Startup · $4.7m raised
Sydney
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Livewire raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| RealVC | Unnamed stage · Series A | - |
| Alua Group | Series A | - |
| Nigel Sandiford | Series A | - |
| Perennial Private Investments | Series A | - |
| Toby Kline | Series A | - |
Investors whose own portfolio pages list Livewire, even though we haven't found any coverage of the round yet.
| Investor | Listed on |
|---|---|
| King River Capital | its portfolio page ↗ |
Companies Livewire 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Manuel | co-CEO · Founder | Startup Daily (Fri 21 Feb 2025), Startup Daily (Thu 19 Jan 2023), Forbes Australia, Startup Daily (Mon 26 Sep 2022) |
| Christine Storey | People & Culture Director | Startup Daily |
| Gareth Leeding | Chief Innovation Officer | Startup Daily |
| Indy Khabra | co-CEO · Founder | Startup Daily (Thu 19 Jan 2023), Forbes Australia, Startup Daily (Mon 26 Sep 2022) |
| Lionel Sim | Chief Commercial Officer | Startup Daily |
| Matt Berriman | CEO (former) | SmartCompany, Startup Daily (Mon 3 Aug 2026), Startup Daily (Fri 21 Feb 2025), Forbes Australia, Startup Daily (Mon 26 Sep 2022) |
| Max Hegerman | Marketing & Communications Director | Startup Daily |
| Michelle Sheehan | Chief Financial Officer | Startup Daily |
| Sarah La Roche | Chief Operating Officer | Startup Daily |
| Tamim Noorzad | Director of Product | Startup Daily |
| Tom Simpson | Advisory Role With the Board | Startup Daily |
Stories naming Livewire. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Unlockd cofounder Matt Berriman has ended his eight-year US antitrust fight against Google after the appeal failed, closing the chapter on the adtech firm that raised over $60 million before Google's 2018 ban.
Also SmartCompany
Sydney gaming-marketing firm Livewire names RealVC founder Matt Berriman as New York-based chief; cofounder Brad Manuel heads to Los Angeles. RealVC and other existing shareholders recently put in more money, amount undisclosed.
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Sydney gaming marketing company Livewire has raised a $4.7 million Series A led by Matt Berriman's new fund RealVC, with several individual and strategic backers, to scale headcount and expand globally.
Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Forbes Australia