Startup · $30.7m raised
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Checkmate raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Pall | Series A | - |
| Blackbird Ventures | Series A · Seed | - |
| Carter Reum | Series A | - |
| Chris Herd | Seed | - |
| Deborah Liu | Seed | - |
| Drew Taggart | Series A | - |
| Exits Capital | Seed | - |
| f7 Ventures | Seed | - |
| Fuel Capital | Seed | - |
| Google Ventures | Series A | - |
| HYPER | Seed | - |
| Kevin Johnson | Seed | - |
| Liquid2 | Seed | - |
| Night Capital | Seed | - |
| Paris Hilton | Series A | - |
| Saurabh Gupta | Series A | - |
| Scribble Ventures | Seed | - |
| Shane Mac | Seed | - |
| Susa Ventures | Seed | - |
| Wischoff Ventures | Series A · Seed | - |
Companies Checkmate 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rory Garton-Smith | Founder | SmartCompany, Blackbird Ventures portfolio |
| Harry Dixon | CEO and Co-founder | SmartCompany, Blackbird Ventures portfolio, Startup Daily |
| Elliot Rampono | Founder | SmartCompany, Blackbird Ventures portfolio |
Stories naming Checkmate. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
E-commerce firm Little Birdie has released a browser extension alerting shoppers to better prices, aiming to help small retailers compete; the Australian company launched in 2021 backed by a $30m Commonwealth Bank investment.
A quarterly Cut Through Venture survey reports Australian startups raised $810 million across 90 deals in Q2 2023, listing the largest rounds and noting improved investor sentiment despite a sluggish first half.
Also SmartCompany
Weekly roundup of five startup raises: Fleet Space's Series C, Checkmate's Series A, Adventus's new round, Endua's hydrogen funding and Servicely's raise, with investors named.
Also Forbes Australia
Australian venture investors AirTree, Blackbird, Square Peg and OneVentures review their 2022 deployment and fund raises and predict capital efficiency, venture credit, consolidation and selective funding will shape 2023.
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Blackbird's investment note explains why it co-led Checkmate's US$5 million seed round, describing the shopping tool's product, its e-commerce thesis, and the Perth-raised founding team behind the startup.