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Every published round Jack Dorsey 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 Jack Dorsey has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
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Fund closes reported for Jack Dorsey, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Jack Dorsey has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Jack Dorsey did.
Stories naming Jack Dorsey. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Ten13's monthly newsletter reports its first institutional mandate via Queensland's QVCDF, new seed investments in OneMRI and Source, follow-ons in Arintra and Everlab, and portfolio progress including Go1, Qsic, Pearler and After.com.
QBE Foundation grants First Australians Capital $500,000 to seed Indigenous startups; the piece also recalls the $15 million catalytic impact fund close and Block's $3 million backing.
US fintech investor Michael H. Giles has invested A$6.9 million in Brisbane-listed payments provider Change Financial, taking a 19.99% stake via his vehicle FinTech HQ to support its US expansion.
Weekly tech wrap: cloud-market trends, Tiger Global's cheques into Stake, Shippit and Carma, new VC funds, several acquisitions, grocery delivery startups Send and Quicko collapsing, and Elaine Stead joining M8 Ventures.
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Ignition Lane's weekly tech roundup: AirTree raises $700m across three new funds, dozens of Australian startups announce rounds, a wave of acquisitions including Block completing its Afterpay buy, plus Web3 commentary and US market moves.
Crypto exchange CoinList, founded by Brisbane-born Graham Jenkin, raised US$100 million in Series A funding led by Agman and Accomplice, reaching a US$1.5 billion valuation, after a Dorsey-led US$10 million round in 2019.
Columnist and longtime Afterpay critic Stephen Mayne reacts to Square's agreed all-share takeover of the Melbourne BNPL company, valuing it at $43 billion, and notes the windfall for its founders and federal tax coffers.
Square is acquiring ASX-listed buy-now-pay-later firm Afterpay in a US$29 billion (A$39 billion) scrip deal, with co-founders Anthony Eisen and Nick Molnar joining Square once it completes in early 2022.
Australian buy-now-pay-later firm Afterpay has agreed to a US$29 billion acquisition by Square, with founders Nick Molnar and Anthony Eisen expected to join the payments company once the deal completes in early 2022.
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Square has agreed to acquire Australian buy-now-pay-later firm Afterpay in an all-stock transaction valued at $29 billion, expected to complete in early 2022, with Afterpay's co-CEOs set to join Square.
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Square Peg's podcast interviews Zeller chief executive Ben Pfisterer about building the Melbourne payments fintech, his path through NAB, Visa and Square, and challenging Australia's major banks.
Ignition Lane's weekly roundup reports Tyro buying Medipass, several startup raises, ASX listings, Hey Tiger shutting down, Airwallex culture complaints, CSIRO's technology spending plan, and Musk's bitcoin antics.
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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.
Daily roundup covering the Microsoft-Google clash over news bargaining, Seequent's sale to Bentley Systems, Stripe's huge funding round, and DroneShield's repeat government contract.
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Roundup: Square takes majority control of Jay Z's Tidal for US$297 million; WeLab banks a US$75 million Series C led by Allianz; construction software startup Mastt raises $2.2 million.
Roundup covering Checkout.com's acquisition of Perth payments firm Pin Payments, Amazon's bid interest in Zoox, Google's office reopening plans, Twitter's Trump fact-check, and Virgin Orbit's failed rocket launch.
Atlassian announced buying Slack startup Halp; Twitter made remote work permanent; Facebook agreed US$52m moderator settlement; Tesla restarted output; Ai-Media bought ACS after a A$10.3 million raise.
Podcast interview with Nextdoor's chief executive about the neighbourhood social app, civility online and her career, including her CFO role in Square's listing; the piece recalls Nextdoor's series F raise.