Head of SEA & ANZ Investments, Prosus Ventures
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Sydney AI customer-support startup Brainfish has secured a $9.8 million pre-Series A, with Prosus Ventures leading and existing backers Peak XV's Surge and Macdoch Ventures participating, to fund its US expansion.
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Kismet, an Australian startup linking caregivers, insurers and care providers, raised $8.2 million in seed funding led by Prosus Ventures with Airtree Ventures, lifting its total raised to $10.8 million.
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Sydney AI infrastructure-modelling firm Neara extended its Series B by $10M, with Prosus Ventures joining backers Skip Capital and Square Peg, lifting the round to $24M for expansion into Europe and the US.
Sydney cloud security startup Plerion closed a $10 million seed round led by Prosus Ventures with Cercano and Atlassian Ventures participating, to fund product development, hiring and go-to-market plans.