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Outset

Deep tech venture fund and specialised laboratory space

Disclosed deals

Every published round Outset 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
Atomic Tessellator	Seed	Jun 2026	$11.3m	Participant	Crane Venture Partners In-Q-Tel Icehouse Ventures GD1 Salus Ventures Side Stage Ventures Confluent	crane.vc, SmartCompany, Side Stage Ventures portfolio
Aquila	Seed	Jun 2023	$3m	Participant	Blackbird Ventures Possible Ventures Icehouse Ventures Startmate Stage One	RenewEconomy (Thu 28 May 2026), RenewEconomy (Thu 28 May 2026), SmartCompany (Fri 28 Jun 2024), Startup Daily (Mon 24 Jun 2024), SmartCompany (Tue 23 Jan 2024), Startup Daily (Tue 20 Jun 2023), SmartCompany (Fri 16 Jun 2023), RenewEconomy (Thu 15 Jun 2023), Blackbird Ventures portfolio
Vertus Energy	Pre-seed	27 Oct 2021	$1.2m	Participant	Icehouse Ventures Startmate NOAB Ventures	Cut Through Venture, SmartCompany, Startup Daily
Aspiring Materials	Seed	15 Oct 2021	$1m	Participant	Icehouse Ventures	Cut Through Venture, Startup Daily (Mon 18 Oct 2021), Startup Daily (Fri 15 Oct 2021)

Portfolio

Companies Outset has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.

Company	First invested	Rounds
Aquila	Jun 2023, Seed	1
Aspiring Materials	15 Oct 2021, Seed	1
Atomic Tessellator	Jun 2026, Seed	1
Vertus Energy	27 Oct 2021, Pre-seed	1

Funds

Fund closes reported for Outset, as distinct from the investments it has made.

Fund	Announced	Committed	Target	Close	Sources
No fund closes recorded for Outset yet.

Portfolio companies acquired

Companies Outset has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Outset did.

Company	Bought by	Kind	Announced	Price
No portfolio company of Outset is recorded as having been acquired.

Coverage

Stories naming Outset. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

11 deals

Seven ANZ startups that raised $71.8 million this week

Weekly roundup covering seven raises across the Tasman: Phonely's Series A, Pay.com.au's private placement, and rounds for Atomic Tessellator, Caruso, Deteqt, Clean Slate Clinic and Earthletica, worth roughly $72 million combined.

Also crane.vc

14 deals

Eight Aussie startups that raised $118.8 million this week

Weekly roundup of eight Australian funding rounds, led by Samsara Eco's $100m Series A extension; Diraq, 1Breadcrumb, Aquila, NRN, Klean, Bearhug and Sindy Labs also secured capital, and Klean won a Queensland grant.

Also TechCrunch Venture·SmartCompany·@AuManufacturing·Techboard·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing·Forbes Australia·@AuManufacturing

Pre-seed NZ$1.2m

Kiwi biofuels startup Vertus Energy raises NZ$1.2 million in a pre-seed round

Vertus Energy, a New Zealand green-fuel startup, has closed a NZ$1.2 million pre-seed round with Icehouse Ventures leading, to advance its BRIO waste-to-fuel technology; its four founders are Startmate accelerator alumni.

Startup Daily Wed 27 Oct 2021 Vertus Energy Icehouse Ventures NOAB Ventures Outset Startmate Barnaby Marshall Benjamin Howard Dr Danilo Perez John Wood Santiago de los Reyes

Also SmartCompany·Cut Through Venture

Seed $1m

Kiwi carbon capture startup Aspiring Materials raises $1 million seed round

New Zealand carbon capture startup Aspiring Materials has raised a $1 million seed round led by Icehouse Ventures with Outset Ventures, funding team growth including its first CEO, Mark Chadderton.

Startup Daily Fri 15 Oct 2021 Aspiring Materials University of Canterbury Icehouse Ventures Outset Dr Allan Scott Barnaby Marshall Mark Chadderton

Also Startup Daily·Cut Through Venture

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