Investor · 1 deal
Every published round Equitise took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manrags | Unnamed stage | 2018 | $360k | Participant | SmartCompany (Tue 7 Jul 2020), SmartCompany (Tue 18 Dec 2018) |
Companies Equitise has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manrags | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Equitise, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Equitise has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Equitise did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of Equitise is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies Equitise acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Equitise raised.
Stories naming Equitise. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Melbourne electric motorcycle maker Savic has launched a process seeking acquirers and strategic investors; the article recounts its earlier crowdfunding, capital injection and government grant, though no new funding is confirmed.
Birchal launched a new CSF raise at a reduced $5 million pre-money valuation, with about $800,000 already committed, amid sector downturn; rival Equitise collapsed and Earthletica raised $1.1 million.
Birchal lifts its charges and shrinks its team under a new chief executive; the piece also recalls past raises on the platform and the collapses of Zero Co and Equitise.
Also SmartCompany
Sydney boat-rental platform Floatspace has been bought by yacht charter operator Ahoy Club, with founder Hugh Treseder staying on as CEO; the story recalls its $600,000 raise and later failed funding attempts.
Australia's securities regulator has halted Hirehood's equity crowdfunding campaign on VentureCrowd — its first stop order of this kind — citing nominee share concerns, and recalls CSF backers' heavy losses when GoPro acquired Forcite.
Sydney sailing apparel maker Zhik will again outfit Australia's sailors at the Paris 2024 Games; the piece also recalls the company's 2023 crowdfunding raise.
Alberts Impact Ventures introduces its new investment associate in a Q&A covering his prior role at an investment platform, his path into impact investing, and portfolio companies in health and climate.
Debut of Startup Daily's pitch column featuring Fractel, a Queensland sportswear label courting crowdfunding through Equitise to grow internationally; profiles founder Matt Niutta and CFO Mathew Lionnet.
Crowdfunding platform Birchal has opened a new raise on its own site, seeking $3 million; the piece recalls its 2022 raise, 2023's top platform raises and several CSF-funded failures and a listing.
Weekly roundup reporting eight Australian startups together raised $85.6 million across mining tech, cybersecurity, waste, energy storage, health and micromobility, plus a Google.org grant for Global Sisters.
Weekly roundup detailing nine Australian startup funding rounds totalling $107.35 million, spanning pet e-commerce, quantum sensors, proptech, agtech, EV charging, sailing apparel, marketing tools, consumer goods and pregnancy wearables.
Also Startup Daily·Australian FinTech·SmartCompany·AgFunderNews
Melbourne electric motorcycle maker Savic Motorcycles closed a crowdfunding raise of over $1.22 million on Equitise to fund manufacture of its C-Series bikes.
Electric motorcycle maker Savic is extending a crowdfunding raise via Equitise ahead of C-Series production; the article recalls a $3 million equity round led by Artesian and government grant funding.
Three ex-Investec executives launch Stride Equity, a crowdfunding platform where vetted startups get crowd raises plus co-investment from the Stride Lead fund; the founders previously backed firms including Vocus and Airtasker.
Techboard's September 2022 roundup reports Australian raises led by Morse Micro's $140m Series B, several acquisitions including ResApp Health to Pfizer, fund closes by Telstra Ventures, OIF and Main Sequence, and open raises.
Techboard's monthly roundup logs June 2022 Australian funding events, including GO1's Series E, Edrolo's Series B, two acquisitions, several new funds reaching closes, and accelerator intake announcements.
Also Techboard
Techboard's monthly roundup cataloguing April 2022 Australian startup funding: megadeals, seed rounds, grants and crowdfunding, nine acquisitions, several ASX listings, and venture firms' fund news.
A weekly roundup reporting Shippit's $65 million Series B2, several startup raises, Chrysos Corp's ASX listing, and Shopify's acquisition of Deliverr.
