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Engineering and consulting group Akkodis is buying Barhead Solutions, an Australian Microsoft applications partner, in a deal awaiting closing conditions; the acquisition extends Akkodis' Microsoft capability across its national client base.
Digital Alchemy, led by Regan Yan, has bought Salesforce consultancy AFDigital, which rebrands as Xenai Digital under CEO Pauline Pangan, keeping independent Australian operations.
Autodesk has finalised its buyout of Reekoh, a Future Now Ventures holding, wrapping up a deal signed in September; terms stay undisclosed, though press speculation values it near AUD 31.5 million.
Cyber security firm Haventec has banked $11 million in a round led by Macquarie Group and Future Now Capital, funding growth in finance, government and health and a push into the United States market.
Future Now Ventures announces that marketing technology firms Automaton and Simple have merged into a combined business operating under the Simple name, with Automaton founder Darin Lloyd welcoming the deal.
Reekoh named former TechnologyOne GM Steve Terry as its Chief Commercial Officer, with responsibility for revenue, growth strategy and execution across its Industrial IoT integration products.
Future Now Ventures reports making its first investment in remote worker management startup JESI, while the fund approaches a final close toward the top of its stated target range.
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US billing software firm BillingPlatform has raised a $10 million Series B from Columbia Capital to fund product development and go-to-market work, having now taken $14 million from the investor since 2017.
Future Now Ventures has launched a debut fund seeking $100 million from outside investors to back Microsoft ecosystem firms, offering support services; its existing portfolio companies are listed.
Future Now Ventures announces a partnership with Microsoft Australia and a fund, open to outside investors, backing software vendors built on Microsoft cloud platforms.
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Profile of RecruitDay, a Manila-based recruitment platform combining social communication with referrals and human scouts, noted as backed by Future Now Ventures.
Legaltech startup Smarter Drafter launched a virtual lawyer prototype on Amazon's Alexa; the article recalls its 2017 funding round and notes over 100 law firms now use its AI drafting tool.
Flexible workspace marketplace FlySpaces has acquired Hong Kong competitor Quickspaces, its second acquisition after buying Malaysia's 8Spaces in 2016, with Quickspaces' founders and team joining FlySpaces' Hong Kong operations.
Deals recorded from Future Now Ventures portfolio's coverage. A round is listed once, however many of their articles mention it.
Companies named in Future Now Ventures portfolio's articles, most-covered first.
| Company | What it does | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| Fly The Flag Co | 4 | |
| Reekoh | 4 | |
| Barhead Solutions | 2 | |
| Simple | 2 | |
| Accenture | 1 | |
| Admation | 1 | |
| Advvy | 1 | |
| AF Digital | 1 | |
| Akkodis | 1 | |
| Amazon | 1 | |
| Autodesk | 1 | |
| Automaton | 1 | |
| Barhead | 1 | |
| BillingPlatform | 1 | |
| Cloud Sherpas | 1 | |
| CloudSwyft | 1 | |
| Fujitsu USA | 1 | |
| GlobalOne | 1 | |
| Haventec | Decentralised authentication engine for passwordless and silent MFA | 1 |
| Jesi | 1 | |
| Microsoft | 1 | |
| Microsoft Australia | 1 | |
| Okere | 1 | |
| recruitday.png | Tech recruitment firm connecting companies with tech professionals | 1 |
| Salesforce | 1 | |
| Smarter Drafter | 1 | |
| TechnologyOne | 1 |
Investors named in Future Now Ventures portfolio's articles, most-covered first.
| Investor | What it does | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| Future Now Ventures | Investment firm backing fast-growth tech companies | 8 |
| Columbia Capital | 2 | |
| Future Now Capital | Specialised technology investment management services | 1 |
| Macquarie Group | 1 |