Family office · 9 deals
Sydney, NSW
Every published round LUXEM 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.
Companies LUXEM 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShoreTrade | 9 Mar 2021 | 1 | 1 | |
| Gathered Here | End-of-life services for wills, funerals and probate | 24 May 2021, Seed | 1 | 0 |
| Blakthumb | 11 Apr 2022, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Layer | 10 May 2022, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Loopit | 27 Jun 2022, Seed | 2 | 0 | |
| Medoo | 26 Jul 2022, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Orkestra | Oct 2023, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Try Turnto | 15 Aug 2025, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for LUXEM Ventures, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies LUXEM Ventures has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal LUXEM Ventures did.
Stories naming LUXEM Ventures. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Profile of Turnto founder Jessica Dove London, who built a health-information platform after her son's rare cerebral palsy diagnosis; the startup has secured $1.1 million pre-seed from angel and fund backers.
Roundup of nine local startups that together banked a combined $38m-plus this week, spanning precision instruments, proptech, adtech, robotics, food, energy storage and AI, with several earlier raises recalled.
Also Australian FinTech·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·AgFunderNews
Roundup of ten Australian startup raises totalling $38.8 million, topped by Heidi Health's Series A, also recording an Outstaffer executive appointment and the earlier sale of CarAdvice to Nine.
Melbourne renewables software firm Orkestra has secured $2 million in a follow-up seed round led again by Tidal Ventures, alongside Rampersand, Impact Ventures, Luxem and four climate tech investors, with a Series A next.
Sydney dealership group Phil Gilbert partners with subscription platform Loopit, which also recently completed a 3.6 million dollar seed round led by Tidal Ventures with Upswell Ventures and Luxem participating.
Also Tidal Ventures portfolio·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Australian FinTech·Australian FinTech
A roundup of Australian startups that raised funds in recent weeks: mx51, Refundid, Storipress, HIVERY, InternMatch, upcover, Pearler and Loopit together secured over $100 million despite a cooling venture market.
Also Cut Through Venture
AfterWork Ventures explains why it led coaching-software startup Medoo's pre-seed round, profiling its two founders' operating backgrounds and arguing workplace trends will drive adoption of coaching tools.
Will-writing and funeral comparison platform Gathered Here has raised $1.1 million led by BetterLabs, with Luxem and angel Murray Bleach participating, to grow its team and charity bequest tools.
Seafood trading platform ShoreTrade has raised $8 million led by Investible and Luxem, with Vulpes participating, to fund international expansion and new features; founder Peter Manettas previously raised $2 million in 2018.
Also Cut Through Venture