Chairman, Pinstripe Media

David Koch

Roles

Role	Organisation	Sources
Adviser	Adviser Ratings	Startup Daily
Chair	ausbiz	Startup Daily
Chairman	Pinstripe Media	Startup Daily (Thu 21 Apr 2022), Startup Daily (Thu 3 Oct 2019), Startup Daily (Fri 5 Jul 2019)
Chairman	ausbiz	Startup Daily
Host (former)	Sunrise	SmartCompany, Startup Daily

Disclosed deals

Every published round David Koch 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
No published deals recorded yet.

Portfolio

Companies David Koch has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.

Company	What it does	First invested	Rounds	Led
No portfolio companies recorded yet.

Funds

Fund closes reported for David Koch, as distinct from the investments it has made.

Fund	Announced	Committed	Target	Close	Sources
No fund closes recorded for David Koch yet.

Portfolio companies acquired

Companies David Koch has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal David Koch did.

Company	Bought by	Kind	Announced	Price
No portfolio company of David Koch is recorded as having been acquired.

Coverage

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

9 deals

Eight Aussie startups that raised $81.5 million this week

Roundup of eight local raises totalling roughly $81.5 million: generative AI, sustainable packaging, VR medical training, optical radar, drinks, preventive health and wholesale retail software.

SmartCompany Fri 8 Dec 2023 Andisor Arkeus Everlab Leonardo.Ai Planet Protector Packaging SourseAI Vantari VR Aconex Amaysim Cartier Women's Initiative Crocs Deliveroo Epic Games First Choice Foodspring Go1 Kogan Mobile LaunchVic Nexba OIO OVO Mobile Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sunrise the federal government The Iconic Vodafone Westmead Acova Capital Afterwork Alice Anderson Fund Antler Australia b2venture Beaten Zone Venture Partners Blackbird Ventures Centerstone Capital CoAct Capital Flying Fox Ventures Gaorong Capital Jam Pad Investments Main Sequence Ventures Minderoo Foundation Salus Ventures Side Stage Ventures Significant Early Venture Capital Sirius Capital Smash Capital Ten13 TIRTA Ventures David Koch Nishan Wijemanne Pat Cummins Paul Greenberg Dr Andrew Forrest Anshul Jain Chris Gillis Drew Bilbe Dr Dr Jonathan Nebauer Dr Dr Kate Cornick Dr Dr Steven Lu Jachin Bhasme JJ Fiasson Joanne Howarth Marc Hermann Matt Jones Nicola Forrest Dr Nishanth Krishnananthan Sam Kothari Simon Olsen Steve Baxter Tanya Hyams-Young Troy Douglas Vandana Chaudhry Dr Vijay Paul

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Series A

VC Sprint Ventures backs media startup ausbiz amid Series A+ raise

Brisbane VC Sprint Ventures has invested in business news streamer ausbiz, whose Series A+ raise continues; the company also added a new Head of Product and an extra market commentator to its on-air desk.

Startup Daily Thu 21 Apr 2022 ausbiz 7Plus Adviser Ratings Dolby IG Iress Pinstripe Media Telstra Sprint Ventures Andrew Geoghegan Ben Haylock David Koch David Scutt Kyle Rodda Kylie Merritt Llew Jury Nadine Blayney

4 deals

Lactamo and Xceptional have won $40,000 each in St George's Kick Start pitch competition

Two startups took out St George's 2020 Kick Start pitch contest, each receiving a $40,000 grant, while two runner-up ventures were awarded $10,000 apiece from the program's prize pool.

Startup Daily Mon 9 Nov 2020 Diffuse Energy Lactamo Xceptional Sunrise Westpac St. George David Koch Etta Watts-Russell Martine Jager Michael Tozer

News

David Koch is launching a new live stream Australian business service

David Koch and Kylie Merritt are preparing to launch ausbiz, a free live-streaming business and startup news channel, in early 2020, with a Koch-led seed raise nearing completion and partnerships including Adviser Ratings and Iress.

Startup Daily Thu 3 Oct 2019 Adviser Ratings ausbiz Canva CRIISP Deputy Iress Pinstripe Media Practice Ignition Twitter Xero Angus Woods David Koch Ingrid Willinge Kylie Merritt Nadine Blayney Ross Kidd

Series A $1.5m

Financial advisers are backing a crowdfunding campaign for an $11 million independent ratings startup

Adviser Ratings, a Sydney-based startup that rates financial advisers, has launched a Series A crowdfunding campaign on Birchal, seeking $1.5 million toward marketplace and licensee-rating products; shareholders had already put in $1 million.

Startup Daily Fri 5 Jul 2019 Adviser Ratings Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Australian Securities and Investments Commission Birchal Pinstripe Media UNSW Sydney Angus Woods David Koch Mark Hoven Matt Vitale Peter Kell

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