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| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Dohmke | CEO | SmartCompany, Blackbird Ventures portfolio |
| Nat Friedman | CEO (former) | Startup Daily, SmartCompany, Blackbird Ventures portfolio |
| Abi Noda | Product Manager (former) | Tech Funding News - Australia, TechCrunch Venture |
Stories naming GitHub. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Melbourne GRC startup CyberHeed has released Live Integrations, which continuously pulls configuration signals from tools like GitHub and Microsoft products to assess compliance controls in context, extending its SmartPrep capability.
BuildPass, a Melbourne construction software maker, says its American business now exceeds a fifth of revenue half a year after opening in Austin, with growth credit from Mighty Partners funding the expansion.
Xbow, a startup using AI for cybersecurity, has closed a $120 million round co-led by DFJ Growth and Northzone at a valuation topping $1 billion, with five other investors participating.
Roundup of a quiet funding week: Melbourne workforce-platform maker 2cloudnine banked over $7.5m, algae-ingredient maker SeaStock $740,000 from government accelerator FaBA, while San Francisco's Sumble emerged with $59m.
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Atlassian has agreed to buy DX, a tool that measures engineering team output, for $1 billion — its biggest deal yet — after also announcing The Browser Company purchase this month.
Australian venture investors AirTree, Blackbird, Square Peg and OneVentures review their 2022 deployment and fund raises and predict capital efficiency, venture credit, consolidation and selective funding will shape 2023.
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A weekly roundup covering five funding rounds: HealthMatch's Series C, Monday Distillery's crowdfunding, Sonder's Series B, Lleaf's bridge round, and Spice AI's seed raise.
Blackbird's investment note explains why it joined Spice AI's seed round led by Madrona Ventures, describing the web3 data and AI infrastructure platform and its founders.
Ignition Lane's weekly roundup: Zip's deal for Sezzle, Zeller's unicorn raise, several Australian funding rounds, Startmate backing Provvy, a space manufacturing grant, NZVC's first close, and tech's response to Russia.
FourthRev has raised an $11.2 million Series A to grow its university-partnered digital skills programs, after a prior seed round led by US investor Reach Capital.
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Australian edtech FourthRev has closed a seed round led by Reach Capital, with Emerge Education, Dunce Capital and two angels, following a pre-seed a year earlier, and plans US expansion.
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Weekly roundup reporting Salesforce's Slack acquisition, several ASX listings, multiple Australian startup raises, OneVentures' fund tranche close, and international deals including Facebook buying Kustomer.
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Atlassian has acquired Colorado-based Slack helpdesk startup Halp for an undisclosed sum. Halp previously raised US$2 million in April 2019 from Matchstick Ventures, Slack and Techstars at a US$9.5 million post-money valuation.
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Blackbird partner examines plant-based and cultivated meat startups, announcing the firm's recent backing of Brisbane's Heuros and recalling its investment in New Zealand's Sunfed, arguing Australia can lead this space.