Investor · 1 deal
Every published round Deutsche Bank 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DataMesh | Series A | 22 Feb 2023 | $30m | Participant | SmartCompany, Startup Daily, Australian FinTech, NAB Ventures portfolio |
Companies Deutsche Bank has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DataMesh | 22 Feb 2023, Series A | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Deutsche Bank, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Deutsche Bank has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Deutsche Bank did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Cathryn Lyall | Australian FinTech, FinTech Australia (peak body) | |
| Chum Darvall | CEO (former) | SmartCompany |
| Hussam EL-Sheikh | Engineer (former) | fintech.global |
| Tameem Ebrahim | Investment Banker (former) | ARN (ARNnet) |
Stories naming Deutsche Bank. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Swyftx has made Andrea Yuen permanent CEO and Cathryn Lyall Chair. Yuen moved up from CFO and interim Co-CEO; Lyall, a Seed Space Venture Capital partner, steps up from interim Chair.
Debt-data platform 9fin has banked a $170m Series C valuing it at $1.3bn, with HarbourVest leading and CPP Investments joining four returning backers, lifting lifetime funding beyond $250m.
Australian crypto brokerage Swyftx has made Cathryn Lyall its permanent Chair and Andrea Yuen its CEO, with co-founder Alex Harper stepping back from interim co-leadership to his board role.
Weekly roundup listing seven Australian startups and their raises, totalling $17.7 million across AI, packaging materials, fintech, digital health, music licensing, construction software and swimwear.
Also Startup Daily
Folklore's blog introduces new CFO Clare Power, who brings a quarter-century of finance experience from firms including Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, BT and Income Asset Management.
German energy group 1Komma5 has bought South Australian solar and air conditioning business Kozco Energy Group, its third purchase in Australia, after earlier buys Natural Solar and Solaray Energy.
Also RenewEconomy
Weekly roundup covering four startup raises: DataMesh's bank-backed Series A, GigaComm's shareholder funding, Chronicle's presentation-tool round, and MGA Thermal's seed via Shell's accelerator.
Sydney payments firm DataMesh Group has banked $30 million in Series A capital, with NAB Ventures at the helm and five newcomers joining; a $12 million pre-Series A from 2021 is also recalled.
Wholesale Investor profiles KPI-AI, an AI company whose autonomous trading platform, built on strategies used to advise major global banks, is seeking an investor to accelerate development and grow revenue.
HR platform FlexCareers has closed a $4.5 million round to build AI matching and analytics tools, encouraged by the NSW government, and recalls its $250,000 first raise in early 2015.
Speculation that an unidentified offshore strategic bidder, reportedly private equity backed, is preparing an indicative proposal for Australian financial software firm GBST, following Bravura Solutions' revised offer.
Innovation Victoria launches, merging Breakthrough Victoria and LaunchVic; Geoff Tarrant chairs the board, Monique Conheady deputises and Rod Bristow is CEO; Tarrant co-founded Payapps, bought by Autodesk in 2024.
Also Australian FinTech