Funding announcement
QuizJam rebrands to Komo
A quiz-platform startup announces a new name reflecting its wider engagement tools, and the piece recalls the seed funding that underpinned its recent team and client growth.
Startup · $810k raised · Marketing and advertising · Software · AI
QuizJam
Funding history
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Unnamed stage : $810,000
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Accelerator
Investors
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round QuizJam raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Plus Eight | Accelerator | - |
| Ned Coten | Unnamed stage | - |
| Ian Green's family company | Unnamed stage | - |
| Ian Green | Unnamed stage | - |
| Faster Horses | Unnamed stage | - |
What QuizJam bought
Companies QuizJam acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
People
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Glenn Morton | CTO | Startup News (WA) (Thu 14 Feb 2019), Startup News (WA) (Tue 13 Nov 2018) |
| Joel Steel | CEO · Founder | Startup News (WA) (Thu 14 Feb 2019), SmartCompany, Startup News (WA) (Tue 13 Nov 2018) |
| Lee Stephens | Director | SmartCompany |
| Matt Houltham | Director | SmartCompany |
| Peter Fairbrother | Director | SmartCompany |
Coverage
Stories naming QuizJam. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
4 deals
WA private funding tanks in September Quarter: Techboard
Techboard's quarterly report shows WA early-stage investment dropping to $79 million, mostly ASX raisings like AusCann's $33 million, with just $1.3 million in private deals including Pickstar and a Shark Tank backing of SpacetoCo.
Also SmartCompany
Unnamed stage
$810k
QuizJam raises $810K taking total raising to $2M
Trivia-based marketing platform QuizJam closed an oversubscribed $810,000 round at a $5 million pre-money valuation, drawing Ian Green's family office and Ned Coten alongside existing shareholders, with Platform Advisory Partners managing the raise.