Startup · $43m raised · Cybersecurity
Melbourne, VIC
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round FrankieOne raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| 20VC | Series A | - |
| AirTree Ventures | Series A · Series A | - |
| APEX Capital | Series A | - |
| Apex Capital Partners | Series A · Series A | - |
| Binance Labs | Series A | - |
| Greycroft | Series A · Series A | - |
| Kraken | Series A | - |
| Mantis | Series A | - |
| Reinventure Group | Series A · Series A | - |
| The Chainsmokers | Series A | - |
| The Chainsmokers | Series A | - |
| Tidal Ventures | Series A · Series A | - |
| Tom Blomfield | Series A | - |
| Vlad Tenev | Series A | - |
Companies FrankieOne 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Costello | CEO · Founder | Australian FinTech, Tidal Ventures, Startup Daily |
| Warren Oakes | Chief Operating Officer | Australian FinTech |
| Aaron Chipper | Founder | Startup Daily (Mon 25 Mar 2024), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (Tue 29 Nov 2022), TechCrunch Venture, Australian FinTech, Tidal Ventures, TechCrunch Australia |
Stories naming FrankieOne. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Stone & Chalk named Stela Solar its new CEO, replacing Chris Kirk. Solar, formerly of Accenture and the National AI Centre, aims to enhance AI support for Australian startups.
ASX-listed accelerator Scalare Partners has seen its shares fall 28% in the month since listing, cutting its market value, while listed peers Touch Ventures and Bailador back Tixel, Dash and Updoc.
Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily
Weekly roundup covering five Australian startups' raises: an insurtech Series E, a digital ID Series A, medtech and proptech funding, and a recycling platform's equity crowdfunding campaign.
Tidal Ventures managing partner Grant McCarthy and Guy Kawasaki compare notes on luck, timing, founder qualities, early-stage mistakes, AI adoption and pitching, drawing on careers spanning Apple, Canva, Yahoo and Tidal.
Startup Daily's The Ask column pitches Maslow, a Melbourne fintech whose founders are seeking crowdfunding on Birchal to build a subscription platform selling financial services without profit margins.
Ignition Lane's year-end review of 2022 tech news: shifting VC sentiment, record Australian fund raises, grocery delivery failures and shutdowns, local M&A, crypto fallout, awards, and global stories from Twitter to ChatGPT.
Also AgFunderNews
Techboard's monthly roundup reports November 2022 Australian private funding of roughly $678 million across 38 deals, listing closed raises by Vow, Samsara Eco, Advanced Navigation and others, Sprint Ventures' first fund close, and rounds still open.
Also SmartCompany
Weekly roundup reporting nine Australian startups that together secured roughly $104 million across sports tech, semiconductors, regtech, legal automation, SaaS, edtech, agtech and biotech, with Vald's $36 million the largest.
Also Techboard
Fraud and identity verification company FrankieOne has added $23 million to its Series A, led by AirTree and Greycroft, with crypto exchange venture arms Binance Labs and Kraken Ventures joining as new strategic backers.
Melbourne identity verification startup FrankieOne raised a $23 million AUD Series A+ extension led by AirTree Ventures and Greycroft, with new strategic backing from Binance Labs and Kraken Ventures, to fund international expansion.
Cut Through Venture's November newsletter rounds up October 2021's record deal count for Australian startups, listing raises across climate, fintech, cybersecurity and legal tech, plus Startmate Demo Day graduates and active investors.
Tidal Ventures sets out why it recently backed Renewtrak, a platform automating technology renewal workflows, covering the market opportunity, leadership team, business model and customers such as HP, Lenovo and VMWare.
Weekly roundup reporting numerous Australian and New Zealand startup raises, Icehouse Ventures securing fund capital, GitLab's IPO, two acquisitions, Clover's closure, and Openpay's debt facility.
Also Startup Daily
Weekly roundup of ten Australian startup raises totalling $88.18 million, spanning energy traceability, agtech, digital health and packaging, from Enosi's $1.48 million to Packform's $25 million.
Also Cut Through Venture·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·rnz.co.nz·insolvencyinsider-au.com
Tidal Ventures' investment note explains why it backed FrankieOne from its 2019 seed and joined the KYC/AML platform's newly announced A$20 million Series A, co-led by Greycroft and Airtree Ventures.
Also TechCrunch Venture·Startup Daily·Australian FinTech·Cut Through Venture·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily
Tidal Ventures has launched #ten, an expert network of tech founders and executives who put money into its seed fund and support its portfolio founders, bridging Australian and US ecosystems.