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Box

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

Series A $18m

Accelerating Global Adoption for Fraud Prevention | Darwinium

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.

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Fund close $500m

Telstra Ventures banks $500 million for Fund III focused on 'c'

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.

Also Startup Daily·Techboard

10 deals

Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: Netflix comparisons, ScoMo's digital epiphany, Bitcoin's face-off

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.

Also Startup Daily

12 deals

Ignition Lane’s Weekly Wrap: Canva’s rise, Clubhouse plays Twitter, Slack’s Australian slog

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.

Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily

12 deals

Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: Atlassian's win in the Salesforce-Slack deal, Shopify sets new records, Afterpay's US sales are tops

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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Arxxus — where did it all go wrong?

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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Funding announcement

Arxxus facing liquidation with $5.4M debt

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.

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