Company
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Edelman raised.
Companies Edelman 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 |
|---|---|---|
| David Brain | APAC CEO (former) | Startup Daily (Fri 13 Sep 2019), Startup Daily (Mon 2 Sep 2019) |
| Kristy Chong | SmartCompany, Women's Agenda |
Stories naming Edelman. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Melbourne data startup WhyHive is closing next month; founders T Guthrie and Matt Cohen couldn't sustain growth despite a $600,000 pre-seed round revealed last August with backing from Skalata Ventures and several tech founders.
Also Startup Daily
Private equity firm Quadrant has taken majority stakes this month in three female-led companies: Love to Dream, Modibodi and Adore Beauty, after earlier in 2019 acquiring tourism operator Journey Beyond.
Also SmartCompany
New Zealand parking startup Parkable closed a Series A led by Spark, with new local backers, valuing it at NZ$36 million. The article also recalls its February acquisition of Brisbane's Park Genie.