Company
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Gumtree raised.
Companies Gumtree 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Dicello | Dealer Sales Director (former) | Australian FinTech |
Stories naming Gumtree. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Dela, a Sydney payments startup founded by Meg van der Velde, has banked slightly more than A$1m from an unidentified backer to build out its buyer-protection app for peer-to-peer second-hand sales.
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Frozen citrus maker Naked Rivals has been bought by Entyce Food Ingredients; the piece covers the founders' planned exit, fast supermarket rollout, an earlier $3m raise, and a coming insurance venture.
Melbourne proptech Listing Loop has banked $2.1m toward its Series A, led through Allectus Capital with more commitments pending, and recently bought negotiation firm Hello Haus.
Profile of Sendle managing director Laura Hill tracing her career from television and digital media through Gumtree to logistics leadership, with her views on transferable skills and women in the transport sector.
CarClarity has appointed Trent Hayes, formerly of Gumtree, Compono and MYOB, as Head of Product to lead its product strategy, with founder and CEO Zaheer Jappie welcoming the hire.
Car finance platform CarClarity has hired Richard Dicello as General Manager of Dealerships, following strong 2021 revenue growth, to help expand its dealership partnerships across Australia.
Wholesale Investor profiles Vpply, a video job board, citing rapid growth in listings and jobseekers, an experienced team, and a pre-seed raise underway, with 15% equity on offer to investors.
Podcast interview with Nextdoor's chief executive about the neighbourhood social app, civility online and her career, including her CFO role in Square's listing; the piece recalls Nextdoor's series F raise.