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Goodments by Douugh now in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... 2017 by former ANZ financial adviser Tom Culver and then-Leo Burnett advertising executive Emily Taylor and backed by H2 Ventures. That same year it was named the winner of the inaugural EY WAMTech PitchFest. Douugh acquired Goodments in January of this ...

Super fund ventures into robo-advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
A $5 billion superannuation fund is introducing a robo intra-fund advice solution to members. With the help of Link Group's Super Blueprint, legalsuper will offer the digital intra-fund advice to its 43,000 members. The offer builds on an existing partnership ...

New India fund eyes HNWs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... economy. At the moment, major companies are partnering with local car makers, building on the success of existing joint ventures like the one with Suzuki and Maruti. India is currently grappling with the devastating COVID-19 outbreak. "People are looking ...

Hostplus, HNWs back CSIRO fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... enabling the next intelligence leap and bridging the gap to space. The raise was made up of investments from Horizons Ventures, Hostplus, Lockheed Martin and Temasek, as well as family offices and private investors from Morgan Stanley Wealth Management ...

ADB invests in sustainable start-ups

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... that help address development challenges in emerging countries, mainly focusing on climate and gender impact. The ADB Ventures Equity Fund, the bank's first investment fund, has invested in Euler Motors and Smart Joules, two start-ups based in India. ...

Seek launches investments arm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
... focused businesses. The first being Seek and the second being Seek Investments which will own and manage early-stage ventures and online education services. It said its key to success will include the ability to operate independently and access third ...

Sydney firm launches new venture capital fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
Sydney-based firm Healthcare Ventures is raising for a new fund that will invest in innovative Australian companies. The funds' partnership and fund manager board includes: healthcare investor and director Roger Allen, Australasian Institute of Digital ...

PGIM invests in property VC fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... fund that scales companies providing technological solutions to the real estate and infrastructure sectors. RealTech Ventures Fund, which is owned by Sydney-based Taronga Group, provides a growth program for emerging technology companies reinventing ...

Longstanding Challenger exec in new role

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... series of new business opportunities that we have identified, and we expect to make further announcements on these new ventures shortly," Parker said. The appointment comes as EG secured six acquisitions for $200 million over the last 12 months and launched ...

Iron Man launches VC funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
... venture capital funds that invest in technological solutions that tackle environmental challenges. FootPrint Coalition Ventures comprises two funds - an early-stage Series A and late-stage Series B - led by Downey Jr and tech investors and entrepreneurs ...