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Rampersand's April newsletter: an essay on AI services startups, model releases from Anthropic and Meta, Firmus Technologies' $505 million raise, Dexibit's sale to accesso, plus portfolio jobs, events and market commentary.
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Rampersand's December newsletter leads with its $2m pre-seed investment in Cor, maker of the Obi AI avatar coach, plus trend retrospectives, tech news, portfolio updates, community events and a job ad.
Rampersand announces leading Keeyu's $2.3m pre-seed round. The startup's AI agents spot and fix e-commerce operational problems before customers are affected, with retailers such as Decjuba and Rebel Sport already signed.
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Rampersand's newsletter announces it led Keeyu's $2.3 million pre-seed round, alongside portfolio updates from Quantum Brilliance, Cuttable, Hatch and Goterra, plus job listings and reflections on domain founders and Australian venture capital.
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Deals recorded from Rampersand's coverage. A round is listed once, however many of their articles mention it.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firmus Technologies | undisclosed | 6 Apr 2026 | $725m | |
| Cor | Pre-seed | 3 Dec 2025 | $2m | |
| Quantum Brilliance | Grant | 11 Nov 2025 | $31m | |
| Keeyu | Pre-seed | Jul 2025 | $2.3m |
Companies named in Rampersand's articles, most-covered first.
| Company | What it does | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| Airwallex | 1 | |
| Anthropic | 1 | |
| ANU | 1 | |
| Archangel Ventures | 1 | |
| Australian Government | 1 | |
| Blackbird Ventures | 1 | |
| Budgy Smuggler | 2 | |
| Cake Equity | 1 | |
| Camilla | 2 | |
| Canva | 1 | |
| City of Sydney | 1 | |
| Cor | 2 | |
| CultureAmp | 1 | |
| Curtin University | 1 | |
| Cuttable | 3 | |
| Decjuba | 2 | |
| Dexibit | 1 | |
| EHP Labs | 2 | |
| Firmus Technologies | GPU-powered AI cloud and scalable compute infrastructure | 1 |
| Gamma | 1 | |
| Garvan Institute of Medical Research | 1 | |
| 1 | ||
| Goterra | 1 | |
| Hatch | 3 | |
| Hostplus | 1 | |
| HubSpot | 1 | |
| Insightech | 1 | |
| Intercom | 1 | |
| JigSpace | 1 | |
| Keeyu | AI agent for proactive e-commerce post-purchase operations | 4 |
| Lorikeet | 1 | |
| Mass Dynamics | 1 | |
| Meta | 1 | |
| Murdoch Children's Research Institute | 1 | |
| P.E Nation | 1 | |
| Papinelle | 1 | |
| Parachute | 1 | |
| PredictHQ | 1 | |
| Quantum Brilliance | 1 | |
| Rebel Sport | 2 | |
| RedPoint | 1 | |
| Restoke | 3 | |
| Salesforce | 1 | |
| Scale AI | 1 | |
| Seer | 1 | |
| SouthStart | 1 | |
| Stanford | 1 | |
| SurfStitch | 1 | |
| The Iconic | 2 | |
| Traild | 1 | |
| Virgin Australia | 1 | |
| Woolworths | 1 |
Investors named in Rampersand's articles, most-covered first.
| Investor | What it does | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| Rampersand | 4 | |
| OpenAI | 2 | |
| Coatue | 1 | |
| Empress Capital | 1 | |
| Exhort Ventures | 1 | |
| Nvidia | 1 | |
| Southern Angels | 1 | |
| Startmate | Early-stage investment and mentorship for founders | 1 |
| Sydney Angels | 1 |