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Every published round Goldman Sachs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secure Code Warrior | Series C | 24 Jul 2023 | $72m | Participant | SmartCompany (Fri 22 Dec 2023), Startup Daily, Forbes Australia, SmartCompany (Thu 27 Jul 2023), ARN (ARNnet), SmartCompany (Fri 14 Jul 2023) | |
| Xpansiv | Unnamed stage | Jan 2023 | $181m | Participant | Startup Daily | |
| v2food | Series B | 21 Oct 2020 | $77m | Participant | Startup Daily (Thu 11 May 2023), Startup Daily (Fri 6 Aug 2021), SmartCompany (Fri 6 Aug 2021), AgFunderNews (Thu 5 Aug 2021), Startup Daily (Wed 14 Jul 2021), TechCrunch Australia, SmartCompany (Thu 5 Nov 2020), AgFunderNews (Tue 27 Oct 2020), Startup Daily (Sun 25 Oct 2020), AgFunderNews (Wed 21 Oct 2020), Crunchbase News, Startup Daily (Tue 20 Oct 2020), @AuManufacturing | |
| Secure Code Warrior | Series B | 11 Dec 2019 | $70m | Lead | ARN (ARNnet) (Mon 24 Jul 2023), SmartCompany (Tue 21 Jul 2020), SmartCompany (Mon 6 Jan 2020), SmartCompany (Tue 17 Dec 2019), Startup Daily, ARN (ARNnet) (Wed 11 Dec 2019), AirTree Ventures portfolio |
Companies Goldman Sachs has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secure Code Warrior | 11 Dec 2019, Series B | 2 | 1 | |
| v2food | 21 Oct 2020, Series B | 1 | 0 | |
| Xpansiv | Jan 2023 | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Goldman Sachs, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Goldman Sachs has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Goldman Sachs did.
Stories naming Goldman Sachs. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Street Talk reports Thoma Bravo is preparing Nearmap for an ASX re-listing, targeting a valuation above $US4 billion, having hired Goldman Sachs and Barrenjoey. No float has occurred yet.
Weekly roundup reporting Australian startup funding rounds and government grants, a venture fund close, agreed acquisitions, an IPO pricing, a collapse, plus executive hires and AI policy developments.
Weekly people-moves column: new executives at allt, SQC, Redbelly Network, InDebted and Neara, including Clive Dickens joining allt's board and Chris McNamara becoming InDebted's CEO.
Collections technology firm InDebted has named Chris McNamara as chief executive and Brendan Lee as chief financial officer, filling a search opened when founder Josh Foreman shifted to a founder and executive director role.
Xpansiv has wrapped a growth equity round with Blackstone, Macquarie, CBA, Goldman Sachs, Aware Super and Aramco Ventures among its backers, as the IPO hopeful looks to fund expansion in Australia and globally.
Data page reporting Visaible.ai's $1 million seed raise from August 2026; the Sydney hotel-booking platform's founder Sam Rich previously worked at Bain and Goldman Sachs.
Analysis of OpenAI's completed $122 billion raise at an $852 billion post-money valuation, covering NVIDIA, Amazon and SoftBank participation, a bank credit facility, retail demand, and a delayed IPO plan.
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Analysis of OpenAI's completed $122 billion raise at an $852 billion post-money valuation, examining its mix of vendor compute, contingent commitments, retail participation and debt, and arguing the company now operates as an infrastructure utility.
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Brookfield has tabled a fourth, richer proposal for Reliance Worldwide, which opened its books; the plumbing group's profit slumped on tariffs and copper costs, and it has hired advisers to assess the approach.
Cerberus Capital Management has instructed Goldman Sachs to launch an auction of Lincoln Place, its Australian land lease communities business, seeking a price above $1 billion after nearly a year of sale preparations.
Analysis of Sierra's $950 million raise at a $15 billion valuation with Tiger Global and GV at the lead, weighing its revenue multiple, Fortune 50 customer lock-in, and competition from OpenAI and Anthropic's ventures.
Blackbird's post explains why it led Elyos's Series A with PiLabs, YC and 468 Capital, profiling the AI phone-agent startup for trade businesses, its traction and its three founders.
Folklore Ventures brings Albert Bielinko in as a partner, recounting his decade as a Titanium Ventures general partner, his earlier investments, and Enable's later acquisition by Flintfox.
Online used-car platform Carma slid on its ASX debut after a $70 million IPO; the piece recalls its earlier seed, Series A and convertible note raises and names its backers.
