Angel · 1 deal
Perth, WA
Every published round Perth Angels 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shopfront | Pre-seed | 11 Feb 2025 | $800k | Participant | startupwired.com, Startup Daily, retailtechinnovationhub.com, SmartCompany, Co Ventures portfolio |
Companies Perth Angels has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shopfront | 11 Feb 2025, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Perth Angels, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Perth Angels has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Perth Angels did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Riebe | Chair (former) | Startup News (WA) |
| Jamie Davison | Board Member | Startup News (WA) |
| Oliver Bazzani | Startup News (WA) (Wed 20 Apr 2022), Startup News (WA) (Sun 23 Jan 2022) | |
| Wilson Casado | Chair | Startup News (WA) |
Stories naming Perth Angels. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Ten13 profiles angel investor Tracie Clark, tracing her path from property and wealth management into early-stage investing, her founder-focused diligence, syndicate work championing women investors, and a new syndicate backing Plus Eight alumni.
Shopfront, a re-commerce platform for selling second-hand goods across multiple marketplaces, raised a pre-seed round backed by Antler, Co Ventures, 5H Values Capital, Jampad and angel syndicates, plus eBay grant funding.
Melbourne startup Shopfront has secured $800,000 in a pre-seed round led by Antler, Co-Ventures, 5H Values Capital and Jam Pad Investments, with angel syndicates joining; its founders met through an Antler program.
Also Startup Daily·retailtechinnovationhub.com·startupwired.com
Carbon Group's case study describes how its CFO and accounting services supported medtech startup VeinTech, whose founders met through Perth Biodesign, including helping close the company's recent seed round.
Also Startup News (WA)
Perth gaming and software firms Ninja Software and Ninja Syndicate have entered administration after a planned capital raise fell through, leaving 55 staff seeking work while former sales chief Lan Tran helps place them.
Techboard's monthly roundup cataloguing April 2022 Australian startup funding: megadeals, seed rounds, grants and crowdfunding, nine acquisitions, several ASX listings, and venture firms' fund news.
Perth fleet-management analytics company Fleetsu has been bought by Rand McNally, a portfolio company of US private equity firm Teleo Capital, with terms undisclosed; founder Jakub Falinski becomes Rand McNally's Chief Innovation Officer.
WA angel group Perth Angels has opened applications for its first 2022 funding cycle, with pitches due 16 February; it recently deployed $250,000 across three startups at its previous investor night.
Western Australia's government will give advocacy group StartupWA $160,000 over two years from its New Industries Fund, funding startup summits and a part-time events employee to support the local ecosystem.
Startup News recaps its most-read 2019 stories, mostly funding and launches, including raises by Bunsters, Terra15, Laconik and Ovidrive, alongside its own year of growth, sponsors and new databases.
Also Startup News (WA)·Startup News (WA)·Startup News (WA)·Startup News (WA)
Perth 4x4 accessories maker Rhinohide, earlier backed after its Shark Tank appearance, ran an equity crowdfunding offer that reached its $500,000 maximum, then a second tranche, having previously raised a Series A.
A Perth orthopaedic device startup secured $1.15 million from private local backers for its removable expandable screw, and separately received a $20,000 state government innovation voucher.