CEO and Founder, Wisr · angel in 1 deal
Every published round Anthony Nantes took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Equities | Unnamed stage | 9 Aug 2021 | $2.3m | Participant | Startup Daily (Mon 1 May 2023), Techboard, Startup Daily (Mon 9 Aug 2021) |
Companies Anthony Nantes has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Equities | 9 Aug 2021 | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Anthony Nantes, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Anthony Nantes has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Anthony Nantes did.
Stories naming Anthony Nantes. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Investor engagement platform Fresh Equities, now called InvestorHub, landed a $4 million round led by Sydney venture firm EVP, having previously collected $2.3 million in 2021 from fintech founder angels and two other backers.
Corporate-card fintech Archa closed a $24 million pre-Series A round of debt and equity led by Wisr's Anthony Nantes, and secured a new institutional debt facility from Roadnight Capital.
Also Techboard
Wisr has appointed Marley Spoon marketing chief Kate Whitney as a non-executive director from April 2022, following Cathryn Lyall's January appointment and lifting female board representation to 40%.
ASX-listed lender Wisr has added Cathryn Lyall, a veteran of exchanges and Deutsche Bank's UK board, as a non-executive director from January 2022, its second board addition in months.
Investment technology startup Fresh Equities raised $2.3 million, led by Archangel Ventures with Flying Fox Ventures and founders of Zip, Wisr and Synthetix Coin investing, to build an underwriting business and platform features.
Also Techboard·Startup Daily
Neo-lender Wisr has been selected for the 2019 HCF Catalyst accelerator, run by HCF and Slingshot, joining a 12-week program to develop affordable healthcare solutions for HCF's members.