Investor · 1 deal
Every published round Commercialisation Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canva | Seed | 19 Mar 2013 | $3m | Participant | TechCrunch Venture, SmartCompany |
Companies Commercialisation Australia has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canva | 19 Mar 2013, Seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Commercialisation Australia, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Commercialisation Australia has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Commercialisation Australia did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Doron Ben-Meir | Chief Executive | SmartCompany |
Stories naming Commercialisation Australia. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Women's Agenda interview with Canva co-founder Melanie Perkins on her SXSW Sydney conversation with investor Mary Meeker, covering Fusion Books, Silicon Valley rejections, and the early backers who funded the design platform.
Warrnambool surgical device maker LiVac signed a US purchasing deal with Premier Inc, opening hospitals to its retractor, while recalling earlier backing including a 2013 government grant as it prepares to seek new capital.
Australian tyre-recycling firm Green Distillation Technologies has received $10.2 million in federal grants and R&D incentives within $39.1 million raised to date, and is currently offering shares and convertible notes to fund plant expansion.
Podcast interview in which Hone's co-founder and chief executive recounts PhD research origins, early consulting work for CSIRO, a government commercialisation grant, and the pivot into grain-testing hardware.
SafetyCulture's founder tells a federal inquiry Australia must restore grant funding, simplify employee equity and ease tech visas to build a world-class startup culture, citing his own grant-backed growth from a Townsville garage.
Perth mining IoT firm GET Trakka has been acquired by CR and American Industrial Partners, effective late October; the piece also recalls its federal commercialisation grant and a state innovation award finalist placing.
Roundup covering Afterpay's eBay partnership and Coatue's $200m placement, Bay City Labs appointing a head of growth, a NASA executive keynoting StartCon, and 1Password's US$200m Series A.
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Sydney online design startup Canva, founded by Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht and Cameron Adams, has secured a $3 million seed round from Australian and US backers after the founders met investors at a Hawaiian kitesurfing camp.
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