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Riverstone Ventures

Disclosed deals

Every published round Riverstone Ventures 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
Sicona Battery Technologies	Series A	23 Jun 2023	$22m	Participant	Himadri Speciality Chemical Artesian VC Electrification & Decarbonization AIE LP Chaos Ventures Investible Climate Tech Fund Investible Club Club Investible	Startup Daily (Wed 21 May 2025), RenewEconomy, SmartCompany (Thu 14 Mar 2024), Techboard, SmartCompany (Fri 23 Jun 2023), @AuManufacturing, Startup Daily (Fri 16 Jun 2023), Artesian VC portfolio, Artesian VC portfolio
Sicona Battery Technologies	Seed	13 Aug 2021	$3.7m	Lead	Artesian VC Bandera Capital Chaos Ventures SDGx	Startup Daily (Wed 21 May 2025), SmartCompany (Fri 23 Jun 2023), Startup Daily (Fri 16 Jun 2023), SmartCompany (Fri 13 Aug 2021), Startup Daily (Thu 12 Aug 2021)

Portfolio

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

Company	What it does	First invested	Rounds	Led
Sicona Battery Technologies		13 Aug 2021, Seed	2	1

Funds

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

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

Portfolio companies acquired

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

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

Coverage

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

16 deals

Eight Aussie startups that have raised $75.6 million in the past two weeks

Roundup of eight Australian startups that together raised $75.6 million across two weeks, spanning health, batteries, EV fleets, edtech and equity crowdfunding campaigns.

Also The Mandarin·SmartCompany·Techboard·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Forbes Australia

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Battery materials startup Sicona charges up with $22 million Series A

Wollongong silicon anode developer Sicona has closed a Series A backed by Himadri, Artesian and other investors, its second raise after a 2021 pre-Series A, with US expansion plans.

Startup Daily Fri 16 Jun 2023 Sicona Battery Technologies Himadri Speciality Chemical University of Wollongong Waratah Capital Artesian VC Chaos Ventures Electrification & Decarbonization AIE LP Investible Climate Tech Fund Investible Club Riverstone Ventures Andrew Minett Christiaan Jordaan

Also @AuManufacturing·SmartCompany·Techboard·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·RenewEconomy

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The Week in AgriFoodTech: Neat Burger raises $18m, Debut bags $34m to expand cell-free biomanufacturing platform

Weekly agrifoodtech roundup covering several raises including Neat Burger, Debut and Earthodic, Woolworths buying delivery startup Milkrun, and shutdowns at Anuvia Plant Nutrients and Made By Cow.

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The startup funding round: Hospitality tech, Kiwis going global, and Blumenthal's bet on plant-based meat

Roundup of recent raises: a New Zealand legaltech Series A, plant-based meat seed funding with a celebrity chef tie-in, hospitality software capital, and battery materials funding, plus board additions.

Also TechCrunch Venture·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·TechCrunch Venture·Startup Daily

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