Startup · $6m raised
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Hipages raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Right Click Capital | Unnamed stage | - |
Every published round Hipages 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.
Companies Hipages has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio companies recorded yet. | ||||
Fund closes reported for Hipages, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Hipages has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Hipages did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of Hipages is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
The transaction that ended Hipages's run as a startup, per published coverage. It closes the funding history too, where it is the ladder's last rung.
| Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | IPO | 12 Nov 2020 | $300m+ | Aura Group portfolio, SmartCompany (Tue 16 Feb 2021), Startup Daily, SmartCompany (Thu 12 Nov 2020) |
Companies Hipages acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Company | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Builderscrack | Acquisition | 10 Dec 2021 | $11.8m | Startup Daily (Mon 13 Dec 2021), Startup Daily (Fri 10 Dec 2021), SmartCompany |
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Knoblanche | Chair | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
| David Vitek | Co-CEO | Startup Daily |
| Inese Kingsmill | Chair | SmartCompany |
| Roby Sharon-Zipser | CEO · Founder | Startup Daily (Fri 10 Dec 2021), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (Thu 12 Nov 2020) |
Stories naming Hipages. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Weekly roundup: Hipages takes a majority stake in VIZ Insurance, Side Stage Ventures banks $40m for fund two, Airwallex unveils the Latitude 37 program, Anthropic appoints an ANZ general manager, Atlassian shares jump.
Vively, founded by triathlete Tim Veron after reversing his pre-diabetes, raised $1.6 million seed funding led by Archangel Ventures with Bupa Ventures, and has partnered with Bupa to make continuous glucose monitoring more affordable.
Lendi Group has appointed four senior leaders across content, marketing, creative and PR, rounding out its growth leadership as the Aussie Home Loans owner also flags further roles.
Roundup of January raises: Sonder took $16 million in a Series B extension, Ultra Violette landed $15 million from Aria Growth Partners, VAPAR added $5 million; Sonder also named a new chairman.
Fingerprint for Success, an AI coaching platform, has closed a $6.5 million second seed round led by Investible, with Canva's founders investing again; its lifetime funding now totals $9.2 million.
Weekly roundup reporting many startup funding rounds, Investible's fund close, Skalata's committed capital, hipages buying Builderscrack, Stack Sports acquiring Team App, and Level Equity's stake purchase in Eftsure.
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Trades marketplace hipages Group is buying New Zealand platform Builderscrack for $11.8 million, with co-founder Jeremy Wyn-Harris staying on to run it; the deal follows hipages' recent investments in Bricks + Agent and Tradiecore.
Workplace culture platform Remote Social has secured $1 million in seed funding from Black Nova VC, NeuroPower, Antler Australia and five angel investors to grow its Culture-as-a-Service offering for distributed teams.
Commentary piece on VC exit strategies (IPO, trade sale, secondary sale) referencing recent Australian tech M&A deals and venture funding rounds including Sendle, UpGuard, Sonder and others.
Aura Group's analysis of venture capital exits, reviewing recent Australian deals such as MessageMedia's sale and several funding rounds, then explaining the three liquidity paths: IPOs, trade sales and secondary sales.
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Perth-built mapping app Snapgo intends to crowdfund equity via Birchal, targeting as much as $1.3 million at a dollar a share, while co-founder Steve Brechany recounts its pandemic setbacks and recovery.
Australian micro-influencer marketplace Tribe has secured $5.5 million in pre-IPO funding from Saville Capital, Cyan Capital and SG Hiscock, with chief executive Anthony Svirskis weighing an IPO amid strong public-market appetite for tech stocks.
Australian online trades marketplace Hipages Group debuted on the ASX after a $100.4 million IPO valuing it at $318.5 million, with News Corp the largest shareholder and early investors receiving up to $60 million.
Tradie marketplace Hipages has listed on the ASX, raising just over $100 million. The article recounts its 16-year history, earlier raises, the Call of Service acquisition, and retail partnerships.
Antler Australia streamed its first virtual Demo Day to over 2000 viewers, presenting twelve startups built through its five-month program, and unveiled two new initiatives supporting women founders and online company-building training.