Venture capital fund · 2 deals
Every published round Google Ventures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra | Series D+ | 4 May 2026 | $950m | Lead | groundy.com, faq.com.tw, theaiworld.org, cmswire.com, aivy.com.au, techbuzz.ai, TechCrunch Venture | |
| Checkmate | Series A | 26 May 2023 | $23m | Lead | Forbes Australia, SmartCompany, Blackbird Ventures portfolio |
Companies Google Ventures has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
Fund closes reported for Google Ventures, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Google Ventures has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Google Ventures did.
Stories naming Google Ventures. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
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.
Startmate brought its 2026 intake to San Francisco for investor meetings and a Demo Day hosted by Stripe; Melbourne alumnus Fluency's Accel-led US$6 million seed round is recalled.
Sierra, the enterprise AI agent firm started by Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor, has banked a $950 million Series E with Tiger Global and Google Ventures at the helm, plus Benchmark, Sequoia and Greenoaks.
Also TechCrunch Venture·aivy.com.au·cmswire.com·theaiworld.org·faq.com.tw·groundy.com
Crunchbase's 2026 forecast lists fifteen late-stage companies it deems probable or very likely IPO candidates, profiling each with past raises, valuations and secondary sales; Australia's Canva makes the list.
Weekly agrifoodtech roundup covering several raises including Neat Burger, Debut and Earthodic, Woolworths buying delivery startup Milkrun, and shutdowns at Anuvia Plant Nutrients and Made By Cow.
Weekly roundup of five startup raises: Fleet Space's Series C, Checkmate's Series A, Adventus's new round, Endua's hydrogen funding and Servicely's raise, with investors named.
Also Forbes Australia
Male contraceptive startup Contraline has secured $7.2 million in a GV-led round to progress first-in-human trials of its ADAM hydrogel implant, with initial patients treated in Australia.
Australian biotech ENA Respiratory raised funding led by Brandon Capital and Minderoo Foundation to advance its Covid-19 nasal spray toward the clinic, and appointed Ruth Tal-Singer to its board.
Roundup of overseas tech news: Deliveroo's London debut disappoints, Spotify acquires sports-audio firm Betty Labs, Apple posts record quarterly revenue, and Cameo's Series C makes it a unicorn.
Sydney AI e-commerce startup Particular Audience secured a $1.8 million seed round led by Carthona Capital, delayed until founder James Taylor obtained an entrepreneur visa; the company also hired a new chief technology officer.