Startup · $12.4m raised · AI
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Local Measure raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Future Now Capital | Unnamed stage | - |
| Jonathan Barouch | Unnamed stage | - |
The transaction that ended Local Measure'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZenDesk | Acquisition | May 2025 | $100m | ARN (ARNnet), Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
Companies Local Measure 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Barouch | CEO · Founder | ARN (ARNnet) (Fri 23 May 2025), Startup Daily, ARN (ARNnet) (Tue 25 Feb 2025), SmartCompany |
Stories naming Local Measure. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Zendesk has announced a deal to buy Local Measure, an Australian-founded contact-centre technology firm, to speed its AI voice plans; completion still needs shareholder, regulatory and court sign-off, tipped for May 2025.
Zendesk has agreed to acquire Sydney contact-centre software firm Local Measure, founded by Jonathan Barouch, in a deal reportedly valuing it at $100 million; earlier raises from 2017 and 2023 are recalled.
Roundup of ten Australian startup raises totalling $38.8 million, topped by Heidi Health's Series A, also recording an Outstaffer executive appointment and the earlier sale of CarAdvice to Nine.