Startup · $19.2m raised
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Huddle raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| AirTree Ventures | Series A | - |
| Alium Capital | Series A | - |
| Hollard Insurance Company | Series A | - |
| Seven West Media | Series A | - |
Companies Huddle 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Wilby | Founder | SmartCompany (Tue 18 Dec 2018), SmartCompany (Thu 29 Nov 2018), Startup Daily |
| Jonathan Buck | Founder | SmartCompany, Startup Daily |
Stories naming Huddle. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Open Insurance raised $31 million from Movac, Latitude and existing backer AirTree Ventures to expand its Huddle brand overseas, with this promotional piece crediting its Sunshine Coast customer support team.
Weekly roundup: Seer and Open raise Series A and B rounds, Refundid, Komodo and Earth AI secure funding, Giant Leap closes $15 million for its second fund, Task is acquired for $120 million, and Birchal celebrates its 100th campaign.
Afterpay, Airwallex and Up Bank took major prizes at the 2019 Finnie awards in Melbourne; Airwallex's $141 million raise won biggest raise and Liberty's purchase of MoneyPlace took deal of the year.
FinTech Australia's 2019 Finnies awards recognised Airwallex with three trophies including Biggest Raise, Afterpay as FinTech Organisation of the Year, plus wins for Up, Zuper, Xinja, Athena and others.
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KPMG's Venture Pulse report shows Australian startup venture funding hit a record in 2018, highlighted by large rounds for several companies, while Blackbird closed its third fund backed by major institutional investors.
StartupSmart profiles ten startups it expects to do well in 2019, reporting funding rounds for Black.ai, Huddle, Manrags, Matrak and Work180, Fleet's earlier Series A, and the Ongs' past sale of Eatibility.
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Sydney insurtech Huddle raised a Series A led by AirTree Ventures, with Alium Capital, SevenWest Media and returning backer Hollard participating, following strong revenue growth and an earlier Hollard investment in 2016.
An insurance technology company has closed a Series A round led by a venture firm, with an existing backer, an investment firm and a media company also participating.