CEO · Founder, Skip Capital · angel in 1 deal
Every published round Kim Jackson 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 Kim Jackson has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Yum | 30 Nov 2021, Series A | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Kim Jackson, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Kim Jackson has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Kim Jackson did.
Stories naming Kim Jackson. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Pacific Equity Partners has agreed to take a 30 percent stake in Australian on-site renewables firm Energy Bay, mainly via new shares; existing backers include Skip Capital, Grok Ventures and Soletto. Value undisclosed.
Australian grid digital-twin startup Neara raised a $90 million Series D led by TCV, reaching unicorn status amid rising data centre power demand.
Australian grid-modelling startup Neara raised a $90 million Series D led by TCV, valuing the company above $1 billion, funding ML and expansion.
Cleaning products maker Zero Co, backed by Square Peg and crowdfunded via Birchal, is closing down solvent and will hand leftover funds to shareholders after failing to find a workable path forward.
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Harrison.ai has received $32 million from the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation toward its Series C, with the federal investor's December backing of Vault Cloud, Myriota and Quantum Brilliance also noted.
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Brisbane market-research software firm Askable, self-funded since 2017 by a father-son duo, has announced a $22m Series A led by AirTree at a $100m valuation, with Skip Capital and founder angels backing it.
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SmartCompany roundup covering six Australian funding deals totalling $18.4 million: Visibuild, My Mirror, Cambium Bio, Freckle, Old Young's Distillery and Taly, plus news that Freckle's founder earlier sold Everproof to GO1.
Visibuild, a Melbourne-based construction technology company, has raised A$6.6 million in a round led by Skip Capital with other unnamed backers, to grow its site-checking software business.
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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.
Archistar, whose platform applies AI to 3D building design and planning checks, has added $5 million from NAB Ventures, Skip Capital and Prabhat Sethi, with AirTree having led earlier rounds.
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Weekly roundup detailing new funding for eight local startups: home lending, document verification, farm water monitoring, alcoholic drinks, freight software, leaf protein, artist content sales and organic bedding, totalling over $36 million.
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Atlassian's co-founder Scott Farquhar will vacate the co-CEO seat on August 31, staying on in governance and advisory roles, with Mike Cannon-Brookes set to lead alone from September.
Neara, an energy-sector digital twin platform, has raised a $15.25 million Series B extension with Prosus Ventures leading and prior backers Square Peg and Skip Capital returning, to fund US and European expansion.
Inventia, a Sydney bioprinting startup, is expanding its facility with NSW Government Jobs Plus backing, creating 75-plus jobs; its $35 million Blackbird-led Series B from the prior year is also noted.
Workforce intelligence firm Reejig has raised $17 million with Salesforce Ventures investing, eight months after completing its Series A. The 2019-founded company's earlier backing came from Skip Capital, Airtree and Right Click Capital.
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Skip Capital, backed by Scott Farquhar and Stonepeak, raised its bid for ASX-listed renewable energy firm Genex Power to $0.25 per share, valuing it at $348 million; the board will now consider due diligence.
Health tech startup Human closed a seed round led by Airtree Ventures with Skip Capital participating, which the founders say is the largest raise by an all-Australian female founding team.
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Skip Capital, owned by Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar and Kim Jackson, leads a conditional, non-binding bid with Stonepeak valuing Genex Power near $320 million; earlier stake-building and Stonepeak's renewables fund close are recalled.
Hospitality tech firm Mr Yum has bought customer data platform MyGuestlist in a cash-and-stock deal worth tens of millions, its first acquisition, following an $89 million raise led by Tiger Global.
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Workforce analytics firm Reejig has raised a further fifteen million dollars, four months on from its October Series A, taking total funding to twenty-one million as backers double down ahead of US expansion.
Household products startup Zero Co set an Australian crowdfunding record, raising $5 million in under seven hours on Birchal, on top of earlier backing from Square Peg and private investors; rival Shebah entered voluntary administration.
Zero Co's $5 million crowdfunding campaign on Birchal sold out in six hours, breaking Australia's record, after the startup revealed a $6 million Square Peg round and an earlier $2 million private raise.
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Waste-reducing household products maker Zero Co secured $6 million from Square Peg Capital, with its Birchal crowd-funding target lifted to a record $5 million before opening to the public.
Workforce intelligence platform Reejig has raised a $6 million series A led by Skip Capital, with Airtree Ventures and angels participating, following its 2020 seed, to fund expansion into the United States.
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A weekly roundup of Australian startup funding: Neara, Archistar, Urban Ethos, ESN Cleer and Book An Artist raise, alongside Mr Yum and Octopus Deploy raises.
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Canva's valuation reached US$15 billion after a new funding round led by T. Rowe Price, Dragoneer, Blackbird Ventures and Skip Capital. The article also recalls Canva's earlier US$60 million raise and Blackbird's first investment.
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Energy and fintech firm Brighte has raised $100 million from existing backers, led by Grok Ventures, and is moving into retail energy with a new model combining generation and retail.
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Reusable household packaging startup Zero Co raised a $2 million seed round led by Kim Jackson's Skip Capital, with returning backer Rob Chapman and Koala's co-founders joining, after earlier pre-seed funding and a Kickstarter campaign.
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Profile of Adelaide charity-donations startup Good Thnx after Startmate's demo day, covering its Slack integration, fast enterprise sales, mentor network, a $75,000 investment and $1 million in donations facilitated.
Roundup of seven startup funding deals, led by Airwallex's $57 million Series D add-on, with new raises at Capify, Snappr, LivePreso, TradeSquare, WeMoney and Catalyst.
Fintech unicorn Airwallex has extended its Series D with a fresh US$40 million injection, drawing first-time backing from Skip Capital plus Square Peg, as the company reports strong pandemic-driven customer and revenue growth.
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Culture Amp and Atlassian alumni founded Pyn, which raised seed funding led by Accel with Skip Capital and Jay Simons taking part, to improve employer communication with remote workers.
SafetyCulture raised $60.5 million led by TDM Growth Partners, reaching a $1.3 billion valuation, with roughly half the money letting long-serving employees sell vested equity.
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AI healthcare startup Harrison.ai, founded by brothers Aengus and Dimitry Tran, raised $29 million in its first outside round, led by Blackbird Ventures with Horizons Ventures, Skip Capital and Ramsay Health Care taking part.
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Brighte has raised $15.5 million in Series C funding led by AirTree Ventures, with backing from the Atlassian co-founders' funds, Naomi Milgrom and Qualgro, and will expand its financing platform into home improvement.
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Jobs platform Work180 raised $2.2 million led by Skip Capital, with Giant Leap and Investible among new backers; co-founder Gemma Lloyd raised while pregnant, with funds earmarked for US expansion and hiring.
StartupSmart profiles ten startups it expects to do well in 2019, reporting funding rounds for Black.ai, Huddle, Manrags, Matrak and Work180, Fleet's earlier Series A, and the Ongs' past sale of Eatibility.
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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.
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