Startup · $37.5m raised
Brisbane, QLD
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round VALD raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Queensland Investment Corporation | Unnamed stage | - |
| Vistara Growth | Unnamed stage | - |
Companies VALD acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming VALD. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Queensland superannuation fund Brighter Super has unveiled a startup investment mandate to be managed by QIC; the article also recalls QIC's earlier backing of Attekus, SwarmFarm Robotics, Go1, Gilmour Space Technologies and VALD.
SmartCompany covers Cut Through Venture's report on Queensland's 2024-25 venture funding, which rebounded to $417 million, led by SafetyCulture's Series E, with SaaS and climate tech the standout sectors.
Queensland's new Enterprise Acceleration Fund makes its debut investment, backing Gold Coast equity-platform startup Cake Equity's SAFE note round alongside Rampersand and Launch VC, with hiring plans flagged.
Techboard's monthly roundup reports November 2022 Australian private funding of roughly $678 million across 38 deals, listing closed raises by Vow, Samsara Eco, Advanced Navigation and others, Sprint Ventures' first fund close, and rounds still open.
Also SmartCompany
Weekly roundup reporting nine Australian startups that together secured roughly $104 million across sports tech, semiconductors, regtech, legal automation, SaaS, edtech, agtech and biotech, with Vald's $36 million the largest.
Also Techboard
Gold Coast prefab builder ModnPods has secured Queensland government Business Investment Fund backing, the fund's fifth investment, and plans to expand its facilities and grow to roughly 100 staff within three years.
Also @AuManufacturing
Ignition Lane's weekly tech roundup: AirTree raises $700m across three new funds, dozens of Australian startups announce rounds, a wave of acquisitions including Block completing its Afterpay buy, plus Web3 commentary and US market moves.