Company
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Herbert Smith Freehills raised.
Companies Herbert Smith Freehills 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Cook | Technology and Intellectual Property Lawyer (former) | Afterwork Ventures portfolio |
| Caroline Rae | Partner | Australian FinTech |
| Elizabeth Henderson | Co-head of Venture Capital (Australia) | Australian FinTech, Lawyers Weekly |
| Michael Gonski | Partner | SmartCompany, Startup Daily |
| Myra Beal | Lawyer (former) | Startup Daily |
| Peter Dunne | Partner | Australian FinTech, Lawyers Weekly, RenewEconomy |
| Rachel Holland | Graduate | Lawyers Weekly |
| Tim Harley | Paralegal (former) | Square Peg Capital |
Stories naming Herbert Smith Freehills. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Canadian investor La Caisse has agreed to buy Australian solar and storage developer Edify Energy for $1.1 billion, aiming to fast-track two major hybrid projects, subject to regulatory approvals.
Also RenewEconomy
Weekly roundup detailing new funding for eight local startups: home lending, document verification, farm water monitoring, alcoholic drinks, freight software, leaf protein, artist content sales and organic bedding, totalling over $36 million.
Also SmartCompany·SmartCompany
WeMoney closed a $3 million round from largely existing backers, following its 2020 seed and 2022 raises, and signed a Mastercard Open Banking deal while preparing a larger raise.
Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup News (WA)
Legal automation firm Josef banks $5.2 million in a round OIF Ventures led, with Carthona, Flying Fox, Jelix and Saniel participating, adding US and UK law firms as clients.
Also SmartCompany
Adtech startup Metigy has entered administration with Cathro & Partners appointed and 75 jobs lost, 20 months after a $20 million Series B; proptech Yabonza also entered administration last week.
Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily
Sydney workplace experience platform Calven has raised a $6.8 million seed round led by Airtree, with backing from Michael Gonski and the Gonski family office, to grow its hybrid work product in Australia and the US.
AfterWork Ventures explains why it reinvested in OwnHome's $31 million Series A led by Square Peg with Commonwealth Bank, having backed the rent-to-buy startup's pre-seed round in July 2021.
Also Square Peg Capital portfolio·Square Peg Capital portfolio·Startup Daily·Australian FinTech·Startup Daily·Techboard·Australian FinTech·Australian FinTech·businesstories.com
AfterWork Ventures explains why it invested pre-seed in Samphire Neuroscience, a neurotech startup whose headband eases menstrual symptoms, alongside hardware accelerator HAX, profiling the Oxford-founded team and the women's health opportunity.
Also Startup Daily
A Carlyle-managed fund has proposed acquiring Link Group, offering cash plus a PEXA share distribution valuing each share at $5.38. The board is reviewing the non-binding proposal with advisers; no deal is agreed.
Saudi-owned FRV agrees to sell a 49% stake in its Australian renewables platform to Canada's Omers Infrastructure, pending regulatory approval, with financial close expected by year end.
A weekly technology roundup reporting a New Zealand booking software firm's sale, an Australian beauty retailer's acquisition, several venture raises, executive share sales at an e-commerce firm, and a new government fund committee.
A funding roundup covering Hnry's trans-Tasman expansion raise, Josef's legal-tech round with US investors, and Beta Technologies' large electric aircraft Series A backed by Amazon's climate fund.
BlueChilli is pivoting away from early-stage programs toward scale-ups and Asia in 2020 after spending its $10 million venture fund, casting doubt over SheStarts and its proptech accelerator, with job losses expected among its roughly 50 staff.
Legaltech startup Josef has raised $1 million in seed funding from Jelix Ventures and individual investors, with the founders valuing the investors' expertise as they expand into the US.