Startup · $1.2m raised · Energy
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Vertus Energy raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Startmate | Pre-seed · Accelerator | - |
| Icehouse Ventures | Pre-seed | - |
| NOAB Ventures | Pre-seed | - |
| Outset | Pre-seed | - |
Companies Vertus Energy acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming Vertus Energy. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Startmate reflects on a decade of backing founders, profiling breakout alumni across its cohorts and describing how its mentors reinvest in newer startups, alongside its fund model and returns.
A profile of Startmate ranking the twenty most valuable companies it has backed, noting their valuations, past raises and founders, plus Bugcrowd's newly announced purchase of Informer and its climate focus.
Cut Through Venture's November newsletter rounds up October 2021's record deal count for Australian startups, listing raises across climate, fintech, cybersecurity and legal tech, plus Startmate Demo Day graduates and active investors.
A roundup of climate-focused startups that secured investment during 2021, led by Loam Bio's $40 million carbon sequestration round, spanning clean energy, waste, lithium, and plant-based protein companies across Australia and New Zealand.
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Vertus Energy, a New Zealand green-fuel startup, has closed a NZ$1.2 million pre-seed round with Icehouse Ventures leading, to advance its BRIO waste-to-fuel technology; its four founders are Startmate accelerator alumni.
Startup Daily lists the 19 Australian and New Zealand startups in Startmate's largest-ever Winter21 cohort pitching at Demo Day, including a climate stream backed by Mike Cannon-Brookes through Grok Ventures.