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A Melbourne software firm monitoring AI-driven customer service operations has closed a Series A round led by Tidal Ventures, valuing it at $100 million, with proceeds earmarked for platform integrations and international growth.
Bessemer Venture Partners has wrapped up a $350 million fund for Indian startups, planning $5-40 million cheques; the piece also notes recent closes by Accel India and Stellaris.
Devops startup Buildkite has raised a US$21 million Series B led by OneVentures and AirTree, with General Catalyst and angel Dom Pym participating, to build new developer products and grow teams.
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Bill-sharing app HelpPay has secured a $2.4 million Series A ahead of its public launch, led by William Buck, with funds earmarked for sales, marketing and expansion into Australian and US markets.
Tidal Ventures' investment note explains why it backed FrankieOne from its 2019 seed and joined the KYC/AML platform's newly announced A$20 million Series A, co-led by Greycroft and Airtree Ventures.
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A weekly technology roundup reporting a New Zealand booking software firm's sale, an Australian beauty retailer's acquisition, several venture raises, executive share sales at an e-commerce firm, and a new government fund committee.
Telecom startup Spoke Phone raised a $6.7 million Series A led by Marbruck Investments, with Icehouse Ventures and K1W1 supporting, to improve its product and expand in Australia and the US.
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Salesforce Ventures commits US$50 million to a new fund backing Australian startups, while Sydney investor Equity Venture Partners closes a $35 million second fund; KPMG data shows local venture investment grew in 2018.
Design software company InVision has bought Australian file-collaboration startup Trunk, whose team joins InVision while its product winds down; separately, Seek has bought graduate jobs platform GradConnection.