Company
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Myer raised.
Companies Myer 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bernie Brookes | Boss (former) | Startup Daily (Tue 11 Jun 2024), Startup Daily (Fri 23 Dec 2022) |
| Garry Hounsell | Board Member | Startup Daily |
| John King | Chief Executive (former) | SmartCompany |
Stories naming Myer. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Australia Post has acquired a quarter of Melbourne logistics startup Shiperoo, price undisclosed, backing its AI-powered fulfilment and returns platform as the founders plan overseas expansion.
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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Marquee Retail Group, owned by ex-Myer chief Bernie Brookes, has emerged from voluntary administration under a restructuring deed, keeping 400 jobs and The Daily Edited's online business, while its Sydney flagship store shut.
Profile of luggage brand July, built by Melbourne founders Athan Didaskalou and Richard Li with backing including Lachlan Murdoch, covering its pandemic pivot, Olympic team supply deal and retail expansion.
Administrators KordaMentha sold monogrammed fashion label The Daily Edited to Bernie Brookes' BJM, price undisclosed, while Kogan.com separately bought collapsed furniture retailer Brosa for $1.5 million.
Wholesale Investor profiles Dr Mark's HyGenie, an oral hygiene company that has raised $1.5 million in a Series A and received a $1 million Australian government commercialisation grant, and is now offering $5 million.
Weekly roundup reporting many startup funding rounds, Investible's fund close, Skalata's committed capital, hipages buying Builderscrack, Stack Sports acquiring Team App, and Level Equity's stake purchase in Eftsure.
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Marketplacer has banked a fresh $38 million injection from first-time and returning backers after a mooted 2021 float failed to proceed, with the money earmarked for growth in America and product development.
A retrospective of Afterpay's journey from its 2014 founding and only venture raise to its ASX listing, US and European expansion, and its agreed $39 billion takeover by Square, alongside partnerships and controversies.
A weekly technology roundup reporting a New Zealand booking software firm's sale, an Australian beauty retailer's acquisition, several venture raises, executive share sales at an e-commerce firm, and a new government fund committee.
Handbag customisation startup Mon Purse has entered liquidation and stopped trading, with Wexted Advisors appointed and seeking buyers, while the article recalls the company raising roughly $9 million from backers over six years.
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Melbourne marketplace software firm Marketplacer has raised $20 million, with prior backers returning and new investors joining, ahead of a planned 2021 listing.
Investec's emerging companies arm has reached a $45 million first close on its debut fund, with the bank the largest investor; the fund will back companies valued between $10 million and $200 million.