Startup · $3.2m raised
Melbourne, VIC
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Eugene raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Aliavia Ventures | Unnamed stage | - |
| Medical Angels | Unnamed stage | - |
Companies Eugene acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Kunal Kalro | Founder and CEO | LaunchVic, SmartCompany |
Stories naming Eugene. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Funding roundup covering six Australian-linked startups: Superpower's US$30m Series A, WeMoney's $12m Series A plus debt facility, InsightWise's $1m pre-seed, and Bupa's first venture investments in three health startups.
Five Australian digital health startups received a combined $3.25 million in stage-two grant funding from the Medical Research Future Fund, facilitated by ANDHealth.
Profile of ALIAVIA, the venture fund Marisa Warren and Kate Vale started to back women founders across Australia and the US, its Australian backers, and its portfolio companies Eugene, Loupe, HowToo and Othelia AI.
Profile of ALIAVIA, the venture fund Marisa Warren and Kate Vale run from California to back women founders across Australian and US markets; also covers its backers, early investments, and Warren's ELEVACAO program.
ALIAVIA Ventures has closed its debut fund at A$13.5 million. The US-based firm backs female founders bridging Australian and US markets; backers include Carol Schwartz, Tattarang, the Denholms, Euphemia, Dom Pym and Cynthia Scott.
Also SmartCompany·Women's Agenda·Forbes Australia·TechCrunch Venture
Weekly roundup reporting many startup funding rounds, Investible's fund close, Skalata's committed capital, hipages buying Builderscrack, Stack Sports acquiring Team App, and Level Equity's stake purchase in Eftsure.
Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily
A weekly roundup reporting ten Australian startups that together raised about $372 million, spanning pet e-commerce, marketplace software, fintech, used cars, cybersecurity, freight, data tools, genetic testing and payments anti-fraud.
LaunchVic has granted $300,000 to clinician syndicate Australian Medical Angels, which plans a Victorian branch investing up to $2 million into ten early-stage health startups, becoming the agency's seventh funded angel network.
The federal government's Boosting Female Founders Initiative has granted $12 million to 51 women-led startups, with Indigital and Ovira among the larger recipients named.
Genetic testing startup Eugene has raised $525,000 from angels including Gus Balbontin, Jon Williams and John McBain, plus Giant Leap and Slater and Gordon partners, to roll out its at-home genetic screening service.