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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Yahoo raised.
Companies Yahoo acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Angus McDonald | Exec (former) | Startup Daily |
| Ken Goldman | CFO | Women's Agenda, SmartCompany |
| Marissa Mayer | Boss (former) | SmartCompany (Tue 17 Dec 2024), Startup Daily, SmartCompany (Tue 2 Jul 2024) |
| Willie Pang | Managing Director (former) | SmartCompany, Australian FinTech |
Stories naming Yahoo. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Australian payments fintech Hello Clever appoints new APAC leaders, including Sandra Lin and Oliver Liggayu, as it expands regionally with Singapore as its headquarters and Raj Kasi overseeing international markets.
Women's Agenda interview with Canva co-founder Melanie Perkins on her SXSW Sydney conversation with investor Mary Meeker, covering Fusion Books, Silicon Valley rejections, and the early backers who funded the design platform.
Cooking app ReciMe has banked a $1.5 million seed round led by Even Capital, drawing angels such as Marissa Mayer and Deb Liu, as its founders shift to New York to chase US growth.
Tidal Ventures managing partner Grant McCarthy and Guy Kawasaki compare notes on luck, timing, founder qualities, early-stage mistakes, AI adoption and pitching, drawing on careers spanning Apple, Canva, Yahoo and Tidal.
Tidal Ventures has launched #ten, an expert network of tech founders and executives who put money into its seed fund and support its portfolio founders, bridging Australian and US ecosystems.
Sydney insurtech Cover Genius raised a $100 million Series C led by Sompo Holdings to reach unicorn valuation, with G Squared participating, capping a strong month for Australian startup funding rounds.
Nightingale Partners and Phoenix Development Fund announce an initial investment in content marketing platform Fabulate, and outline its leadership team and a new director appointment.
Tech roundup: Facebook's smartwatch plans, Jaguar's EV pivot, Kraken launching a VC arm, Tribe raising pre-IPO ahead of a planned ASX float, and LaunchVic backing Boab AI's scaleup program and first five companies.
Also Startup Daily·LaunchVic
Weekly roundup reporting Salesforce's Slack acquisition, several ASX listings, multiple Australian startup raises, OneVentures' fund tranche close, and international deals including Facebook buying Kustomer.
Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily
Shipping platform Shippit took a AU$2.2 million Series A led by Aura Group, with Addventure Fund and RTL Group participating, turning down a larger oversubscribed offer to bankroll Asia-Pacific expansion and hiring.
Also TechCrunch Venture·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily
Facebook has announced its biggest acquisition, buying messaging app WhatsApp for $19bn in cash and shares. The piece also recalls Google's reported $1bn bid, Facebook's failed Snapchat offer, and Google's Nest purchase.
Sydney online design startup Canva, founded by Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht and Cameron Adams, has secured a $3 million seed round from Australian and US backers after the founders met investors at a Hawaiian kitesurfing camp.
Also TechCrunch Venture