Also Startup Daily·Techboard
Techboard's March 2022 roundup of Australian funding: megadeals by Immutable, Saluda Medical, Linktree and Zeller, many smaller raises, acquisitions, an IPO, several fund closes, and companies still seeking capital.
Sydney helmet-tech startup Forcite has drawn $1.15 million in its Equitise crowdfunding campaign's final hours, after a $4.6 million Series A preference share round led by Uniseed, valuing the business above $23 million.
Also webbikeworld.com
Birchal's CSF Yearbook 2021 found Australian equity crowdfunding hit record levels in 2021, with $71 million raised across 89 companies, and recalls Biome Australia becoming the first CSF-backed business to join the ASX.
Also Startup Daily
Paint-tech startup Tint raised $600,000 via an equity crowdfunding campaign on Equitise, with earlier backing from prominent angels, to expand beyond Melbourne and grow its online paint business.
Equity crowdfunding via Equitise has delivered $1.4 million to grocery delivery startup Your Food Collective, with hundreds of small backers plus two large individual cheques, as the Sydney and Newcastle service plans national growth.
Equity crowdfunding platform Birchal reports a record September 2021 quarter for CSF raises, and the article rounds up September's large venture rounds including Airwallex, Canva, Cover Genius and Scalapay.
Also Wholesale Investor
A report by crowdfunding platform Birchal shows Australian equity crowdfunding investment jumped 620% year-on-year, with $47 million raised in 2020-21, including notable campaigns by Cannatrek and Batch Brewing.
Financial advice platform Lumiant has prolonged its Equitise crowdfunding round, attracting $630,000 more toward a valuation of up to $12.9 million, with the offer closing on June 22.
Also Australian FinTech
Advice software startup Lumiant has drawn over $600,000 in public commitments for an extended seed crowdfunding round run via Equitise, following its earlier $1.17 million raise, with the offer due to close in June.
Also Startup Daily
Weekly funding roundup covering Batch Brewing's equity crowdfunding campaign, Vloggi's pre-seed raise and valuation, Startmate's Victorian government funding, plus large raises by Linktree, Baraja, Lumary and Nourish Ingredients.
Also Startup Daily
Australian advice platform Lumiant announced several team appointments across communications, customer success and product, following an earlier capital raise of over $1 million run through Equitise.
Cut Through Venture's debut quarterly newsletter rounds up Q1 2021 raises across Australian and New Zealand startups, highlighting crowdfunding, fintech dominance, active investors, and two newly launched startups currently seeking backers.
Bill-management app noobill raised $250,000 pre-seed via convertible notes and launched an equity crowdfunding campaign through Equitise that has already drawn $100,000 in pledges.
Also Cut Through Venture
Australian adviser software firm Lumiant launches an equity crowdfunding raise overseen by Equitise, already passing its minimum target ahead of a planned early-2021 go-live.
Australian fintech startup Parpera raised $800,000 via a crowdfunding campaign on the Equitise platform, ahead of launching digital wallet, card, payment and money management products for businesses.
Australian business banking startup Parpera has opened an equity crowdfunding campaign via Equitise, with $400,000 already committed, and announces a partnership with MYOB.
Manrags, an Australian sock subscription business turned textile recycler, raised $400,000 within 24 hours of a Birchal equity crowdfunding campaign, having previously raised via Equitise in 2018.
Xinja's Series D crowdfunding raise is underway, with a $20 million first tranche secured and shares offered via Equitise, valuing the neobank above $285.5 million as it reports deposit and customer growth.
Also Australian FinTech
A Brisbane founder is launching an equity crowdfunding campaign for his agtech venture serving smallholder farmers, seeking funds as the first stage of a larger planned raise.
Cocktail maker Sofi Spritz raised $650,000 via equity crowdfunding on Equitise, beating its target, while founder Tom Maclean entered a QUT accelerator that could open a pitch to UK supermarket Sainsbury's.
A ready-to-drink cocktails maker is seeking equity crowdfunding of up to $1 million via Equitise, having earlier drawn backing from two Shark Tank investors, and now exports while planning further growth.