COO, Outstaffer · angel in 1 deal

Michael Locaso

Roles

Role	Organisation	Sources
COO	Outstaffer	outstaffer.com
COO (former)	Listing Loop	SmartCompany (Fri 27 Oct 2023), Startup Daily (Wed 25 Oct 2023), Startup Daily (Sun 6 Jun 2021), SmartCompany (Fri 4 Jun 2021)
Founder	LP7	Startup Daily, SmartCompany

Disclosed deals

Every published round Michael Locaso 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
Outstaffer	Unnamed stage	25 Oct 2023	$1.5m	Lead	Utiliti Ventures 1in100 Ventures Side Stage Ventures Mondo Ventures Alua Group John Poynton SpringCapital Beachhead Venture Capital	SmartCompany, Startup Daily, Beachhead Venture Capital portfolio, Beachhead Venture Capital portfolio

Portfolio

Companies Michael Locaso has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.

Company	What it does	First invested	Rounds	Led
Outstaffer		25 Oct 2023	1	1

Funds

Fund closes reported for Michael Locaso, as distinct from the investments it has made.

Fund	Announced	Committed	Target	Close	Sources
No fund closes recorded for Michael Locaso yet.

Portfolio companies acquired

Companies Michael Locaso has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Michael Locaso did.

Company	Bought by	Kind	Announced	Price
No portfolio company of Michael Locaso is recorded as having been acquired.

Coverage

Stories naming Michael Locaso. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

14 deals

Ten Aussie startups that raised $39 million this week

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.

SmartCompany Fri 27 Oct 2023 CarExpert CipherStash Employment Hero Factory.app Got Cakey Heidi Health LAB Group LifeBid Local Measure Orkestra Outstaffer Australia Broadband AWS Birchal iTW Listing Loop LUXEM Ventures Nine SpringCapital Stride Equity TechnologyOne 1in100 Ventures AirTree Ventures Alua Group Archangel Ventures Beachhead Venture Capital Blackbird Ventures Future Now Capital Global Credit Investments HESTA Hostplus Hugo-Hamman Investments Impact Ventures Management Investible Mondo Ventures Possible Ventures Rampersand Saniel Ventures Seven West Media Side Stage Ventures SixThirty Ventures Skip Capital Stride Group Tidal Ventures Utiliti Ventures Wormhole Capital Adrian DiMarco Andrew Rogers Danin Kahn John Poynton Jonathan Barouch Laurence Escalante Michael Locaso Dr Oliver Hartley Phil Blythe Alborz Fallah Anthony Crawford Blayz Meredith Brett Wright Dan Draper Jay Curtin Kerry Stokes Lyndon Webster Michael Lutkajtis Nick Boudrie Paul Lutkajtis Paul Maric Thomas Derum Dr Thomas Kelly Waleed Mussa Yu Liu

Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily

2 deals

HR and outsourcing startup Outstaffer lands $1.5 million in first raise

Outstaffer, a Victorian HR tech platform, has secured $1.5 million from outside investors in a round co-led by its chief operating officer, funding product development and a planned US expansion.

Startup Daily Wed 25 Oct 2023 Employment Hero Outstaffer Australia Broadband Beachhead Venture Capital iTW Listing Loop SpringCapital 1in100 Ventures Alua Group Mondo Ventures Side Stage Ventures Utiliti Ventures John Poynton Michael Locaso Ben Grabiner Thomas Derum

Also SmartCompany

Funding announcement

Investment Announcement: Outstaffer Raises $1.5 Million From Leading Australian Venture Capital Investors

Outstaffer announced a $1.5 million strategic round to grow its global hiring platform, with Utiliti Ventures, 1in100 Ventures and Side Stage Ventures leading and several other Australian investors taking part.

outstaffer.com Wed 18 Oct 2023 1in100 Ventures Outstaffer Side Stage Ventures Utiliti Ventures Ben Grabiner Jason Serda Michael Locaso Thomas Derum

10 deals

The startup funding round: NFTs in your cereal box, $1.5 million for high-tech ticketing, and an SME banking solution

Weekly roundup of startup funding: raises by Paytron, Kanopi, Listing Loop, Driva, Tixel, Alt Saints, Travello, Hey Bud and Volt, Tenacious Ventures closing a $35 million agritech fund, and Forter's Series F.

Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily

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