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Startup · $57.3m raised

Spriggy

Sydney, NSW

Coverage

Stories naming Spriggy. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

Funding announcement

Mike Cannon-Brookes names former Macquarie banker Tan Kueh as Grok's CEO

Mike Cannon-Brookes' investment vehicle Grok Ventures has hired Tan Kueh, ex-Macquarie, UBS and BlackRock, as CEO, joining CIO Jeremy Kwong-Law, as it sharpens its strategy around climate investing.

Pre-seed $2m

Blackbird leads $2 million pre-Seed round into martech startup MagicBrief

Blackbird led a $2 million pre-seed raise for MagicBrief, a Sydney martech startup building an advertising creative workflow platform, with Archangel Ventures and several founder-angels also taking part.

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Funding announcement

Mike & Annie Cannon-Brookes just turned Grok Ventures into Australia's first $1 billion VC fund to invest in climate tech

Startup Daily reports the Atlassian co-founder and his wife have pledged a billion dollars via their family firm Grok Ventures to climate-focused startups, plus half a billion to philanthropy.

3 deals

Fintech Spriggy banks $35 million series B led by NAB Ventures

Pocket money app Spriggy has secured a $35 million Series B, led by NAB's venture arm alongside Perennial and returning backer Grok, to fund growth including tripling headcount.

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