Company · Telecommunications
Stockholm
Every published round Sinch 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 Sinch has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio companies recorded yet. | ||||
Fund closes reported for Sinch, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Sinch has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Sinch did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of Sinch is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies Sinch acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Company | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MessageMedia | Acquisition | 30 Jun 2021 | $1.7b | Aura Group portfolio, Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
| MessageMedia | Acquisition | 9 Jun 2021 | $1.3b | Crunchbase News, TechCrunch Australia |
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Oscar Werner | CEO | Startup Daily, TechCrunch Australia |
Stories naming Sinch. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Commentary piece on VC exit strategies (IPO, trade sale, secondary sale) referencing recent Australian tech M&A deals and venture funding rounds including Sendle, UpGuard, Sonder and others.
Aura Group's analysis of venture capital exits, reviewing recent Australian deals such as MessageMedia's sale and several funding rounds, then explaining the three liquidity paths: IPOs, trade sales and secondary sales.
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Swedish communications firm Sinch is buying Melbourne-based MessageMedia for US$1.3 billion, in an article rounding up a surge of Australian tech acquisitions including A Cloud Guru, Big Ant, Neto and Vend.
Daily roundup reporting Sinch's $1.3 billion acquisition of MessageMedia, Northvolt's $2.75 billion raise, Scalable Capital's Series E, fund closes by SVLC and Rev1, and rounds for Stoke, Terraformation, Hawthorne Effect, Wagely and Aura.
Sinch, a Swedish communications group, has announced the $1.3 billion acquisition of Melbourne-based business messaging firm MessageMedia, weeks after rival Twilio moved to buy SMS player ZipWhip for $850 million.
Also Crunchbase News