Corporate / CVC
Every published round IBM 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.
Companies IBM has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio companies recorded yet. | ||||
Fund closes reported for IBM, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies IBM has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal IBM did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of IBM is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies IBM acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Company | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enviz | Acquisition | 11 Jan 2022 | - | Techboard, ARN (ARNnet) |
| SXiQ | Acquisition | 1 Dec 2021 | - | Eaton Square, ARN (ARNnet) (Wed 12 Jan 2022), ARN (ARNnet) (Wed 1 Dec 2021) |
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Hoy | Global Smart Grid Systems Lead (former) | SmartCompany |
| Satish Gupta | Vice President (former) | Startup Daily |
| Mark Mattingley-Scott | Executive (former) | Startup Daily, @AuManufacturing |
| Katrina Troughton | General Manager | ARN (ARNnet) |
| Kareem Yusuf | AI Applications General Manager | ARN (ARNnet) |
| John Granger | Senior Vice President | ARN (ARNnet) |
| Jeremy Goldschmidt | Management Consultant (former) | Startup Daily |
| Arvind Krishna | CEO | Startup Daily |
Stories naming IBM. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Weekly digest: Firmus withdraws its planned listing, Square Peg reaches a billion-dollar close on two vehicles, MUFG clears regulators to buy Grow Inc, and Lubdub, RocketDNA, Energy Bay and Metal all raise.
Sydney quantum startup Diraq has received an initial US$51 million from DARPA after reaching the final stage of its quantum benchmarking program, with more funding possible; the National Reconstruction Fund earlier invested $20m.
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Sydney quantum company Diraq has reached the last stage of a US defence quantum program, securing US$51 million with more possible, alongside mentions of PsiQuantum, IonQ and Quantinuum milestones.
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Allens' Cyber Brief podcast hosts QuintessenceLabs founder and CEO Vikram Sharma discussing quantum computing threats to encryption, harvest-now-decrypt-later attacks, and the governance steps boards should take toward post-quantum readiness.
Quantum chip venture Diraq has struck a US$38m deal with America's Commerce Department to build out its supply chain there, much of it becoming equity; Australia's NRF backed it with $20m in February.
Firmus announces three new non-executive directors joining its grid board from March 2026, each bringing finance, governance or resources and energy delivery experience.
Profile of Updoc co-founder Dylan Coyne, whose telehealth firm has passed 200,000 patients and banked a $20 million Bailador-led round; the article also recalls Bailador's InstaScripts sale to Wesfarmers.
Weekly deals roundup: Typeface buys two AI startups, Workday and IBM also acquire, Flink, Intezer, GreenLite and EasyDMARC raise, and Era Ventures gathers $88 million for its debut fund.
PsiQuantum will build a second quantum computer in Chicago with US$500m in tax incentives, after Australian and Queensland government equity in April. Forbes Australia's 30 Under 30 nominations are open.
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Weekly agri-foodtech roundup: raises at THIS, Tender, Ever After Foods, Farmbot and Beta Bugs; two acquisitions; Proterra's rural fund raise; grants; and AgriFORCE appointing Jolie Kahn CEO.
An explainer from Radium Capital covering four innovation categories — incremental, breakthrough, foundational research and disruptive — with examples such as Avicena Systems and Airbnb, and advocating varied capital sources including R&D financing.
Tom Stace and Arkady Federov launch AQC, a Queensland venture making miniature superconducting components for quantum computers, with Uniseed investing $3 million; the piece also recaps Australia's quantum funding momentum.
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Technology services firm The Factor has hired a former Microsoft director to drive its sales to the federal government in Canberra, adding three decades of industry experience to the team.
Telstra Purple, Telstra's services arm, appoints ex-BT security executive Luke Barker to lead its newly formed security division, shortly after the telco announced a cyber security technology alliance with Palo Alto Networks.
Weekly agrifoodtech roundup: funding rounds led by CH4 Global's $29 million Series B close, acquisitions of Aitme and The Weather Company, SoftBank selling Zomato shares, partnerships, an IPO filing and Toyota's greenhouse trial.
