Investor · 1 deal
Every published round LifeX Ventures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortical Labs | Unnamed stage | 20 Apr 2023 | $15m | Participant | Crunchbase News (Wed 20 Dec 2023), Forbes Australia (Wed 5 Jul 2023), Crunchbase News (Thu 27 Apr 2023), SmartCompany, Forbes Australia (Thu 20 Apr 2023), Startup Daily, TechCrunch Venture, Blackbird Ventures portfolio, Radar Ventures portfolio |
Companies LifeX Ventures has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortical Labs | 20 Apr 2023 | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for LifeX Ventures, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies LifeX Ventures has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal LifeX Ventures did.
Stories naming LifeX Ventures. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
A weekly roundup reporting seven Australian startups that together raised more than $66 million, including Novalith, Propeller, Cortical Labs, Waave, Restoplus, Empiraa and The Very Good Bra.
Melbourne synthetic biology company Cortical Labs has secured US$10 million (A$15 million), led by Horizons Ventures with four co-investors, to advance its brain-cell computing platform commercially and meet pre-orders.
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