Angel investor · Founder, Neara
Every published round Scott Farquhar 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.
Companies Scott Farquhar has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighte | May 2018, Series B | 2 | 0 | |
| CultureAmp | 4 Sep 2019, Series D+ | 1 | 0 | |
| Mr Yum | 30 Nov 2021, Series A | 1 | 0 | |
| Pyn | 27 Jul 2020, Pre-seed | 3 | 0 | |
| SafetyCulture | 2013, Seed | 2 | 0 | |
| Zoomo | Nov 2022, Series B | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Scott Farquhar, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Scott Farquhar has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Scott Farquhar did.
Stories naming Scott Farquhar. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Pacific Equity Partners has agreed to take a 30 percent stake in Australian on-site renewables firm Energy Bay, mainly via new shares; existing backers include Skip Capital, Grok Ventures and Soletto. Value undisclosed.
ASIC filings show Buildkite raised $21m via convertible debt in January 2026 after heavy losses and a CEO change; its earlier backers include OneVentures, AirTree, General Catalyst and Dom Pym.
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Australian grid digital-twin startup Neara raised a $90 million Series D led by TCV, reaching unicorn status amid rising data centre power demand.
The head of neo-cloud firm Sharon AI argues no copyright change is needed to attract data centre investment; the piece recalls its Nasdaq listing raise and a large new financing.
Startmate reflects on a decade of backing founders, profiling breakout alumni across its cohorts and describing how its mentors reinvest in newer startups, alongside its fund model and returns.
Equity raise of $2.3m by Advanced, a Sunshine Coast R&D finance startup building a $25m lending fund; backers include Wayne Gerard and Phil Cummins, who joins the board.
Long-time SafetyCulture chief Luke Anear hands the reins to Kelly Vohs while moving to the chair; the piece also recaps the firm's recent raises, valuation dip and backer changes.
Neara, an Australian AI infrastructure startup, raised $45 million led by EQT, Partners Group and Square Peg Capital, with Skip Capital and Prosus Ventures returning; funds target North American and European expansion.
Crikey reports radiology chain I-MED gave patient scans to Harrison.ai for AI training without evident patient consent, and notes Harrison.ai's backers.
A profile of Startmate ranking the twenty most valuable companies it has backed, noting their valuations, past raises and founders, plus Bugcrowd's newly announced purchase of Informer and its climate focus.
TCA chair Robyn Denholm praises departing Atlassian co-CEO Scott Farquhar, crediting his role building the software firm and his service on the council's board as an inspiration to Australian founders.
Atlassian's co-founder Scott Farquhar will vacate the co-CEO seat on August 31, staying on in governance and advisory roles, with Mike Cannon-Brookes set to lead alone from September.
Genex Power, the last Australian-listed developer of renewable energy and storage, has accepted a takeover bid from Japanese partner J-Power at a $380 million equity value, topping a rejected Skip Capital offer.
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Student-run fund NextGen Ventures launches to back university-founded startups, training student investors with partner VC firms and seeking its own capital; its report counts over $1.2 billion raised by student-founded startups since 2012.
RenewEconomy reports J-Power's $380 million takeover offer for ASX-listed Genex Power, a year after Skip Capital's failed attempt; the Japanese utility already owns a stake and has lent the company $35 million.
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Atlassian is buying US video-messaging firm Loom for $1.5 billion in a mostly-cash deal, folding its async video tool into Jira, Confluence and Trello while it stays standalone; regulatory sign-off still pending.
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E-bike subscription startup Zoomo cut 27 roles in its second restructuring in six months, weeks after client Milkrun's collapse, and disclosed a previously unreported $24 million raise led by Grok Ventures and the CEFC.
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Instant grocery delivery startup Milkrun is winding up, with co-founder Dany Milham telling staff trading ends this week. The article recalls its $75 million Series A backed by AirTree, Grok Ventures and Skip Capital.
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Inventia, a Sydney bioprinting startup, is expanding its facility with NSW Government Jobs Plus backing, creating 75-plus jobs; its $35 million Blackbird-led Series B from the prior year is also noted.
