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Neara, an Australian AI infrastructure startup, raised $45 million led by EQT, Partners Group and Square Peg Capital, with Skip Capital and Prosus Ventures returning; funds target North American and European expansion.
Square Peg partner James Tynan interviews Neara's chief commercial officer Jack Curtis on the company's 3D modelling of energy networks, doubling grid capacity, and constraints on the energy transition.
Square Peg partners discuss climate tech investing at the firm's AGM: venture's role, regulation, energy cost tailwinds, and startups they flag such as Tomorrow.io, Vow, Neara and Amber; also recalls Occidental buying Carbon Engineering.
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Square Peg's blog runs a conversation from its 2023 AGM in which partner James Tynan interviews Neara's chief commercial officer Jack Curtis about the company's grid-modelling software and the energy transition.
Ignition Lane's weekly wrap: Tiger Global's losses and past Australian bets, MilkRun and TradeSquare closures, Cyara's Spearline acquisition, a Co Ventures pre-seed fund, Square Peg's partner promotion and LaunchVic's 30×30 picks.
Square Peg has promoted James Tynan, a 2020 hire who previously ran Startmate, to partner; the piece also lists startups he has backed for the firm, such as Vow, Neara, Partly and Blinq.
Square Peg announces James Tynan as its newest partner, with reflections from Vow's CEO and Square Peg's investment team on his approach, plus his board roles at Partly and Neara and sector outlook.
Square Peg Capital's year-in-review recaps its 2021 portfolio: raises it led or joined, SPAC listing decisions, Vend's acquisition, new investment-team hires, and its newsletter and podcast output.
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Square Peg's podcast features Vow's co-founders discussing cultured meat and their Sydney company's origins, with principal James Tynan named as Vow's lead investor.
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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Accelerator Startmate has launched a climate startup program offering $75,000 for 7.5% equity, supported by prominent local investors and founders, and is seeking ten teams with applications closing 19 November.
Blackbird's retrospective of its 2018: a third fund launched, new partners and staff hired, Startmate cohorts run, numerous portfolio raises led, Shape Analytics sold, and Shoes of Prey shut down.
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