CEO · Founder, Redbubble · angel in 2 deals
Every published round Martin Hosking took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firmable | Series A | 4 Aug 2026 | $14m | Participant | Startup Daily (Wed 5 Aug 2026), Startup Daily (Fri 6 Mar 2026), SmartCompany (Fri 6 Mar 2026), Startup Daily (Mon 2 Mar 2026), SmartCompany (Mon 2 Mar 2026), AirTree Ventures portfolio | |
| Firmable | Seed | Oct 2023 | $9m | Participant | Startup Daily (Fri 6 Mar 2026), SmartCompany (Fri 6 Mar 2026), Startup Daily (Mon 2 Mar 2026), SmartCompany (Mon 2 Mar 2026), SmartCompany (Tue 2 Dec 2025), SmartCompany (Fri 3 Nov 2023) |
Companies Martin Hosking has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firmable | Oct 2023, Seed | 2 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Martin Hosking, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Martin Hosking has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Martin Hosking did.
Stories naming Martin Hosking. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
A weekly roundup detailing new funding rounds for six Australian startups: Lyka, PlasmaLeap, Firmable, Veyor, Lumonus and Future Minds Network, with investors and round details.
Firmable, which sells AI sales-intelligence tools, has banked a $14 million Series A with Airtree leading, plus angel money from Sue Morphet, Sam Kroonenburg, Martin Hosking and Rob Phillpot, to fund a US push.
Weekly roundup covering nine Australian startups' new capital totalling $40.5 million, across solar, quantum computing, marketing tech and crowdfunding, plus a look back at Aconex's $1.6 billion Oracle sale.
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Satirical awards column recalling 2021 business failures and wins: Hosking's Redbubble share sale, Greensill's collapse, GetSwift's downfall, Better.com's layoffs and funding, Moviepass's sale, and Digital World's Trump SPAC deal.
Weekly roundup column covering Zoom's record quarter, Redbubble reaching unicorn valuation, founder share sell-downs, a new secondary fund launch, and funding rounds for mental health and e-commerce startups.
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ASX-listed marketplace Redbubble is buying its American rival TeePublic for $57.7 million, funding the purchase through a capital raising, with TeePublic set to keep operating largely independently under its existing leadership.