Venture capital fund · 2 deals
Venture fund for sports, health and entertainment tech startups
Melbourne, VIC
Every published round Wildcard Ventures 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.
Companies Wildcard Ventures has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swingvision | 31 Jan 2022, Seed | 1 | 1 | |
| Mr Yum | 30 Nov 2021, Series A | 1 | 0 |
Companies Wildcard Ventures's own portfolio page lists that no published round yet places it in. The page is the source; the round is being looked for.
| Company | Site |
|---|---|
| 06 AO Startups | aostartups.ausopen.com ↗ |
| Aoventures | aoventures.vc ↗ |
| Kabata | kabatafitness.com ↗ |
| Minute.ly | minute.ly ↗ |
| Mr. Yum | mryum.com ↗ |
| Samsara | samsaraeco.com ↗ |
| Swing Vision | swing.tennis ↗ |
Fund closes reported for Wildcard Ventures, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Wildcard Ventures has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Wildcard Ventures did.
Stories naming Wildcard Ventures. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Tennis Australia's venture arm AO Ventures has reached a first close on its new sports, media and health tech fund with about $49 million committed by local and international backers.
Australian plastics recycler Samsara Eco secured a Temasek-led Series A+ of $100 million to scale enzyme-based infinite recycling, with Southeast Asian facilities planned, adding to its 2022 Series A.
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Tennis Australia's AO StartUps incubator picked seven sports tech startups for its mid-year cohort, only one of them Australian. They will test products at the Australian Open, with possible funding from Wildcard Ventures.
Five startups joining Tennis Australia's inaugural AO StartUps accelerator cohort have been named, each trialling its technology at the Grand Slam tournament; two further participants are still to be revealed.
AfterWork Ventures explains why it joined SwingVision's $2 million seed round led by Tennis Australia's Wildcard Ventures, alongside Roddick, Blake and the MyFitnessPal co-founders; the app brings pro-grade tennis analytics to amateurs.
Also Startup Daily
Weekly roundup reporting Invoice2go's sale to Bill.com, raises by Go1, Employment Hero, InDebted and others, Rokt's secondary sale, Wildcard Ventures' launch, plus global deals including Zoom-Five9 and Salesforce-Slack.
Tennis Australia is creating Wildcard Ventures, a fund and syndicate backing early-stage sports, health and entertainment tech, and has named its investment team and advisory committee.