Executive · Founder, Google · angel in 2 deals
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Executive (former) | Startup News (WA), SmartCompany | |
| Executive · Founder | Forbes Australia, Square Peg Capital portfolio, Startup News (WA), SmartCompany | |
| Founder | Google Maps | Women's Agenda, Startup Daily, Forbes Australia |
Every published round Lars Rasmussen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fingerprint For Success | Seed | 3 Feb 2023 | $5m | Participant | SmartCompany, Forbes Australia | |
| Canva | Seed | 19 Mar 2013 | $3m | Participant | TechCrunch Venture, SmartCompany |
Companies Lars Rasmussen has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canva | 19 Mar 2013, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Fingerprint For Success | 3 Feb 2023, Seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Lars Rasmussen, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Lars Rasmussen has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Lars Rasmussen did.
Stories naming Lars Rasmussen. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Women's Agenda interview with Canva co-founder Melanie Perkins on her SXSW Sydney conversation with investor Mary Meeker, covering Fusion Books, Silicon Valley rejections, and the early backers who funded the design platform.
Fingerprint for Success, an AI coaching platform, has closed a $6.5 million second seed round led by Investible, with Canva's founders investing again; its lifetime funding now totals $9.2 million.
Fingerprint for Success, maker of AI coach Marlee, raised $5 million in an Investible-led seed round, lifting total funding to $9 million, with participation from Five V Capital, Salesforce Ventures and several high-profile angels.
Also SmartCompany
Square Peg's investment note explains it led Neara's Series A, describing the infrastructure digital-twin platform, its founding team's backgrounds, and its work modelling networks for energy utilities.
Also Square Peg Capital portfolio·OIF Ventures portfolio·Square Peg Capital portfolio·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily
Sydney online design startup Canva, founded by Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht and Cameron Adams, has secured a $3 million seed round from Australian and US backers after the founders met investors at a Hawaiian kitesurfing camp.
Also TechCrunch Venture