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Blast OIF | 24 things from 2024

OIF Ventures' 2024 review: two portfolio companies acquired, a talent-leadership hire, its fourth fund deploying, new investments in eight named startups and nine follow-on rounds.

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Alberts Impact Ventures: 2023 in review

Investor's own year in review: five new portfolio companies, a follow-on into ULUU, the Verve Super exit, the Equity Clear gender-reporting initiative, a first founders' retreat, and a sweep of awards for portfolio companies.

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Blast OIF | 23 things from 2023

OIF Ventures' year in review: full Eftsure exit, Opportunity Fund close, Visory, DataMasque and Nullify backed, follow-ons at Inspace and Dataweavers, new team members and portfolio milestones.

FUNDED April 2023

Techboard's monthly roundup counts 40 Australian startup raises worth $498m in April 2023, headlined by Saluda Medical and Eucalyptus, plus smaller rounds and fund closes by Purpose Ventures and Proto Axiom.

Alice startups join forces to support working parents

Two Alice Anderson Fund portfolio startups have partnered to create educational content helping managers support breast-feeding parents returning to work, with pump cushions available for purchase online.

Caregiver software start-up Circle In bucks dire investment trend for female-led start-ups, raises $2m in funding

Melbourne family-care benefits platform Circle In has closed a $2m round, adding Alberts Impact Ventures to existing private backers and LaunchVic's Alice Anderson Fund, while research highlights shrinking venture money for women-only founding teams.

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BLAST OIF | Edition VI

OIF Ventures' newsletter announces leading Nullify's pre-seed round, two investment team hires, portfolio company awards and product launches, and Go1's acquisition of Anders Pink.

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BLAST OIF | Edition III

OIF Ventures' third monthly portfolio roundup: XM Cyber's roughly billion-dollar sale to Schwarz Group, Assignar's secondary raise, new investments in Inspace, mod.io and Atelier, plus portfolio awards, customers and product launches.

BLAST OIF | Edition II

OIF Ventures' newsletter rounds up portfolio achievements: award wins and list placements for several companies, new product launches, and partnerships including Go1 with Employment Hero and Adobe, plus community masterclasses and webinars.

BLAST OIF | Edition I

OIF Ventures' first portfolio newsletter: OIF Fund II closed above $100 million, plus recent raises at Go1, Circle In, Assignar, Arcade, Visionary Machines, Neara, Futurerent and Adventus.io.

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Ignition Lane’s Weekly Wrap: Zoom boom, Redbubble hits unicorn, Rocket Lab takes off

Weekly roundup column covering Zoom's record quarter, Redbubble reaching unicorn valuation, founder share sell-downs, a new secondary fund launch, and funding rounds for mental health and e-commerce startups.

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“Working flexibly has been fast-tracked”: Circle In launches COVID-19 product to support parents working from home

Circle In launched a COVID-19 Parent Portal for employers of working parents, signed international clients, and closed an investment round led by existing investor Our Innovation Fund, with the amount undisclosed.

YOU DESERVE A RAISE: The week's major startup funding rounds

A weekly roundup reporting several Australian and New Zealand startup raises, including Circle In, Equiem, HealthChase, RateIt, Swoop Aero and Tell Me Baby, plus startup funding via Mars and Antler programs.

Workplace parental support startup Circle In secures $1.5m seed investment

Circle In, a platform helping employers support employees through parental leave and working parenthood, has raised a $1.5 million seed round from Our Innovation Fund, with its founders and the fund's partner welcoming the partnership.

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