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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Rockpool raised.
Companies Rockpool acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Corey Costelloe | Head Chef | SmartCompany |
| Neil Perry | Founder | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
Stories naming Rockpool. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Sydney PE firm Quadrant bought a $500 million Canva stake from existing holders including Blackbird, at a US$25 billion valuation — the first deal for Quadrant's ninth fund.
Cultured meat startup Vow teams with chef Neil Perry on a trial menu of lab-grown dishes. The Sydney company previously took pre-seed money from Blackbird and is preparing a seed round.
Blackbird's investment notes recount its participation in Eucalyptus's Series A, led by Woolworths' venture arm W23, having earlier led the telehealth company's pre-seed and seed rounds.
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Dining-tech firm me&u has closed an $8 million series B to fund a countrywide rollout, with Merivale's Justin Hemmes and Tyro's Robbie Cooke among new backers; founder Stevan Premutico earlier sold Dimmi to TripAdvisor.
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