Workforce intelligence firm Reejig has raised $17 million with Salesforce Ventures investing, eight months after completing its Series A. The 2019-founded company's earlier backing came from Skip Capital, Airtree and Right Click Capital.
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Skip Capital, backed by Scott Farquhar and Stonepeak, raised its bid for ASX-listed renewable energy firm Genex Power to $0.25 per share, valuing it at $348 million; the board will now consider due diligence.
Health tech startup Human closed a seed round led by Airtree Ventures with Skip Capital participating, which the founders say is the largest raise by an all-Australian female founding team.
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Skip Capital, owned by Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar and Kim Jackson, leads a conditional, non-binding bid with Stonepeak valuing Genex Power near $320 million; earlier stake-building and Stonepeak's renewables fund close are recalled.
Hospitality tech firm Mr Yum has bought customer data platform MyGuestlist in a cash-and-stock deal worth tens of millions, its first acquisition, following an $89 million raise led by Tiger Global.
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Weekly roundup of seven startup raises: OCR Labs' Series B, Zoomo's Series B extension, plus new funding for Lumi, Upflowy, Linkby, Fortiro and Licorice, alongside Scalapay's unicorn round and Arkon Energy's pre-seed.
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Delivery e-bike firm Zoomo has added US$20 million to its Series B, led by Collaborative Fund, three months after an $80 million round backed by the Atlassian founders' vehicles, lifting total funding beyond $100 million.
Koala co-founder Dany Milham's rapid grocery delivery venture Milkrun has launched with a $75 million Tiger Global-led Series A, following an earlier $11 million seed round; Tiger also backed wholesale marketplace TradeSquare.
Milkrun, Dany Milham's four-month-old rapid grocery delivery startup, has raised a $75 million Series A led by Tiger Global, with Airtree, Skip and Grok also investing; it had earlier raised A$11 million in mid-2021.
SmartCompany's year-end list profiles ten Australian startups poised for a big 2022, recalling their 2021 raises, crowdfunding campaigns, government grants and accelerator origins, from mtime and Quantum Brilliance to Zoomo and Superhero.
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Electric delivery vehicle maker Zoomo has closed an oversubscribed Series B of US$60 million (A$80 million), led by new investor Grok Ventures with Skip Capital and ArcTern, plus follow-on from existing backers and a new debt facility.
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Weekly roundup covering Canva's huge raise and rich-list climb, a run of Australian startup funding rounds including SiteMinder and Mable, Domain's purchase of IDS, and Mailchimp's sale to Intuit.
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Antler Australia's guest post explains its Antler Angel Experience, a program giving angels close-up access to its Pre-Launch cohort and investment process, with a second intake of 35 angels already making investments.
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Australian HR tech company Pyn has raised $10.4 million led by Andreessen Horowitz, with Atlassian's Scott Farquhar and BambooHR's Ryan Sanders participating, following a $3.1 million seed round last year.
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Australian startup Pyn announced an $8 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with Accel and two angels, to personalise internal employee communications.
Atlassian introduces a remote work policy letting staff work from anywhere, with salary set by region and limited office attendance, as co-chief executive Scott Farquhar explains the company's thinking.
Veteran venture capitalist Daniel Petre will withdraw from daily duties at the firm he co-founded in 2014, moving toward a chair role, while discussing ecosystem maturity, a future fund and philanthropy among Australia's newly wealthy.
Canva's valuation reached US$15 billion after a new funding round led by T. Rowe Price, Dragoneer, Blackbird Ventures and Skip Capital. The article also recalls Canva's earlier US$60 million raise and Blackbird's first investment.
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Energy and fintech firm Brighte has raised $100 million from existing backers, led by Grok Ventures, and is moving into retail energy with a new model combining generation and retail.
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Reusable household packaging startup Zero Co raised a $2 million seed round led by Kim Jackson's Skip Capital, with returning backer Rob Chapman and Koala's co-founders joining, after earlier pre-seed funding and a Kickstarter campaign.
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SafetyCulture took $14 million in fresh capital inside a larger transaction letting early backers and staff sell shares, valuing it above $1.3 billion, with Blackbird leading and Index following; it also acquired EdApp.
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