Investor · 3 deals
Every published round Google Cloud 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragonfly Thinking | Grant | 25 Jun 2024 | $300k | Participant | The Mandarin, SmartCompany | |
| Kindship | Grant | 21 Jun 2024 | $100k | Participant | SmartCompany (Fri 28 Jun 2024), SmartCompany (Fri 21 Jun 2024) | |
| Empathetic AI | Grant | 21 Jun 2024 | $100k | Participant | SmartCompany (Fri 28 Jun 2024), SmartCompany (Tue 25 Jun 2024), SmartCompany (Fri 21 Jun 2024) |
Companies Google Cloud has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragonfly Thinking | 25 Jun 2024, Grant | 1 | 0 | |
| Empathetic AI | 21 Jun 2024, Grant | 1 | 0 | |
| Kindship | 21 Jun 2024, Grant | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Google Cloud, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Google Cloud has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Google Cloud did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Migliorini | Vice President | SmartCompany, Forbes Australia |
| Kevin Ichhpurani | President of Global Partner Ecosystem | ARN (ARNnet) |
| Thomas Kurian | CEO | ARN (ARNnet) |
Stories naming Google Cloud. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Google Cloud has committed US$750 million to a new partner fund for agentic AI resources and incentives, unveiled at Cloud Next; the piece also recalls Google's March acquisition of security firm Wiz.
Pet-sitting marketplace Mad Paws has recommended a proposed $62 million takeover by US company Rover, with its Pet Chemist arm earmarked for VetPartners, while earlier raises are recalled.
Lending data insights firm MOGOPLUS appoints Ben Ford as growth consultant and announces a Google Cloud Marketplace partnership as it moves into AI-driven credit decisioning for lenders.
Antler's Australian arm announced $225,000 pre-seed investments in seven startups at its Portfolio Spotlight event, alongside a new Google Cloud partnership, with residency applications open.
Also SmartCompany
Profile of Dragonfly Thinking after its win in Australia's first AI Sprint, covering its $300,000 support prize, accelerator experience and product plans, plus brief AI news including raises by TrueState and Andromeda Robotics.
CyberCX has invested an undisclosed sum in Adelaide-founded whitelisting vendor Airlock Digital to support its push into the US and Europe. The piece also recalls CyberCX's earlier acquisitions of Tracer Cloud, Consegna Cloud and Xello Australia.
Cloudera's APAC vice president Mark Micallef takes charge of Anaplan across Asia Pacific, succeeding Karen Clarke, who shifts to a Americas role, shortly after Thoma Bravo agreed to buy the software vendor.
Perth network-software firm ActivePort has joined the ASX under ticker ATV after a $12 million float at 20 cents a share, led by Bridge Street Capital, to fund international expansion.
US cloud security firm Lacework has entered the Australian and New Zealand market, hiring 23 local staff including a new A/NZ general manager, having earlier raised US$525 million from Sutter Hill Ventures in January.
Amdocs has bought cloud consultancy Sourced Group, founded in Australia but now Canada-headquartered, for US$75 million. The piece also recalls Sourced's 2019 raise and later funding tied to launching Kivera.
Appen, a Sydney-listed data specialist, has agreed to buy US machine learning platform Figure Eight for up to $430 million, combining upfront and contingent payments, with completion expected in March-April 2019.