Company
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Carsales raised.
Investors whose own portfolio pages list Carsales, even though we haven't found any coverage of the round yet.
| Investor | Listed on |
|---|---|
| Ellerston Capital | its portfolio page ↗ |
Companies Carsales 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ajay Bhatia | Australian Boss | SmartCompany |
| Cameron McIntyre | Chief Operating Officer (former) | premium.goauto.com.au, AFR Technology, mediaweek.com.au |
| Edwina Gilbert | Board Member | Australian FinTech |
| Greg Roebuck | Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · Founder | LaunchVic, Startup Daily, Virescent Ventures portfolio, SMH Business, premium.goauto.com.au, AFR Technology, mediaweek.com.au |
| Jeffrey Browne | Chair (former) | premium.goauto.com.au, mediaweek.com.au |
| Kee Wong | Director | Startup Daily |
| Matt Earle | Executive GM | Australian FinTech |
| Priya Kanniappan | Group Marketing Director (former) | Australian FinTech |
Stories naming Carsales. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Weekly people-moves column: new executives at allt, SQC, Redbelly Network, InDebted and Neara, including Clive Dickens joining allt's board and Chris McNamara becoming InDebted's CEO.
LaunchVic selected nine Victorian start-ups, including Preezie, for a mentoring bootcamp with executives from Atlassian, Uber, Dropbox, Seek and Canva.
Payments firm Monoova has appointed Bianca Bates as chief executive from July 2026, replacing co-founder Christian Westerlind Wigstrom, with chair Robert Bell filling in until she starts.
Tidal Ventures managing partner Grant McCarthy and Guy Kawasaki compare notes on luck, timing, founder qualities, early-stage mistakes, AI adoption and pitching, drawing on careers spanning Apple, Canva, Yahoo and Tidal.
Breakthrough Victoria defends its spending and investment record against critics urging its abolition, pointing to portfolio companies, university partnerships and recent backing of startups including Aravax.
AI search startup Marqo has landed a $12.5 million Series A and is relocating its headquarters to San Francisco, while LaunchVic statistics show Victoria's ecosystem grew in value despite a funding drop.
LaunchVic profiles EV charging firm JET Charge, covering its 2022 Series B raise backed by RACV and other investors and its place in the second 30X30 scaleup intake.
Fintech Driva launches a multi-year partnership letting carsales shoppers see personalised finance options on private vehicle listings; the article also recalls Carthona Capital's earlier backing of the startup.
LaunchVic reopens expressions of interest for its 30×30 program aiming to create 30 Victorian unicorns by 2030, recalling last year's nine participants, while July appoints Joanne Smith as its first chief financial officer.
Zeller hires Priya Kanniappan as Head of Marketing in Melbourne; she previously held senior marketing roles at carsales and Eventbrite and mentors at RMIT.
Australia's motoring clubs, via Australian Motoring Services and led by the NRMA, have taken full ownership of EV charging network Chargefox in a deal reportedly worth nearly $30 million, valuing the business at $56 million.
Driva has raised $6 million in a round led by Carthona Capital, with follow-on backers and angels joining, to double headcount, build its brand, and expand into trade-ins and vehicle listings.
Also Australian FinTech
An EV charging company has closed a Series B of over A$25 million led by RACV, with the CEFC's innovation fund, Claremont Capital and earlier individual backers taking part; its 2020 Series A is also recalled.
Australian beauty booking marketplace Bookwell is being acquired by London-based rival Fresha, with Bookwell's high-profile investors receiving Fresha shares. The piece also recalls the founders' earlier EatNow merger and Fresha's Series C extension.
Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily
Weekly roundup reporting Australian raises including Zero Co, MOBI and CipherStash, Cashrewards' takeover agreement, Shebah's collapse, WeWork's NYSE listing, crypto regulation recommendations and SiteMinder board appointments.
Also Australian FinTech·Cut Through Venture·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany
Sydney gifting app Shouta has raised a $1 million seed round from entrepreneur angels including Aconex's Rob Phillpot and Carsales' Steve Kloss, to grow its team and expand its Shouta Biz workplace offering.
Also Startup Daily
Ignition Lane's weekly roundup reports Tyro buying Medipass, several startup raises, ASX listings, Hey Tiger shutting down, Airwallex culture complaints, CSIRO's technology spending plan, and Musk's bitcoin antics.
Also Startup Daily
Weekly roundup column covering Zoom's record quarter, Redbubble reaching unicorn valuation, founder share sell-downs, a new secondary fund launch, and funding rounds for mental health and e-commerce startups.
Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Women's Agenda
A Perth founder recounts building a car appraisal software business from 2015 and selling a majority stake to Carsales, staying on as chief executive while the remainder transfers over three years.
Australian payments firm Assembly Payments deepens its bank partnership and prepares overseas growth, naming Victor Zheng co-CEO; its backers and point-of-sale partners are listed.
Carsales co-founder and CEO Greg Roebuck is resigning after nine years, retiring from the board too, with COO Cameron McIntyre replacing him as CEO in March.
Carsales pioneer Greg Roebuck will retire in March, with COO Cameron McIntyre becoming CEO. The piece recalls Carsales' dealer-funded launch, Fairfax's classifieds sale, the CarsGuide buyout and merger into Cox Automotive Australia.
Carsales chief operating officer Cameron McIntyre will become CEO on March 17, replacing co-founder Greg Roebuck, with no change planned to the company's strategy.
Carsales has announced CEO and managing director Greg Roebuck will retire, with chief operating officer Cameron McIntyre appointed as his successor effective 17 March 2017, board chair Jeffrey Browne confirming the transition.