Investor · 4 deals
Private equity and venture capital investment management
Sydney, NSW
Every published round Wattle Hill 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.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyka | Series C | 4 Aug 2026 | $67m | Participant | Startup Daily (Wed 5 Aug 2026), Shearwater Capital, petnews.com.au, Startup Daily (Fri 6 Mar 2026), SmartCompany (Fri 6 Mar 2026), SmartCompany (Tue 3 Mar 2026), Afterwork Ventures portfolio, Shearwater Capital portfolio | |
| Hachiko | Seed | 3 Dec 2025 | $2.5m | Participant | Startup Daily (Fri 5 Dec 2025), SmartCompany, Investible, Startup Daily (Wed 3 Dec 2025), Investible portfolio | |
| Upstreet | Seed | 22 Mar 2022 | $3m | Lead | Startup Daily (Tue 12 Sep 2023), Techboard, Australian FinTech, Startup Daily (Tue 22 Mar 2022) | |
| Lyka | Series A | Jun 2021 | $6.5m | Participant | Shearwater Capital, Defender AM portfolio (Sun 30 Jun 2024), Defender AM portfolio (Sun 31 Mar 2024), Business News Australia, SmartCompany, Afterwork Ventures portfolio, Shearwater Capital portfolio |
Companies Wattle Hill has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
Fund closes reported for Wattle Hill, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Wattle Hill has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Wattle Hill did.
Stories naming Wattle Hill. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Pet food subscription company Lyka has closed a $67 million Series C led by New York fund LGVP, which backed its earlier raises, lifting the startup's lifetime funding to $155 million.
Six Australian startups, including Bodd, Hachiko and Cor, collectively secured about $24 million in fresh backing, while seaweed peer Sea Forest floated on the ASX and jumped in early trade.
Weekly funding roundup covering raises by Bodd, Hachiko, Fremantle Seaweed, Cor, Detail Earth and Recovr, plus seaweed peer Sea Forest's ASX float at a $112 million market capitalisation.
Also Startup Daily
Sydney app Upstreet, which gave shoppers fractional shares for their spending, is closing; the founders gave no reason, 18 months after a Wattle Hill-led seed round and a lifetime raise near $5 million.
Also Startup Daily
Pet food subscription startup Lyka closed a $30 million Series B led by Israeli investor Itai Tsiddon, with Craig Blair and Paul Wilson returning; the article also recalls its 2018 raise and Adobe's Frame.io acquisition.
Also SmartCompany·Techboard·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Business News Australia
Techboard's March 2022 roundup of Australian funding: megadeals by Immutable, Saluda Medical, Linktree and Zeller, many smaller raises, acquisitions, an IPO, several fund closes, and companies still seeking capital.
Upstreet, which gives shoppers fractional share rewards, has raised a $3 million seed-plus round led by Wattle Hill Capital, with funds earmarked for retail partnerships and platform upgrades.
Weekly roundup reporting Butn's ASX listing, Cicada Innovations' renewed health-sector partnership, and fresh raises by Kāhu, FL0, Lyka, Sourse AI and Evos.