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Short-term rental manager Hometime has hired Alison Walsh, previously CMO at Chatime Australia and a 17-year Guzman y Gomez veteran, as its chief marketing officer, reporting to co-founder and CEO Billy Crock.
Roundup of six Australian funding deals: AutoGrab, Applied EV, Checkbox, Hometime, Factory and On the House, with amounts, investors, and Hometime's past acquisitions and raise history detailed.
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Sydney short-stay property manager Hometime has secured $19 million in fresh equity and debt, led by Verona Capital with Commonwealth Bank refinancing; the piece also recounts earlier raises and three rival acquisitions.
Weekly roundup of seven trans-Tasman raises totalling $27.4 million, headlined by Xefco's $10.5 million round, plus Hometime board appointments and Matrak's China expansion.
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Sydney startup Hometime secured a $6 million debt and equity deal from OneVentures, the inaugural investment of its new $100 million venture credit fund run with Israel's Viola.
Airbnb property management startup Hometime closed a $6 million venture debt and equity round via OneVentures' 1V Venture Credit Fund, the fund's first investment, ahead of a planned Series A in early 2020.
Profile of Hometime, a Sydney property manager for short-term rentals, covering its rapid growth, market expansion, past seed funding, several acquisitions, and plans for another raise.
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