Investor · 3 deals
Every published round OnMarket 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cogniss | Unnamed stage | Nov 2021 | $1.1m | Participant | Techboard, SmartCompany | |
| Tell Me Baby | Unnamed stage | 23 Aug 2019 | $5.5m | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany | |
| DC Power Co | Unnamed stage | Apr 2018 | $2.5m | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
Companies OnMarket has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cogniss | Nov 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| DC Power Co | Apr 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tell Me Baby | 23 Aug 2019 | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for OnMarket, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies OnMarket has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal OnMarket did.
Stories naming OnMarket. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Sydney biotech Promethean BioPharma has launched an OnMarket crowdfunding round to fund manufacturing, trials and its push for non-prescription status of its CBD pain tablet in Australia.
The Dubbo-founded, Newcastle-based skincare brand for tradies completed a 535-backer equity crowdfunding raise on OnMarket and is expanding into the US via Amazon, with capital earmarked for marketing, inventory and team growth.
Perth tax research startup SavvyWise closed an equity crowdfunding campaign on OnMarket, raising $1.56m from 469 investors, half the capital from accountants, to fund tax-specific AI development.
Six Australian startups, including Bodd, Hachiko and Cor, collectively secured about $24 million in fresh backing, while seaweed peer Sea Forest floated on the ASX and jumped in early trade.
Weekly funding roundup covering raises by Bodd, Hachiko, Fremantle Seaweed, Cor, Detail Earth and Recovr, plus seaweed peer Sea Forest's ASX float at a $112 million market capitalisation.
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Western Australia seaweed venture Fremantle Seaweed banked A$2.176 million from 676 crowd investors, with a larger sophisticated-investor tranche planned; Sea Forest's fresh ASX listing frames the story.
Goterra's founder argues first-of-a-kind companies need a layered capital stack spanning institutional, crowdfunding, government and corporate money rather than one lead investor, and points readers to her live CSF campaign on OnMarket.
Weekly roundup of eight Australian and New Zealand funding rounds totalling about $53.5 million, led by SwarmFarm Robotics' $30 million Series B for its farm robots.
Funding roundup: eight trans-Tasman startups together secured $53.56 million, topped by SwarmFarm Robotics' Series B, with Amber, Javln, Enhance Labs, Indi, Wych, Lift Women and Ambra Spirits also raising capital.
Funding roundup covering five raises totalling $340.2 million: Firmus's Nvidia-backed round, plus H3D, Puralink, Escape This and Isaacus, across AI infrastructure, health tech, robotics, entertainment and legal AI.
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Roundup of two raises: a Pilates studio chain's $1.6 million crowdfunding round and a $300,000 pre-seed investment in an AR shopping platform by an early-stage backer.
Manufacturing news roundup: GreenHY2 and Atomo Diagnostics receive government grants, Seaport Therapeutics closes a US$225m Series B, Orthocell secures $17m, Genevo Marine opens a crowdfunding offer, and the ACCC clears Accolade's wine acquisition.
Weekly roundup covering nine Australian startups' new capital totalling $40.5 million, across solar, quantum computing, marketing tech and crowdfunding, plus a look back at Aconex's $1.6 billion Oracle sale.
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A Melbourne chemical sanitiser maker won an innovation award, is appearing at international events, and is seeking investor interest via a crowdfunding platform, with a seed round expected to complete by Christmas.
Profile of Sydney fintech GetReminded, whose app alerts consumers before recurring bills fall due so they can shop around; the founders recount its origins, past angel backing and a live crowdfunding raise.
Birchal's CSF Yearbook 2021 found Australian equity crowdfunding hit record levels in 2021, with $71 million raised across 89 companies, and recalls Biome Australia becoming the first CSF-backed business to join the ASX.
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Roundup of nine startup raises totalling $70 million, including Q-CTRL's Series B, Foundry Lab's round led by Blackbird, and EnGeneIC's crowdfunded COVID-19 vaccine raise, plus a new Elenium Automation board member.
Equity crowdfunding platform Birchal reports a record September 2021 quarter for CSF raises, and the article rounds up September's large venture rounds including Airwallex, Canva, Cover Genius and Scalapay.
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A report by crowdfunding platform Birchal shows Australian equity crowdfunding investment jumped 620% year-on-year, with $47 million raised in 2020-21, including notable campaigns by Cannatrek and Batch Brewing.
Edtech startup 1Question closed a crowdfunding round of about $1.95 million from 454 investors via OnMarket, valuing the screen-time app near $10 million, and signed a preinstallation deal with device maker IQU Group.
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Cut Through Venture's debut quarterly newsletter rounds up Q1 2021 raises across Australian and New Zealand startups, highlighting crowdfunding, fintech dominance, active investors, and two newly launched startups currently seeking backers.
A weekly roundup reporting several Australian and New Zealand startup raises, including Circle In, Equiem, HealthChase, RateIt, Swoop Aero and Tell Me Baby, plus startup funding via Mars and Antler programs.
A roundup of Australia's largest equity crowdfunding campaigns since the 2017 laws, led by Xinja's record raise, also covering ingogo, Jayride, DC Power Co, West Winds Gin and PT Blink, with platform executives commenting on the sector's growth.
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