raise, several Australian payments acquisitions and mergers, local raises by Cyble, Enboarder, Rendr and Basiq, plus overseas deals including Plaid, Box, Ramp and Coinbase's listing.
Weekly roundup reporting Salesforce's Slack acquisition, several ASX listings, multiple Australian startup raises, OneVentures' fund tranche close, and international deals including Facebook buying Kustomer.
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Long-time Australian Salesforce integrator Arxxus went into liquidation in February 2020 owing millions, including to Salesforce Ventures; the piece retraces its funded rise and rapid financial collapse.
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Salesforce partner Arxxus has entered administration owing creditors, including Salesforce Ventures and the tax office, more than $5.4 million, with liquidation likely; most local staff were let go and its app is being sold.