Startup · $5.1m raised
Austin
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Restoke raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Archangels | Seed | - |
| BC Growth | Seed | - |
| Mandalay VC | Seed | - |
| Rampersand | Seed | - |
| Stage 2 Capital | Seed | - |
Companies Restoke 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Brand | Founder | Startup Daily, SmartCompany, Forbes Australia |
| Assaf Stizki | Founder | Startup Daily, Rampersand, SmartCompany, Forbes Australia |
Stories naming Restoke. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Rampersand's April newsletter: an essay on AI services startups, model releases from Anthropic and Meta, Firmus Technologies' $505 million raise, Dexibit's sale to accesso, plus portfolio jobs, events and market commentary.
Also Dealroom·Cut Through Venture·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Forbes Australia·Business News Australia
Rampersand's December newsletter leads with its $2m pre-seed investment in Cor, maker of the Obi AI avatar coach, plus trend retrospectives, tech news, portfolio updates, community events and a job ad.
Rampersand's newsletter announces it led Keeyu's $2.3 million pre-seed round, alongside portfolio updates from Quantum Brilliance, Cuttable, Hatch and Goterra, plus job listings and reflections on domain founders and Australian venture capital.
Also Rampersand·quantumwire.com·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·semiconductorindustrymonthly.com
Roundup of six Australian funding rounds this week: InDebted, Evolt, Restoke.ai, Mary Technology, Matilda and Demtech.ai, with investors, amounts, InDebted's valuation and a secondary component for early backers and staff.
Also Australian FinTech·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Australian FinTech·Fintech News Australia·Business News Australia
Australian hospitality-tech startup Restoke.ai has closed a $5.1 million round led by Rampersand, with Mandalay, Archangels, BC Growth and Stage2 Capital participating, to fund US expansion.