Key hire
Georgina Turner signs on as Tidal Ventures partner
Tidal Ventures promotes principal Georgina Turner to Partner, while the early-stage fund continues raising for its third seed fund and plans further team growth.
Venture Partner, Tidal Ventures
Andrea Kowalski
Roles
Coverage
Stories naming Andrea Kowalski. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Seed
$6.3m
App-building platform Checkbox raises $6.3 million
No-code platform Checkbox has landed fresh backing from Tidal Ventures and Sequoia India's Surge to speed overseas growth, while Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is named as a customer.
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Funding announcement
Leading tech founders and execs are backing a new seed investment network by early stage VC Tidal Ventures
Tidal Ventures has launched #ten, an expert network of tech founders and executives who put money into its seed fund and support its portfolio founders, bridging Australian and US ecosystems.
Funding announcement
Closing TheLoops on customer service
Tidal Ventures profiles TheLoops co-founders Somya Kapoor and Ravi Bulusu, recalling the customer-support startup's second funding round, signed with Tidal as COVID hit in March 2020, and their advice on choosing investors.
Funding announcement
Turning Search into Sales with Search.io
Tidal Ventures profiles Search.io, the AI search startup founded by Hamish Ogilvy and David Howden, recounting how Tidal became its first venture investor and later advised the founders on scaling, hiring and sales.
2 deals
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$5.4m
Retailing logistics startup Shippit raises $5.35 million in pre-Series B
Sydney fulfilment software company Shippit raised $5.35 million from EVP, Tidal Ventures, Aura Ventures and OneVentures debt, while rival Temando was shut down by owner Neopost.
2 deals
How do Australian startups tap into the $140 billion of dry powder sitting in the US?
A Bailador partner advises Australian founders on attracting US venture capital, citing past raises by Canva, SafetyCulture, Culture Amp, SiteMinder and Instaclustr from American investors.