Ryan Kroonenburg

Three Aussie startups that raised $9.7 million this week

Weekly roundup of three Australian raises: adtech firm Cuttable's seed round, Fundabl's equity round and SeenCulture's funding, naming investors, plus new Cuttable co-CEOs and a board appointment.

Alternative liquidity investor SecondQuarter raises $83 million for 2nd fund backed by Andrew Forrest, Sam Kroonenburg & Dom Pym

Secondaries fund SecondQuarter has reached an $83m first close on its second vehicle, aiming past $100m, with founder-angels and Minderoo among new backers; its portfolio includes past sales of ActivePipe and A Cloud Guru.

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A Cloud Guru founder Sam Kroonenburg signs on as a partner in SecondQuarter Ventures

A Cloud Guru co-founder Sam Kroonenburg joins SecondQuarter Ventures as venture partner as it closes $100 million for fund two; the piece also recalls A Cloud Guru's sale to Pluralsight and Moxiwork buying ActivePipe.

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Startup Daily's most read stories of 2021

A year-in-review of Startup Daily's most-read 2021 stories, recalling major Australian tech exits including A Cloud Guru, Afterpay and Sweat, Canva's soaring valuation across three raises, Zero Co's crowdfunding record, and new VC funds.

Ignition Lane Weekly Wrap: M&A mania, Tesla trademarks, African fintech, another SoftBank implosion & NFTs explained

Weekly roundup covering ANZ trade sales including A Cloud Guru's multibillion-dollar sale, several Australian raises, Tenacious Ventures' agritech fund close, Xero and Cochlear appointments, and global deals such as Etsy buying Depop.

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A Cloud Guru's acquisition marks a maturing of the Aussie ecosystem, but customers have concerns

Pluralsight is acquiring Melbourne cloud-training firm A Cloud Guru in an undisclosed deal rumoured at a billion dollars. The article recalls A Cloud Guru's 2019 raise, AirTree's participation, and its 2019 purchase of Linux Academy.

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“Pie in the sky”: A Cloud Guru raises $47 million after smashing early growth goals

Cloud training startup A Cloud Guru raises $US33 million in a round led by Summit Partners, with AirTree Ventures and returning backer Elephant joining, to fund hiring and product expansion.

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A Melbourne cloud computing startup just landed one of 2019’s biggest raises to go global

Melbourne cloud training startup A Cloud Guru raised US$33 million (A$47m) from Summit Partners, Airtree Ventures and existing backer Elephant to expand its team and platform.

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