Seven ANZ startups that raised $93.1 million this week
Roundup of seven trans-Tasman raises worth $93.1m this week, headlined by IND Technology's $50m round, with LawVu also acquiring ClauseBase.
Startup · $27.5m raised · AI
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round LawVu raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| AirTree Ventures | Series A · Bridge / extension | - |
| Insight Partners | Unnamed stage · Series A | - |
| Movac | Unnamed stage | - |
| NZ Growth Capital Partners | Bridge / extension | - |
| Shasta Ventures | Bridge / extension | - |
Every published round LawVu 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 LawVu has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio companies recorded yet. | ||||
Fund closes reported for LawVu, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies LawVu has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal LawVu did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of LawVu is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies LawVu acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Company | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ClauseBase | Acquisition | 19 Dec 2025 | - | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Bickley | Global Software Sales Leader (former) | Startup Daily |
| Rachel Geller | SmartCompany, Startup Daily | |
| Sam Kidd | Chief | SmartCompany |
Stories naming LawVu. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Roundup of seven trans-Tasman raises worth $93.1m this week, headlined by IND Technology's $50m round, with LawVu also acquiring ClauseBase.
Insight Partners and AirTree have added NZ$20 million to LawVu's Series A, lifting the New Zealand legal software firm's total funding, with Insight's large recent cheques into SafetyCulture and Octopus Deploy also noted.
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Insight Partners led a NZ$17 million series A into New Zealand legal tech firm LawVu, with AirTree Ventures returning; the article also recalls Insight's recent backing of Employment Hero, SafetyCulture and Octopus Deploy.