Company
Melbourne, VIC
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round CoLab raised.
The transaction that ended CoLab's run as a startup, per published coverage. It closes the funding history too, where it is the ladder's last rung.
| Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efoodz | Acquisition | Jun 2023 | - | Startup Daily (Tue 27 Jun 2023), Startup Daily (Thu 8 Jun 2023), Startup Daily (Thu 25 May 2023), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (Thu 4 May 2023), Startup Daily (Fri 28 Apr 2023) |
Companies CoLab acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming CoLab. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Eucalyptus buys Jenny Craig's online assets out of administration while stores shut; the health startup's recent raise and earlier rounds are recapped, alongside other distressed-brand acquisitions.
Woolworths has bought the collapsed grocery delivery brand Milkrun and will rebrand its Metro60 service under the name, while other food delivery startups including Voly, Providoor, SEND and CoLab have also shut or been acquired.
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Online liquor retailer BoozeBud entered voluntary administration on May 2, with William Buck halting sales and exploring a sale; the article also recalls its earlier ownership changes and other failed delivery startups.
Shane Delia's meal-order platform Providoor has gone into liquidation after three years, with RSM appointed; the article also recalls collapses at Milkrun, Send and Voly, plus Efoodz buying CoLab's assets.
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Ready-meal platform CoLab has entered voluntary administration after a financing round collapsed, with EY partners appointed; the piece also recalls failures across Australian food delivery, including Deliveroo Australia, Voly, Send and Quicko.
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Weekly agrifoodtech roundup reporting numerous startup funding rounds, fund closes by S2G Ventures and Bidra Innovation Ventures, and collapses including Upward Farms, Boxed, Kalera and Australia's CoLab.
Gourmet food marketplace ChefPrep, rebranded CoLab after buying its Melbourne rival, has entered voluntary administration with EY appointed, despite earlier angel and seed raises, as creditors meet and a sale process begins.
Food marketplace ChefPrep has bought Melbourne counterpart Co-Lab Pantry and renamed itself CoLab, merging ready-meal and pantry offerings nationwide; the piece also recalls the company's earlier angel and seed raises.
ChefPrep bought Co-Lab Pantry and relaunched as CoLab, a nationwide gourmet delivery venture, backed by an earlier seed round led by Artesian Ventures and Global Founders Capital.
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