Funding announcement
Seven ANZ startups that raised $111.5 million this week
Roundup of seven raises across the Tasman spanning fintech, marine tech, agtech, defence and AI, plus a first close for an ACT venture fund.
Executive, Westpac
Dianne Challenor
Roles
Coverage
Stories naming Dianne Challenor. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
3 deals
Constantinople raises A$62.5M Series B, nears unicorn status
Australian banking-tech firm Constantinople has closed a large Series B co-led by returning backers, per Dealroom; the piece recalls its earlier seed and Series A and highlights a client bank's full platform migration.
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$62.5m
Constantinople in stealth cash call, on fast track to unicorn status
Square Peg and Airtree Ventures led Constantinople's newly completed $62.5 million round, per Street Talk; backers expect another raise within a year, which would value the banking software firm near $1 billion.
2 deals
Sarah Thompson
Street Talk roundup: Tasman Capital's new fund reaches first close, EQT buys control of an NRL club, KKR eyes a Drifter exit, PAG dealmakers jump to Jardine Matheson, Colter Bay lands a debut loan.
6 deals
Five ANZ startups that raised $79 million in the past two weeks
Roundup of five raises across Australia and New Zealand: Constantinople's $50m Series A, Illuvium's US$12m, Forever Network's $6m, Starboard's NZ$5m seed and Medibis's $736,000 crowdfunding.
Funding announcement
8th Annual FinTech Awards 2023: Macgregor Duncan, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Constantinople, to be VIP Speaker
FinTech Awards names Constantinople co-founder Macgregor Duncan as VIP speaker for its August Sydney event, noting the banking startup's record $23 million seed raise with co-founder Dianne Challenor.
7 deals
Seven startups that raised $77.2 million this week (kind of)
Weekly roundup of seven Australian and New Zealand startup raises, headlined by a previously unreported $32 million seed for banking software venture Constantinople, plus new rounds for six other companies.
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