Company
Every published round Future Super 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.
Companies Future Super 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. | ||||
Fund closes reported for Future Super, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Future Super has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Future Super did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of Future Super is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies Future Super acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Company | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verve Super | Acquisition | 29 Nov 2023 | - | SmartCompany, Women's Agenda |
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Geraldine Chin Moody | Non-executive Director | SmartCompany, Women's Agenda |
| Kirstin Hunter | CEO (former) · Founder | Startup Daily (Tue 11 Mar 2025), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (Fri 17 May 2024), Startup Daily (Tue 13 Jun 2023) |
| Simon Sheikh | Founder | Startup Daily (Tue 18 Mar 2025), Startup Daily (Tue 11 Mar 2025), Startup Daily (Thu 30 Nov 2023) |
Stories naming Future Super. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
King River Capital is wrapping up a A$157 million (US$100 million) fund for AI startups, with Future Super, David Gonski, Marinya Capital and the Smorgon family among its backers.
Birchal appoints Future Super founder and former Techstars Sydney managing director Kirstin Hunter as CEO after co-founder Matt Vitale stepped down in January; the crowdfunding platform recently banked $2m from retail investors.
Ethical fintech Maslow attracted 288 backers for a $409,676 equity crowdfunding round, largely founders from the impact sector, and hired two staff as it builds a subscription-based, at-cost financial services platform.
Hometime, a Sydney platform managing Airbnb properties, has banked $10m from Fifth Estate Asset Management to fund acquisitions, adding two directors; earlier raises and rival takeovers are also recalled.
Future Group has acquired Verve Super, a super fund aimed at women, with terms undisclosed; the piece also recalls earlier raises by Verve and by Future Super.
Future Super is buying Verve Super, a women-led super fund whose co-founders stay in charge as it joins the Future Group; the piece also recalls the startup's oversubscribed $3 million mid-year raise.
Q&A with Kirstin Hunter and Lauren Fong, who lead Techstars' new Sydney accelerator backed by the NSW Government, on their backgrounds and the first 12-company class starting in July.
Infradebt has reached first close on the capital raise for its Energy Transition Fund, backed by Grok Ventures and Jana, to lend to big batteries including Neoen's Capital Battery and Genex's Bouldercombe.
A daily roundup reporting the industry body ACS buying ADMA's data-marketing associations, Rhinohide's completed crowdfunding raise plus a new campaign, tech firms backing climate protests, and Peloton's planned float.