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Company
Coca-Cola
Funding history
Investors
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Coca-Cola raised.
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Companies Coca-Cola acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
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Coverage
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Exit / M&A
Sia significantly expands Australian footprint with Seven Consulting deal
Global consultancy Sia has acquired Seven Consulting, an Australian business transformation firm, roughly quadrupling Sia's local headcount and adding major banking, government and retail clients.
Exit / M&A
Sia accelerates its expansion in Australia with the acquisition of Seven Consulting
Consulting group Sia has bought Seven Consulting, an Australian transformation consultancy, adding Sydney and Melbourne offices, a Perth presence and major clients across banking, government and retail.
Also Dealroom·Dealroom·sevenconsulting.com·briefglance.com·melbourne-insider.au·cfotech.com.au·consultancy.com.au
13 deals
Six Aussie startups that raised $197.4 million this week
Roundup of six Australian funding deals: AutoGrab, Applied EV, Checkbox, Hometime, Factory and On the House, with amounts, investors, and Hometime's past acquisitions and raise history detailed.
Also Startup Daily
3 deals
Checkbox raises $35 million Series A to scale AI legal platform
Australian legaltech firm Checkbox has raised a $35 million Series A led by Touring Capital to grow its AI platform for corporate legal teams, with four institutional backers joining.
Unnamed stage
$1.5m
Two Aussie AI startups pitched to 500 Silicon Valley investors – we were there
Recap of Australian startups Adiona and Deeligence pitching at a global startup competition in San Francisco; the million-dollar investment prize went to a US battery company, but both gained customers and investor contacts.
Funding announcement
AI-powered fleet logistics startup Adiona Tech drives away with Startup World Cup Sydney win
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.
5 deals
Three Aussie startups that raised $11.4 million this week
Weekly roundup tallying three Australian raises: legal tech firm Plexus ($6m), cattle-probiotics startup Bovotica ($3.4m seed), and beauty group York St Brands ($2m Series C plus a $4m NAB credit line).
Funding announcement
Here are the 16 startups pitching at Startmate Demo Day this week
Preview of the sixteen startups in Startmate's Summer '25 Accelerator cohort pitching at Demo Day at Carriageworks, closing out Blackbird's Sunrise gathering in Sydney.
19 deals
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Aphea.Bio scores $78m for biologicals, Do Good Foods files Ch. 11, Chipotle’s avocado robots
Weekly agrifoodtech roundup reporting numerous funding rounds including Aphea.Bio, Bobbie and Sensand, a Coca-Cola-backed venture fund close, Do Good Foods' bankruptcy filing, and The Andersons acquiring Bridge Agri Partners.
Also AgFunderNews
Series B
Spotlight On: Franki Chamaki, HIVERY
Blackbird's founder chat interviews HIVERY's Franki Chamaki on the company's origins in a Coca-Cola hackathon, its values, and its growth plans following this year's Series B round.
Also TechCrunch Venture·Cut Through Venture·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany
2 deals
“A better way”: Startups are raising millions to bring tech solutions to retail
Two retail technology companies have secured investment: Kepler Analytics raised $22 million for in-store shopper analytics, while Remi.ai closed a $1.44 million seed round for its AI demand-forecasting software amid growing retailer adoption.
Also SmartCompany
Funding announcement
Investment Notes: Checkbox
Tidal Ventures explains why it backed Checkbox, a no-code expert process automation platform, recounting the pre-Series A round raised alongside Sequoia India's Surge and the founders' execution.
2 deals
Wisetech billionaire Richard White doubles down on $66 million series D for music licensing startup Songtradr
US music licensing marketplace Songtradr closed a US$50 million Series D backed by Australian institutions and Richard White, valuing it at US$300 million, after acquiring MassiveMusic, Tunefind, Pretzel, Song Zu and Cuesongs.
Also SmartCompany
Series A
$4.6m
KPMG just backed legal automation startup Plexus in a $4.65 million Series A raise
A Melbourne legal automation company has closed a Series A round led by KPMG, with Aconex and Message Media founders also investing, while KPMG's law arm formed a strategic alliance with the startup.
Also SmartCompany·SmartCompany