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Stories naming Paul Naphtali. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Criteo has bought marketing platform Brandcrush, handing its backers, including Rampersand and Startmate, an exit; the piece recalls the company's 2019 raise and Startmate accelerator background.
Payments company mx51 has closed a Series B round of $32.5 million with existing backers participating, after an undisclosed lead investor, and plans to expand in Australia and internationally.
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Gig booking platform Muso has raised a $2 million seed round led by Rampersand to expand into New Zealand and the UK, after a $1.5 million raise in 2019, and has made several senior hires.
Weekly roundup reporting Invoice2go's sale to Bill.com, raises by Go1, Employment Hero, InDebted and others, Rokt's secondary sale, Wildcard Ventures' launch, plus global deals including Zoom-Five9 and Salesforce-Slack.
Tennis Australia is creating Wildcard Ventures, a fund and syndicate backing early-stage sports, health and entertainment tech, and has named its investment team and advisory committee.
Melbourne augmented reality presentation company JigSpace has raised a $6 million Series A from returning and new backers to speed global expansion, after a smaller raise the previous October.
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Proptech firms :Different and Sorted each announced funding this week, with Rampersand leading Sorted's round, while founders and investors discuss whether COVID-19 will permanently modernise property industry practices.
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