Investor · 1 deal
Every published round ServiceNow 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kivera | Seed | 10 Aug 2023 | $5.1m | Participant | ARN (ARNnet) (Mon 14 Oct 2024), SmartCompany, Startup Daily, ARN (ARNnet) (Thu 10 Aug 2023) |
Companies ServiceNow has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kivera | 10 Aug 2023, Seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for ServiceNow, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies ServiceNow has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal ServiceNow did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Anita Sands | Director | Startup Daily, rokt.com |
| Somya Kapoor | VP of Product (former) | Tidal Ventures |
Stories naming ServiceNow. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Google Cloud has committed US$750 million to a new partner fund for agentic AI resources and incentives, unveiled at Cloud Next; the piece also recalls Google's March acquisition of security firm Wiz.
Weekly roundup covering several startup acquisitions, a clutch of venture rounds across AI and other sectors, a Clay employee share sale, and Marathon Venture Capital's new fund close.
Investors bought existing Rokt shares in a tender at a higher valuation; the piece also reports the mParticle acquisition, a board addition, and past raises.
Square Peg profiles its Global Tech Fund, a listed-markets strategy applying its venture investing approach to early-stage public tech companies, and outlines its team, edge, and focus on fintech, software and AI.
Deputy says it is now worth more than A$1.1 billion after US staffing group Express Employment Professionals put in A$37 million, making the Sydney workforce-tech firm Australia's newest unicorn.
Weekly roundup of six Australian startups raising a combined $45.1 million across energy, e-commerce, design software, cloud security, climate tech and insurtech, plus Awayco's acquisition of Barcode Solutions and nVest winning SmartCompany's Pitch.
Also SmartCompany·LaunchVic
Kivera, a Sydney-founded cloud security startup now headquartered in New York, has raised a $5.1 million seed round with Round 13 Capital and General Advance leading, and last month hired a new CEO.
Cloud security company Kivera has raised a seed round to hire talent and expand overseas, drawing investment from two funds plus angel investors, and has appointed a new CEO while moving headquarters to New York.
Servicely raises $3 million led by Sydney venture fund EVP to expand its AI service management platform internationally, following an earlier $1.2 million raise; its founders came from Keystone, later bought by DXC.
Also SmartCompany
Aura Ventures' post explains its decision to lead Zenphi's pre-seed round, joined by Afterwork Ventures, citing the founders' Nintex roots and the opening for automation built around Google Workspace.
Also Aura Group portfolio
Servicely, a low-code AI service management platform, has raised its first external funding of $1.2 million from unnamed wealthy individuals and a family office, to fund product development, overseas expansion and sales.
Tidal Ventures' investment notes explain why the firm backed TheLoops, a customer-support analytics platform, covering market tailwinds, product thesis, subscription model, and the backgrounds of co-founders Somya Kapoor and Ravi Bulusu.