Venture capital fund · 4 deals
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Every published round OpenView 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy | Series B | 7 Apr 2022 | $81m | Participant | Square Peg Capital, Square Peg Capital portfolio | |
| BuildKite | Series A | 20 Aug 2020 | $28m | Lead | Startup Daily (Fri 18 Sep 2026), Startup Daily (Tue 5 Aug 2025), Startup Daily (Tue 4 Mar 2025), Startup Daily (Wed 16 Nov 2022), TechCrunch Australia (Tue 20 Apr 2021), Startup Daily (Thu 20 Aug 2020), SmartCompany, TechCrunch Australia (Tue 18 Aug 2020) | |
| Deputy | Series B | Nov 2018 | $111m | Participant | Startup Daily (Tue 19 Mar 2024), SmartCompany (Mon 25 Feb 2019), SmartCompany (Thu 21 Feb 2019), Techboard, Startup Daily (Thu 17 Jan 2019), SmartCompany (Mon 17 Dec 2018), SmartCompany (Mon 3 Dec 2018) | |
| Deputy | Series A | Jan 2017 | $33m | Lead | Startup Daily, SmartCompany (Mon 25 Feb 2019), SmartCompany (Mon 17 Dec 2018), SmartCompany (Mon 3 Dec 2018), anthillonline.com |
Companies OpenView has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
Fund closes reported for OpenView, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies OpenView has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal OpenView did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Smith | Venture Partner | Startup Daily, TechCrunch Australia |
| Mackey Craven | Partner | Startup Daily, TechCrunch Australia |
Stories naming OpenView. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Buildkite announces a US$21 million Series B with Airtree and OneVentures leading; founder Keith Pitt reflects on nine years building the company, its Test Analytics product, and plans for new developer tools.
Deputy says it is now worth more than A$1.1 billion after US staffing group Express Employment Professionals put in A$37 million, making the Sydney workforce-tech firm Australia's newest unicorn.
Square Peg's investment note explains its reasons for backing Deputy's US$81 million Series B with IVP, Openview and Equity Venture Partners, describing the workforce scheduling platform's growth, customers and team.
Deployment automation firm Octopus Deploy takes its first outside capital after ten years bootstrapped, selling a minority stake to Insight Partners. Linked coverage notes Insight's fund close and Buildkite's Series A.
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Australian CI/CD platform Buildkite raised a A$28 million Series A led by OpenView with General Catalyst participating, valuing it above A$200 million. Its first raise since 2013 seed funding; two new board members join.
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A year-end roundup of Australia's largest 2018 startup capital raises, covering Judo Capital, Deputy, Airwallex, Inflazome, SafetyCulture, Culture Amp, Canva, Havven, Athena, Ansarada and Data Republic, with investors and earlier rounds recalled.
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Deputy raised a large Series B led by IVP with OpenView, Equity Venture Partners and Square Peg Capital, following its Series A; the piece profiles the company and investor rationale.
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