Investor · 2 deals
Every published round Coca-Cola Amatil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doshii | Unnamed stage | 24 Aug 2018 | - | Participant | Australian FinTech, Startup Daily | |
| PlastX | Accelerator | 2018 | - | Participant | Startup Daily (Wed 26 Sep 2018), Startup Daily (Tue 21 Aug 2018) |
Everyone Coca-Cola Amatil has named to a program in published coverage. A place in a program is not a raise: the cheque is the figure recorded with the place, which is the program's standard terms where we hold them, and a blank is one we don't.
Companies Coca-Cola Amatil has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
Fund closes reported for Coca-Cola Amatil, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Coca-Cola Amatil has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Coca-Cola Amatil did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Alison Watkins | Group Managing Director | Startup Daily |
| Catherine Brenner | Director | Startup Daily |
| Chris Sullivan | Group Director of Partners & Growth | Australian FinTech, Startup Daily |
| Greg Mitchell | Executive (former) | SmartCompany |
| Randy Milne | National Business Manager (former) | anthillonline.com |
Stories naming Coca-Cola Amatil. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Fleet-logistics software firm Adiona Tech won the Sydney pitch competition and heads to the San Francisco finale vying for a US$1 million investment prize; Telstra and Third Sphere previously backed the company.
Interview with angel investor Natalie Collins, Woolworths Group commercial partnerships head, discussing her 25-startup portfolio, investment thesis and Coca-Cola Amatil venture background.
Roundup of four trans-Tasman companies that secured capital: a Series A for a brand-tracking platform, a deeptech pre-seed, a drinks brand's seed round, and a crowdfunded driver-safety app.
Roundup of Australian manufacturing items: DroneShield's Ukraine orders, CEO appointments at Bridgewest Perth Pharma and Sentinel Boats, SPC's community capital raise, LBT's underwritten raising, a university defence consortium, wine grants and new facilities.
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.
Also Alberts Impact Ventures portfolio·Alberts Impact Ventures portfolio·Women's Agenda·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Women's Agenda
Wholesale Investor profiles Dr Mark's HyGenie, an oral hygiene company that has raised $1.5 million in a Series A and received a $1 million Australian government commercialisation grant, and is now offering $5 million.
No-code platform Checkbox has landed fresh backing from Tidal Ventures and Sequoia India's Surge to speed overseas growth, while Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is named as a customer.
Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily
Carbon risk analytics startup Emmi launched with an undisclosed investment from Catherine Brenner, Tim Samway and Patrick Sieb, who join its board, alongside super funds. Founders Michael Lebbon and Ben McNeil lead the venture.
Blackbird announces it led an $8 million Series A in HIVERY, a Sydney AI startup optimising retail product placement for Walmart and Coca-Cola, co-founded by former Data61 data scientists.
Hatcher+ describes its AI-driven venture investing approach, current assets under management, existing backers in its H2 Fund, and a stated aim to grow assets, without announcing any completed raise.
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.
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.
IoT lighting maker Vivid Technology appointed SV Partners as voluntary administrators after failing to find long-term funding, having earlier received over $1.2 million in interim funding from investors.
Stockland teams with BlueChilli to launch a proptech accelerator offering startups upfront investment and follow-on funding; the piece also recalls JLL's proptech fund and names Xcelerate program participants.
Coca-Cola Amatil's corporate venture arm Amatil X takes an undisclosed 20 percent stake in hospitality API startup Doshii, while its Xcelerate accelerator, run with BlueChilli, names startups in its first cohort.
Also Australian FinTech
Adelaide hospitality-tech startup Bellr has raised seed funding and signed a national rollout deal with Coca-Cola Amatil to deploy its CRM app in venues promoting Vonu beer loyalty programs.
The ABC's Hack program examines Paper Plane, a startup charging participants $1,500 for a seven-week online course with placements at Scentre Group Westfield and Foyster Media, prompting debate over fees for internships.
Venture fund Uniseed led a million-dollar slice of probiotic drinks maker PERKii's four-million-dollar round, its first deal from its new $50 million fund, to fund a national launch.