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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Harvey Norman raised.
Companies Harvey Norman acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Gerry Harvey | Founder | SMH Business, Forbes Australia |
Stories naming Harvey Norman. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
An interview in which Wilson Asset Management's Oscar Oberg discusses the fund's retail positions, its holding in Iress, and why he believes childcare operator G8 Education is undervalued with significant upside.
Straand, an Australian scalp-care startup, has landed $4 million from Unilever Ventures and the Harvey family office, on top of a $2 million pre-seed round, to fund its global retail expansion.
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Quad Lock co-founder Rob Ward hands the CEO role to former Nike executive Andrew Poole, becoming chief growth officer, as the Melbourne phone-mount maker marks ten years and passes $100 million in sales.
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Aura's venture arm has closed a $10 million special-purpose vehicle set up to co-invest in Shippit's planned Series B2 round, with support from existing and new institutional limited partners.
Software vendor Freshworks appoints SAP veteran Ben Pluznyk as director and country manager for Australia and New Zealand, following its channel chief hire and local expansion through distributor Synnex.
ScreenCoach has received a second-stage government commercialisation grant, adding to earlier first-stage funding, and has launched a capital raise of equity and SAFE notes to finish beta trials and launch its screen-time product.
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Weekly roundup covering ANZ trade sales including A Cloud Guru's multibillion-dollar sale, several Australian raises, Tenacious Ventures' agritech fund close, Xero and Cochlear appointments, and global deals such as Etsy buying Depop.
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