Company
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Catapult raised.
Companies Catapult 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adir Shiffman | Executive Chair | SmartCompany (Thu 21 Aug 2025), SmartCompany (Fri 3 Sep 2021) |
| Adir Shiffman | Chairman | SmartCompany |
| Joe Powell | CEO (former) | SmartCompany |
| Shaun Holthouse | CEO (former) | SmartCompany |
| Will Lopes | CEO | SmartCompany |
Stories naming Catapult. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Opinion column argues Canva's fresh $65 billion valuation from a recent raise looks cheap against Figma's listing multiples, with looming competition from Microsoft, Adobe and Google shaping the design software market.
Terem Capital's founder analyses Catapult: origins, acquisitions, capital raises, the 2014 listing, market size, rivals and financial performance.
Ignition Lane's weekly wrap: Tiger Global's losses and past Australian bets, MilkRun and TradeSquare closures, Cyara's Spearline acquisition, a Co Ventures pre-seed fund, Square Peg's partner promotion and LaunchVic's 30×30 picks.
Roundup of nine startup raises totalling $70 million, including Q-CTRL's Series B, Foundry Lab's round led by Blackbird, and EnGeneIC's crowdfunded COVID-19 vaccine raise, plus a new Elenium Automation board member.
SmartCompany profiles Reel.Reviews, a video testimonial platform for e-commerce brands co-founded by Ainslie Williams and Steve Ford, covering its early clients, conversion gains, and team three months after launch.