Venture capital fund · 4 deals
London
Every published round LocalGlobe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidi Health | Series A | 26 Aug 2026 | $16.6m | Participant | Mirage News, Dynamic Business, Dealroom (Tue 22 Sep 2026), Forbes Australia, Dealroom (Thu 27 Aug 2026), AFR Technology, Blackbird Ventures portfolio | |
| Human Health | Unnamed stage | 30 Oct 2025 | $8.5m | Lead | Startup Daily (Fri 31 Oct 2025), SmartCompany (Fri 31 Oct 2025), Startup Daily (Thu 30 Oct 2025), Forbes Australia, SmartCompany (Thu 30 Oct 2025) | |
| Iceberg Quantum | Pre-seed | 24 Mar 2025 | $2m | Participant | Startup Daily, Blackbird Ventures portfolio | |
| Heidi Health | Series A | Mar 2025 | $27m | Participant | Startup Daily (Tue 24 Feb 2026), Startup Daily (Fri 10 Oct 2025), SmartCompany (Fri 10 Oct 2025), Startup Daily (Mon 6 Oct 2025), SmartCompany (Mon 6 Oct 2025), SmartCompany (Thu 28 Aug 2025), SmartCompany (Fri 7 Mar 2025), SmartCompany (Thu 6 Mar 2025), Startup Daily (Tue 4 Mar 2025) |
Companies LocalGlobe has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Health | 30 Oct 2025 | 1 | 1 | |
| Heidi Health | Mar 2025, Series A | 2 | 0 | |
| Iceberg Quantum | 24 Mar 2025, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 |
This is a stake in the fund itself, money that the fund's manager invests, not a stake in the fund manager.
Companies LocalGlobe has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal LocalGlobe did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Ferdi Sigona | Partner | Dealroom |
| Julia Hawkins | General Partner | Startup Daily, Forbes Australia, SmartCompany |
Stories naming LocalGlobe. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Weekly funding roundup covering eight raises totalling over $113 million across aerospace, biotech, materials, health and software, plus a pharmacy firm's acquisition out of administration.
Weekly roundup of eight trans-Tasman startup raises worth a combined $113 million-plus, alongside Joe Zhou's buyout of StrongRoom AI from administrators.
Human Health, a Sydney patient-care platform built by two ex-Canva product leaders, has landed $8.5 million in a round led by LocalGlobe to expand across the US and UK.
Also Forbes Australia·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily
Nine-month-old Sydney quantum startup Iceberg Quantum raised $2 million pre-seed, led by Blackbird with LocalGlobe participating, to build cheaper fault-tolerant designs for PsiQuantum's photonic platform.
Weekly roundup detailing six Australian startup raises announced this week, covering Heidi Health, Instant, Esper, Trusst AI, Flowing Bee and GonGlobal, with investors, founders, valuations and earlier rounds.
Also Startup Daily
Heidi Health, whose AI tool drafts doctors' clinical notes, has added $26.8 million to its Series A in a round led by Headline, with Local Globe and Anthology also taking part.
Also SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily
Founder-backed syndicate Side Stage Ventures has become a $15 million seed fund, with LocalGlobe and several founders as limited partners, three startups already backed, and portfolio company Joyn acquiring event firm Arinex.
SmartCompany reports Side Stage Ventures has completed a $15 million first close of its debut fund, backed by founders of Airtasker, Linktree and Go1 plus LocalGlobe, targeting $30 million and already backing early startups.
Weekly agrifoodtech roundup reporting multiple funding rounds including Oatly and Cocoon Bioscience, two acquisitions, a shutdown, and SWEN Capital Partners closing its Blue Ocean Fund above target.