Five ANZ startups that raised $36.4 million this week
A weekly roundup detailing five raises across Australia and New Zealand: Marmalade, Cauldron, Prophet, Hola Health and Buddy, naming amounts, lead backers and founders.
Company
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Australian Community Media raised.
Investors whose own portfolio pages list Australian Community Media, even though we haven't found any coverage of the round yet.
| Investor | Listed on |
|---|---|
| Thorney Group | its portfolio page ↗ |
Companies Australian Community Media acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Antony Catalano | Founder | SmartCompany (Fri 22 Mar 2024), SmartCompany (Mon 18 Mar 2024), Crikey |
Stories naming Australian Community Media. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
A weekly roundup detailing five raises across Australia and New Zealand: Marmalade, Cauldron, Prophet, Hola Health and Buddy, naming amounts, lead backers and founders.
Marketing technology company Prophet has raised a seed round of $5 million from individual investors including Antony Catalano, Matt Rockman and Cheuk Chiang, with no venture capital involved.
Seven West Media's venture arm joins Antony Catalano and Alex Waislitz in backing their proptech consortium View Media Group, with cash, capital and media services pushing the package past $100 million; the piece also recalls earlier property media deals.
A government grants scheme for pandemic-hit regional publishers directed most of its publisher funding to Antony Catalano's ACM, prompting complaints of unfairness from independent outlets.
Google is granting $2.3 million across 18 Asia-Pacific news organisations via its innovation challenge fund; named recipients include Australian Community Media, Gaon Connection, The Morning Context and three Korean dailies.