Company
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round iSelect raised.
Investors whose own portfolio pages list iSelect, even though we haven't found any coverage of the round yet.
| Investor | Listed on |
|---|---|
| Starfish Ventures | its portfolio page ↗ |
Companies iSelect 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Starkey | Founder | Square Peg Capital (Thu 1 Sep 2022), Square Peg Capital (Wed 20 Apr 2022) |
| Brodie Arnhold | Chief Executive | SmartCompany |
Stories naming iSelect. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Zyft, a shopping price-comparison tool, has closed a $7.5 million round led by Paul Dwyer at a $37.5 million valuation, and appointed Richard Stevens, ex-LocalAgent Finder, as chief executive.
Also SmartCompany
Ignition Lane's weekly tech roundup covering fresh Australian startup raises, new venture funds and closes, a wave of acquisitions, delistings and a liquidation, executive moves, and Canva's product launch.
Also Centerstone Capital portfolio·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·6clicks.com·ARN (ARNnet)·Centerstone Capital portfolio·Techboard·Startup Daily
Square Peg podcast episode with Athena Home Loans' founders Nathan and Michael on lessons from building the mortgage challenger, their earlier ventures iSelect and NABTrade, and its record raise from local backers.
Square Peg explains its rationale for leading Athena's Series B, joined by Hostplus and Airtree, with analysis of the Australian mortgage market, the challenger lender's model, and its founding and senior team.
Also Startup Daily·Australian FinTech·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Crunchbase News
Comparison platform CIMET has raised $26.6 million from ASX-listed iSelect as part of a strategic partnership, funding expansion into new financial verticals and international markets.
Hospitality ordering platform HungryHungry raised A$2 million in a Series A led by Brodie Arnhold, with pandemic-driven demand lifting orders six-fold; the co-founders had earlier injected $2 million of their own cash.