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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Country Road raised.
Companies Country Road 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aleasha McCallion | Assessment Committee Member | @AuManufacturing |
| Dr Carter Ingram | Assessment Panel Member | @AuManufacturing |
| Fabia Pryor | Brand Sustainability Manager | @AuManufacturing |
| Matt Keogh | CEO (former) | SmartCompany (Fri 8 Aug 2025), SmartCompany (Wed 6 Aug 2025) |
| Yatu Widders Hunt | Assessment Panel Member | @AuManufacturing |
Stories naming Country Road. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Ex-AFL player Ryan Clarke's GymGoer, an app helping travellers book one-off gym sessions, has raised $400,000 at a $4.4 million valuation, with backing including Matt Keogh, after developing through Hyper Startup Studio's accelerator.
Also SmartCompany
Country Road's Climate Fund has named its second-year grant recipients: RediRobots gets $30,000 for automated textile sorting, Circular Sourcing $139,000 for a surplus-fabric platform, with two biodiversity projects also backed.
Podcast interview with Full Circle Fibres founder Meriel Chamberlin on Australia's textile industry, whose Mud to Marle project recently received a Country Road Climate Fund grant.
Weekly roundup reporting many startup funding rounds, Investible's fund close, Skalata's committed capital, hipages buying Builderscrack, Stack Sports acquiring Team App, and Level Equity's stake purchase in Eftsure.
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Skyfii has completed its acquisition of venue analytics startup Blix for $300,000 upfront plus an earnout, gaining CountSmart technology and customers, with four Blix staff let go and founder Tony Loxton staying as advisor.