Venture capital fund · 4 deals
Every published round IVP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseten | Series D+ | 22 Jun 2026 | $1.5b | Participant | Dealroom, Blackbird Ventures | |
| Wonderful | Series B | Mar 2026 | US$150m ($210m) | Participant | aibusinessreview.org, indexventures.com, insightpartners.com, wonderful.ai, unite.ai | |
| Baseten | Series D+ | 18 Feb 2026 | $300m | Participant | Blackbird Ventures, Blackbird Ventures portfolio | |
| Deputy | Series B | 28 Nov 2018 | $111m | Lead | Startup Daily (Tue 19 Mar 2024), SmartCompany (Mon 25 Feb 2019), SmartCompany (Thu 21 Feb 2019), Techboard, Startup Daily (Thu 17 Jan 2019), SmartCompany (Mon 17 Dec 2018), SmartCompany (Mon 3 Dec 2018), Startup Daily (Thu 29 Nov 2018), TechCrunch Venture |
Companies IVP has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
Fund closes reported for IVP, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies IVP has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal IVP did.
Stories naming IVP. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Blackbird's post explaining its participation in Baseten's $1.5 billion Series F, its biggest investment yet, and why inference infrastructure will anchor the open-source AI era; notes rapid growth and senior engineering hires.
Also Dealroom
Index Ventures' post announces Wonderful's $150 million Series B at a $2 billion valuation, with Insight Partners leading and Index, IVP, Bessemer and Vine Ventures participating.
Wonderful announced a $150 million Series B at a $2 billion valuation, with Insight Partners leading and four earlier backers returning, to scale its enterprise AI platform across more than 30 markets.
Also wonderful.ai·insightpartners.com·indexventures.com·aibusinessreview.org
Blackbird's investment note sets out why the firm joined Baseten's $300 million Series E with IVP, Capital G, Nvidia and Greylock, praising the inference startup's customer culture and its purchase of Parsed.
Crunchbase News profiles 14 venture-backed companies its predictive models flag as likely IPO candidates, from Stripe to Sierra Space, recapping their funding histories, valuations and financial milestones.
Deputy appoints ex-Affirm commercial chief Silvija Martincevic as CEO and board director, succeeding co-founder Ashik Ahmed, as the Australian workforce platform pushes US expansion with $100 million AUD annual recurring revenue.
Daily roundup: Dataminr banks a US$475m Series F; Xero strikes a deal for Sweden's Tickstar; Deliveroo's float gets underway with Amazon trimming down; Prince Harry lands a role at BetterUp.
Roundup: Airwallex wins approval to acquire Hong Kong fintech UniCard; Vestiaire Collective raises €178 million to become a unicorn; Hopin announces a US$400 million Series C at a $5.65 billion valuation; Google ends user tracking.
A guide to twelve funding routes for Australian startups, covering venture capital, angels, debt, accelerators, grants, corporate venture, crowdfunding, ICOs and loans, with many past raises cited as examples.
Also Crunchbase News·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Crunchbase News·TechCrunch Venture·TechCrunch Venture
A year-end roundup of Australia's largest 2018 startup capital raises, covering Judo Capital, Deputy, Airwallex, Inflazome, SafetyCulture, Culture Amp, Canva, Havven, Athena, Ansarada and Data Republic, with investors and earlier rounds recalled.
Also Startup Daily·Techboard·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Techboard·Techboard·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Forbes Australia·Crunchbase News·Wholesale Investor
Workforce management firm Deputy closes an $81 million Series B led by IVP, its largest Australian Series B, after a $25 million Series A in 2017, with plans to expand engineering and product teams.
Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Techboard·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily