Seed
$1.5m
Founder, Kanbay International
Raymond Spencer
Roles
Disclosed deals
Every published round Raymond Spencer 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.
Portfolio
Companies Raymond Spencer has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
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Funds
Fund closes reported for Raymond Spencer, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Portfolio companies acquired
Companies Raymond Spencer has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Raymond Spencer did.
Coverage
Stories naming Raymond Spencer. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
2 deals
Startup Daily TV: Zero Co founder Mike Smith on his eco-startup's record-breaking $5 million crowd-funding campaign
Household products startup Zero Co set an Australian crowdfunding record, raising $5 million in under seven hours on Birchal, on top of earlier backing from Square Peg and private investors; rival Shebah entered voluntary administration.
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Zero Co's staggering $5 million crowd-funding raise was over in just six hours
Zero Co's $5 million crowdfunding campaign on Birchal sold out in six hours, breaking Australia's record, after the startup revealed a $6 million Square Peg round and an earlier $2 million private raise.
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VC Square Peg backs waste reduction startup Zero Co in $6 million raise ahead of record-breaking $5m crowd-funding campaign
Waste-reducing household products maker Zero Co secured $6 million from Square Peg Capital, with its Birchal crowd-funding target lifted to a record $5 million before opening to the public.
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A reusable packaging startup raised $2m in seeding fund with Kim Jackson’s Skip Capital backing it
Reusable household packaging startup Zero Co raised a $2 million seed round led by Kim Jackson's Skip Capital, with returning backer Rob Chapman and Koala's co-founders joining, after earlier pre-seed funding and a Kickstarter campaign.
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Funding announcement
ARTESIAN appointed for South Australian Venture Capital Fund
South Australia's government has named Artesian Venture Partners to manage its $50 million venture capital fund, which has previously invested in three companies; Artesian will open a small office at Lot Fourteen.
Unnamed stage
$200k+
This startup raised $200,000 in less than a week for product scrapping single-use plastics from your spring cleaning
Cleaning-products startup ZeroCo, founded by Mike Smith and Carter, has secured seed backing of $600,000 and is running a Kickstarter campaign whose pledges have passed $200,000 toward a precise $251,313 target.
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