Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Square Peg’s latest $600 million investment brings fun to $1.4b


The Square Peg Melbourne team: Dan Krasnostein, Jenna Sheils, Paul Bassat, Leila Lee, and Ben Hensman. Photo: supplied


Square Peg Capital has closed its fourth fund, raising $600 million bringing total committed capital of $1.4b 

Investors in this round include  

Super funds HostPlus and AustralianSuper,  Commonwealth Bank and  Roc Partners.


Square Peg has had some big wins and to date has returned $570 million to investors.


The company’s investment portfolio started in 2012  with Upguard,  Airwallex, Canva, Athena, HealthMatch, Deputy, ROKT and Q-CTRL, alongside international Fiverr, Stripe, and FinAccel.


Paul Bassat told Startup Daily:- 


This is the time for founders of all backgrounds and experience and to reimagine the world that they want the next generation to inherit.”

There has never been a better time to be investing in the future of the technology ecosystem. The pandemic has proven that the way we work, learn and socialise needs a radical reimagining. 

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