CompaniesStreet TalkPrint articleSarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Angira BharadwajSep 13, 2026 – 3.51pmFuture Secure AI, the developer of autonomous employee tools, has assembled a star-studded investor base as it hits the final lap of a private fundraising round with a $US1.3 billion ($1.8 billion) valuation cap ahead of its sharemarket debut.AirTrunk founder Robin Khuda, Paul Bassat’s Square Peg, Dion Hershan’s Yarra Capital Management, Patrick Hodgens’ Firetrail Investments and Macquarie Asset Management, an existing investor, have led Future Secure AI’s pre-IPO fundraising round being arranged by JPMorgan and Macquarie Capital. Stockbroker Morgans’ high-net-worth clients have also tipped in.Loading...Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones. Email Sarah at sarah.thompson@afr.comKanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column. Email Kanika at kanika.sood@afr.com.auAngira Bharadwaj is a co-editor of Street Talk. She covers IPOs, capital raises, mergers and acquisitions and other breaking news in Australia’s capital markets. Previously, she covered financial services, state, and federal politics. Send tips to @angirab.60 on encrypted messaging platform Signal. Email Angira at angira.bharadwaj@nine.com.auSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleRead MoreStreet TalkMergers & acquisitionsIPOCapital raisingMacquarie BankAINicholas MooreSee all Street Talk