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Every published round Matt Rockman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prophet | Seed | 18 Mar 2024 | $5m | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany (Fri 22 Mar 2024), SmartCompany (Mon 18 Mar 2024) | |
| Ordermentum | Unnamed stage | 20 Sep 2023 | $16m | Participant | SmartCompany, Forbes Australia | |
| Ordermentum | Unnamed stage | Jul 2022 | $6.2m | Participant | Startup Daily (Thu 1 Dec 2022), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (Wed 9 Nov 2022) |
Companies Matt Rockman has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordermentum | Jul 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Prophet | 18 Mar 2024, Seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Matt Rockman, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Matt Rockman has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Matt Rockman did.
Stories naming Matt Rockman. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Venture firm Square Peg has confirmed two funds holding more than $1 billion between them, alongside a look back at its biggest bets, sell-downs and the acquisitions that delivered windfalls.
Also Dealroom
The Victorian government's VC fund Breakthrough Victoria slipped to a loss, its annual report showing startup investments, cost cutting and boardroom departures amid criticism of its spending and performance.
Square Peg profiles its Global Tech Fund, a listed-markets strategy applying its venture investing approach to early-stage public tech companies, and outlines its team, edge, and focus on fintech, software and AI.
Breakthrough Victoria defends its spending and investment record against critics urging its abolition, pointing to portfolio companies, university partnerships and recent backing of startups including Aravax.
A weekly roundup detailing five raises across Australia and New Zealand: Marmalade, Cauldron, Prophet, Hola Health and Buddy, naming amounts, lead backers and founders.
Marketing technology company Prophet has raised a seed round of $5 million from individual investors including Antony Catalano, Matt Rockman and Cheuk Chiang, with no venture capital involved.
Hospitality tech firm Ordermentum bought marketplace Foodbomb and closed a $16m round with existing and new backers, valuing the combined group above $100m.
A weekly roundup detailing nine startup funding rounds totalling $39.6 million, spanning cybersecurity, medtech, healthtech, hospitality, retail media, accessibility, clean energy and agtech ventures.
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Hospitality ordering platform Ordermentum, cofounded by Adam Theobald, raised $6.2 million in July, with earlier raises in 2017 and 2021 and a secondary stake sale by RoZetta also recounted.
Roundup of recent raises: a New Zealand legaltech Series A, plant-based meat seed funding with a celebrity chef tie-in, hospitality software capital, and battery materials funding, plus board additions.
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Ellerston Capital's JAADE private assets fund, co-led by ex-Aristocrat CEO Jamie Odell, reports a strong first year and ambitions to raise up to $500m; its holdings include Mable, Camms and SiteMinder.