Melbourne AI medical-notes startup Heidi Health has banked a $98 million Series B led by Point72 at a $704 million valuation, adding two senior clinical and commercial hires to its leadership.
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Swedish BNPL firm Klarna is preparing a renewed New York float, seeking as much as USD1.27 billion at a valuation a source puts at USD12.5-14 billion, after earlier delays.
Heidi Health, whose AI tool drafts doctors' clinical notes, has added $26.8 million to its Series A in a round led by Headline, with Local Globe and Anthology also taking part.
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Weekly market commentary from DigitalX covering Bitcoin's slide amid government and Mt. Gox selling, its spot Bitcoin ETF's approval to quote on the ASX, and Goldman Sachs' tokenisation fund plans.
Uber has agreed to acquire Delivery Hero's foodpanda Taiwan operation for $950 million, alongside a $300 million subscription of new Delivery Hero shares; completion is targeted for the first half of 2025.
Australian job-simulation edtech Forage has been bought by US education company EAB on undisclosed terms; the story also recalls its accelerator days and earlier venture raises.
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Tidal Ventures profiles team member Kieran O’Neill, who moved from KPMG and London banking through co-founding Hometime into the firm’s seed investing team in 2022.
ABGF invests $10 million in Solbari, a Melbourne sun-protective apparel brand, marking the growth fund's second woman-led backing and funding wholesale and overseas expansion.
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A year-end countdown of 2023's twenty largest agtech funding rounds, from biofuels and carbon marketplaces to farm robotics, with EcoCeres' $400 million raise at the top.
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A year-end SmartCompany roundup counting down 2023's ten largest Australian startup raises, headed by Employment Hero's $263m Series F, with investor details and commentary on fewer mega-rounds and continued under-representation of women co-founders.
Square Peg partner James Tynan interviews Neara's chief commercial officer Jack Curtis on the company's 3D modelling of energy networks, doubling grid capacity, and constraints on the energy transition.
Square Peg's blog runs a conversation from its 2023 AGM in which partner James Tynan interviews Neara's chief commercial officer Jack Curtis about the company's grid-modelling software and the energy transition.
Heidi Health, whose AI tool trims paperwork for family doctors, has banked a $10 million Series A round led by returning backer Blackbird, with co-investors including Hostplus and Hesta.
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Fintech Driva launches a multi-year partnership letting carsales shoppers see personalised finance options on private vehicle listings; the article also recalls Carthona Capital's earlier backing of the startup.
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.
Weekly roundup of four Australian startup raises totalling $115.7 million: Secure Code Warrior's Series C, Lyre's, IMRA and Naked Life's crowdfunding record, alongside commentary on funding for women founders.
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Salesforce is shutting its Australian venture arm amid global layoffs. Local head Mike Ferrari has departed, and the unit's Australian investments will now be run from the company's American headquarters.
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Byron Bay payments fintech Zepto has hired Laura Mineo as chief financial officer, returning from New York where she was CFO at Rokt and an executive director at Goldman Sachs.
Invoice-financing firm Timelio's founding couple have stepped down as a shareholder rights issue raised $7.5 million, with a new chief executive appointed; the piece also recalls earlier backing and a bank unit purchase.
Blackbird's investment note announcing it led Edrolo's Series B, recalling Startmate's first cheque and Blackbird's seed leadership in 2013, and profiling the education company's growth since.
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Driva has raised $6 million in a round led by Carthona Capital, with follow-on backers and angels joining, to double headcount, build its brand, and expand into trade-ins and vehicle listings.
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Wholesale Investor profiles Altive's Unicorns Fund, a closed-end private equity vehicle backed by Alibaba and Pacific Century Group, opening pre-IPO technology opportunities to Australian investors, with a team drawn from Goldman Sachs and Macquarie.
Weekly roundup reporting numerous Australian and New Zealand startup raises, Icehouse Ventures securing fund capital, GitLab's IPO, two acquisitions, Clover's closure, and Openpay's debt facility.
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Indian BNPL platform ZestMoney announced a $50 million Series C investment from Australian firm Zip, which takes a minority stake; the round remains open to existing backers such as Goldman Sachs and Quona Capital.
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Blackbird's investment note announcing it led Forage's US$25 million Series B alongside Lightspeed, Funders Club and new backers, with Tom Humphrey joining the board, plus a profile of Forage's preskilling platform.
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