CEO · Founder, Climate Salad · angel in 1 deal
Every published round Mick Liubinskas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Functionly | Seed | 22 Sep 2021 | $3.6m | Participant | Startup Daily, Startup News (WA), functionly.com, Afterwork Ventures portfolio, Afterwork Ventures portfolio, Investible portfolio |
Companies Mick Liubinskas has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Functionly | 22 Sep 2021, Seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Mick Liubinskas, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Mick Liubinskas has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Mick Liubinskas did.
Stories naming Mick Liubinskas. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Opinion piece argues Goterra's administration shows Australia lacks scale-up capital; the author, AxleTree Capital's co-founder, links the collapse to underfunding of women founders and the system's failure to finance capital-heavy technologies.
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Climate Salad's report says Australia's climate tech sector has passed 7,000 workers across 730 startups and drew $680 million in venture capital; Sea Forest's ASX debut and fund commitments point to investor appetite.
NRMA Insurance has started giving $100,000 apiece to five climate startups through its new Help Fund, a program created with Climate Salad, with $1 million committed for the first year.
Feature on Australia's fast-growing climate tech sector, recounting raises at companies including Neara, Loam Bio, Goterra and Great Wrap, and warning that scarce growth capital and limited foreign investment could stall the industry.
Dale Cohen recalls the early days of Telstra's muru-D accelerator, published with the email announcing the program will leave its accelerator form behind and move to partnering with startups.
Australian startup incubator Pollenizer is shutting down after failing to build a sustainable business, having broken the news to staff and backers. Phil Morle and Mick Liubinskas started the company in 2007.