Liam King: Ledger

Role	Organisation	Sources
Founder	Haast	Startup Daily (Wed 5 Aug 2026), Aura Group (Fri 24 Apr 2026), theaustraliatoday.com.au, Startup Daily (Fri 10 Apr 2026), SmartCompany (Fri 9 May 2025), Aura Ventures, Aura Group (Tue 31 Oct 2023), SmartCompany (Fri 25 Aug 2023)

Coverage

Stories naming Liam King. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

Series A US$12m

Haast Secures Series A Funding

Aura Ventures portfolio company Haast has closed a US$12 million Series A, with Peak XV Partners leading and DST Global Partners, Airtree and Black Sheep Capital joining, funding product development and international expansion.

Aura Group portfolio Fri 24 Apr 2026 Haast Aura Group AirTree Ventures Aura Ventures Black Sheep Capital DST Global Partners Peak XV Partners Eric Chan Kunal Vankadara Liam King

Pre-seed

Why We Invested In Haast

Aura Ventures' post sets out its case for leading Haast's pre-seed round alongside Black Sheep Capital and angel investors, backing the AI startup's platform for brand and regulatory compliance across digital marketing.

Aura Ventures Mon 6 Nov 2023 Haast ANU BCG Campus Plus Deloitte Go1 Aura Ventures Black Sheep Capital Nick McNaughton Dr Vu Tran Jason Watling Kunal Vankadara Liam King

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8 deals

Four Aussie startups that raised $38.4 million this week

Weekly roundup covering fresh raises by four Australian startups: Ignition's banking facility, HEO Robotics' Series A, Laronix's seed round and Haast's pre-seed, plus a past ACT grant.

Also Australian FinTech·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Forbes Australia·Wholesale Investor

Liam King

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Coverage

Haast Secures Series A Funding

Why We Invested In Haast

Four Aussie startups that raised $38.4 million this week