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Startup · $35.3m raised

HealthMatch

Sydney, NSW

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Investors have poured more than $1.2 billion into Australian student-founded startups

A student-run venture fund launches alongside research showing university founders have attracted backing topping $1.2 billion, though women-led teams receive a small share; Blackbird is the most active backer.

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FUNDED September 2022 Including September Q Review

Techboard's September 2022 roundup reports Australian raises led by Morse Micro's $140m Series B, several acquisitions including ResApp Health to Pfizer, fund closes by Telstra Ventures, OIF and Main Sequence, and open raises.

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Five startups, $63 million in funding: Who has taken home the cash this week?

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.

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Clinical trials startup HealthMatch lands $10 million Series C

Sydney clinical trials platform HealthMatch raised a $10 million Series C led by Folklore Ventures with Square Peg participating, after laying off half its staff in June; funds will support rehiring and US expansion.

Also SmartCompany·Techboard

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2019 Year in Review

Square Peg's retrospective of 2019: five new portfolio companies, several large rounds it led or co-led, two acquisitions, two IPOs, new team members, and its capital deployed across new and follow-on deals.

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Investment notes: HealthMatch AU$6m Series A

Square Peg's investment note recounts co-leading HealthMatch's $6 million Series A after an accelerated five-day process, profiling founder Manuri Gunawardena's clinical trial matching platform and existing backer Tempus Partners.

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2020 Year In Review

Square Peg Capital recaps 2020: eight new investments including Zeller and HealthMatch, a US$450 million fourth fund close, follow-ons, new hires across Sydney, Singapore and Israel, and portfolio updates.

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From AI sewer tech to lab-grown meat: SmartCompany's 10 startups to watch in 2021

A roundup profiling ten Australian startups expected to grow in 2021, reporting raises by VAPAR, HealthMatch, Ovira, Heaps Normal, Vop and Outland Denim, plus grants, accelerator alumni and founders' plans.

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More than $1.6 billion was raised by Aussie VCs in 2020, with Paul Bassat's Square Peg leading the way

Square Peg has closed a $600 million fourth fund, capping a year in which Australian venture funds collectively gathered over $1.6 billion, with closes by Blackbird, OneVentures, Equity Venture Partners, Antler, Tidal and others.

Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany

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Paul Bassat's VC fund has doubled down on a medtech startup's $18 million raise with Malcolm and Lucy Turnbull also backing it

Square Peg led HealthMatch's $18 million round, with the Turnbilns, the Carps and January Capital joining; Tempus Partners returned. Square Peg earlier led HealthMatch's $6 million series A, and UHG was acquired by Medhealth.

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Paul Bassat’s VC fund backed a $6m Series A for this clinical trials startup after just 5 days

Clinical trials matching startup HealthMatch, founded by a UNSW medical student, has closed a $6 million Series A led by Square Peg Capital and Tempus Partners, with Paul Bassat joining its board and a Roche partnership announced.

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