CEO · Founder, Little Birdie
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Executive (former) | The Catch Group | Startup Daily (Tue 21 Jan 2025), Startup Daily (Fri 17 May 2024), SmartCompany (Thu 20 Jul 2023), Startup Daily (Tue 25 May 2021), SmartCompany (Tue 25 May 2021) |
| General Manager (former) | Scoopon | SmartCompany, Startup Daily (Fri 17 May 2024), Startup Daily (Tue 25 May 2021) |
| CEO · Founder | Little Birdie | SmartCompany (Tue 6 Aug 2024), SmartCompany (Mon 20 May 2024), SmartCompany (Thu 20 Jul 2023), Startup Daily, SmartCompany (Tue 25 May 2021), TechCrunch Australia |
| GM (former) | Latitude Pay | Startup Daily (Fri 17 May 2024), Startup Daily (Tue 25 May 2021) |
| Executive (former) | Catch | Startup Daily |
| General Manager (former) | Bon Voyage | Startup Daily (Fri 17 May 2024), Startup Daily (Tue 25 May 2021) |
Stories naming Jon Beros. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Retrospective timeline of Catch's journey from its 2006 launch through Tiger Global's investment, the Menulog and Luxury Escapes deals and Wesfarmers' $230 million acquisition, to Wesfarmers' announced wind-down.
Wesfarmers is closing Catch, the online retailer it bought for $230 million in 2019, citing local ecommerce competition; the story also recalls Catch's venture backers and Little Birdie's $30m stake, pause and rescue.
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Cashrewards has bought Little Birdie, the deals startup backed by Commonwealth Bank that went quiet in May; the piece also recalls Cashrewards' 2017 Smart50 nod, 2020 ASX float, and later takeover by 1835i Ventures.
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Little Birdie, a Melbourne shopping-deals marketplace from the Leibovich brothers and Jon Beros, has closed three years after a $30 million backing by Commonwealth Bank.
E-commerce firm Little Birdie has released a browser extension alerting shoppers to better prices, aiming to help small retailers compete; the Australian company launched in 2021 backed by a $30m Commonwealth Bank investment.
E-commerce startup Little Birdie raised $30 million pre-launch from Commonwealth Bank, which took a 23% stake at a $130 million valuation. The article also recalls Catch.com.au's earlier $230 million sale to Wesfarmers.
Melbourne e-commerce startup Little Birdie raised 30 million Australian dollars in prelaunch funding from Commonwealth Bank ahead of its June launch, valuing it at 130 million Australian dollars, with CBA integrating its shopping content into its banking app.