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Research platform Ideally has secured a Series A round with Shearwater Capital leading, earmarked for US expansion, and unveiled a new product, Ideally Canvas.
Publisher KK Press has entered voluntary liquidation, ending Cosmopolitan Australia and T Australia. Founder Katarina Kroslakova announced the closure; her custom publishing business Primary Ideas continues.
Consumer-behaviour platform Heatseeker AI, founded in Sydney, has secured a US$1.5 million pre-seed round led by Capital F, with Euphemia, Even Capital and East End Ventures participating, to speed its US-led growth.
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Australian GenAI platform Leonardo.Ai has banked $47m from six backers including Blackbird and Samsung Next, and named a chief of staff and chief people officer as it launches an enterprise product.
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Carsales has announced CEO and managing director Greg Roebuck will retire, with chief operating officer Cameron McIntyre appointed as his successor effective 17 March 2017, board chair Jeffrey Browne confirming the transition.
Deals recorded from mediaweek.com.au's coverage. A round is listed once, however many of their articles mention it.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heatseeker | Pre-seed | 30 May 2025 | $2.4m | |
| Ideally | Series A | 24 Apr 2026 | $13.4m | |
| Leonardo.Ai | undisclosed | 6 Dec 2023 | $47m |
Companies named in mediaweek.com.au's articles, most-covered first.
| Company | What it does | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| Asahi | 1 | |
| Atlassian | 1 | |
| Bupa Australia | 1 | |
| Canva | 1 | |
| Carsales | 1 | |
| Cisco | 1 | |
| Cosmopolitan Australia | 1 | |
| Discord | 1 | |
| DoorDash | 1 | |
| Eastend Ventures | 1 | |
| 1 | ||
| Hearst Magazines International | 1 | |
| Heatseeker | 1 | |
| Ideally | 1 | |
| KK Press | 1 | |
| Leonardo.Ai | 1 | |
| Razer Axon | 1 | |
| Telstra | 1 | |
| UserTesting | 1 |
Investors named in mediaweek.com.au's articles, most-covered first.
| Investor | What it does | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| Altered Capital | 1 | |
| Blackbird Ventures | 1 | |
| Capital F | 1 | |
| Ecliptic VC | 1 | |
| Euphemia | 1 | |
| Even Capital | 1 | |
| Gaorong Capital | 1 | |
| Icehouse Ventures | 1 | |
| Samsung Next | 1 | |
| Shearwater Capital | 1 | |
| Side Stage Ventures | Seed fund investing in early-stage Australian startups | 1 |
| Smash Capital | 1 | |
| TIRTA Ventures | 1 |