Investment Committee, Tin Alley Ventures · angel in 1 deal
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Founder | Tanarra Capital | Sandon Capital, Startup Daily (Thu 16 Jun 2022), Startup Daily (Tue 24 Aug 2021) |
| Investment Committee | Tin Alley Ventures | Startup Daily, SmartCompany, Dealroom, Tin Alley Ventures team page |
Every published round John Wylie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affinda | Unnamed stage | Nov 2024 | $10m | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany, Forbes Australia |
Companies John Wylie has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affinda | Nov 2024 | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for John Wylie, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies John Wylie has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal John Wylie did.
Stories naming John Wylie. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Roundup of three Australian raises: Skopos Bio's $12m seed for targeted cancer radiopharmaceuticals, Trendspek's $6m for infrastructure condition AI, and R2Crete's $750,000 pre-seed for concrete recycling.
Also Startup Daily·This Week in Australian Startups·Cut Through Venture
Melbourne oncology startup Skopos Bio has raised a seed round from Tenmile, Tin Alley Ventures and Yosemite to advance radioactive cancer therapy toward human trials.
Tennis Australia's venture arm AO Ventures has reached a first close on its new sports, media and health tech fund with about $49 million committed by local and international backers.
Melbourne document-AI firm Affinda, founded by Tim and Ben Toner, closed a $10m round from family offices and wealthy individuals after an earlier $13m raise; Deloitte ranked it the nation's fastest-growing AI company.
Analysis of rising shareholder activism: Lendlease's chairman departs under Tanarra pressure, activists push Karoon over dividends, Tanarra surfaces on Bapcor's register, and L1 Capital runs an activist fund.
University of Melbourne launches a $15m pre-seed fund with Breakthrough Victoria and a $100m fund run by Tanarra Capital for research commercialisation; the piece also recalls ANU's Instaclustr sale to NetApp.
Melbourne ecommerce group Global Marketplace is buying New Zealand deals marketplace GrabOne for NZ$17.5 million in an all-cash deal expected to complete by the end of October.