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Profile of Cortical Labs founder Hon Weng Chong, whose dish-grown brain cells learned Pong, recalling a US$10 million raise led by Horizon Ventures and covering the CL1 commercial product.
ARN reports Michelle Bendschneider becomes CEO of Connetico, new parent of cloud firms Arinco, Cevo and D6, with Lara Wright as CFO, after Quadrant fund backing; Kloud's earlier sale to Telstra is recalled.
Roundup of six Australian startup raises totalling $94 million: Q-CTRL, Hnry, FoodByUs, F4S, STRAAND and Lenexa Medical, backed by investors including Salesforce Ventures, AirTree, Base Capital, Investible, Unilever Ventures and Stoic VC.
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Sydney quantum software firm Q-CTRL announced a $27.4 million Series B extension with new backers including Salesforce Ventures, following its $25 million Series B led by Airbus Ventures in late 2021.
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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.
New Zealand conversational AI company Ambit has raised NZ$1 million from Quidnet Ventures and an angel investor to grow its Australian presence, where it already serves clients including Laybuy and Glassons.
A UNSW-backed quantum computing startup says it has built the world's first atomic-scale processor and has launched a $130 million Series A to push toward a commercial quantum computer by around 2028.
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US IoT security vendor Armis has launched a Melbourne APAC office and hired nine staff under former Nutanix manager Andrew Draper; the piece also recalls its 2020 acquisition and 2021 investment round.
Eaton Square's quarterly review summarises eight featured Australian and New Zealand technology acquisitions from the December 2021 quarter, including Unity's purchase of Weta Digital, and introduces its Sydney-based technology M&A advisory team.
IBM has bought Envizi, a Sydney-based sustainability data and analytics software firm, to strengthen its environmental performance offerings; the deal closed 11 January 2022, terms undisclosed. IBM also bought Melbourne's SXiQ late last year.
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IBM has bought Melbourne digital transformation firm SXiQ to boost IBM Consulting's hybrid and multi-cloud capabilities, its twentieth acquisition under CEO Arvind Krishna; financial terms were not disclosed.
Aura Ventures maps the Web3 ecosystem, separating private blockchains from four public layers, and argues genuine value will migrate to scaling and application layers, citing its portfolio firm Lygon and Australian protocol Synthetix.
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.
Energy traceability startup Enosi has secured $1.48 million from ReNu Energy, Energy Estate, Artesian's clean energy seed fund and angels to grow its Powertracer product and expand overseas next year.
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Quantum Brilliance appoints former IBM quantum executive Mark Mattingley-Scott as European managing director, based in Stuttgart, where he will build an engineering and R&D team.
Aura Ventures led a A$5 million pre-Series A round in blockchain fintech Lygon, joined by ANZ and CBA, marking the second deal from Aura Venture Fund II, which first closed in December 2020.
US digital workspace vendor Mural hired Rob Malkin to lead Asia Pacific expansion after completing a US$50 million Series C led by Insight Partners and Tiger Global, following its US$118 million Series B in 2020.
New Zealand skin-cancer AI startup Kāhu raised $3 million from Pioneer Capital and Precision Driven Health to develop its diagnostic technology, with a camera rollout to New Zealand doctors planned.
Profile and investment offering for Ravens Masking, a data masking software startup whose co-founders announce a planned USD 1.5 million seed raise for 20% equity; no money has yet been raised.
Daily tech roundup: Google wins its long-running copyright case against Oracle; Facebook user data leaks online; and HR startup Enboarder banks a US$5 million series A2 round with Next Coast Ventures leading.
Roundup of manufacturing briefs: a $100 million Adelaide digital health fund is set up with SAHMRI and Artesian backing; Noxopharm spins out Pharmorage; AMGC and Australian Made partner; Archer and Stealth announce collaborations.
Ignition Lane's weekly roundup reports MyDeal and Adore Beauty listing on the ASX, Rokt's US$80 million Series D, several trans-Tasman raises, Quibi shutting down, Westpac trimming its Zip stake, and local executive appointments.
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Weekly roundup column covering Zoom's record quarter, Redbubble reaching unicorn valuation, founder share sell-downs, a new secondary fund launch, and funding rounds for mental health and e-commerce startups.
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