Director and Chair, Adelaide Football Club · angel in 1 deal
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Director and Chair | Adelaide Football Club | SmartCompany |
| Director and Chair | Coopers | SmartCompany |
| Boss (former) | St George Bank | Startup Daily (Tue 22 Apr 2025), Startup Daily (Wed 20 Oct 2021), Startup Daily (Tue 19 Oct 2021), Startup Daily (Mon 18 Oct 2021), Startup Daily (Mon 2 Nov 2020) |
Every published round Rob Chapman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zero Co | Seed | 2 Nov 2020 | $2m | Participant | Startup Daily (Wed 20 Oct 2021), Startup Daily (Tue 19 Oct 2021), Startup Daily (Mon 18 Oct 2021), Startup Daily (Mon 2 Nov 2020) |
Companies Rob Chapman has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zero Co | 2 Nov 2020, Seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Rob Chapman, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Rob Chapman has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Rob Chapman did.
Stories naming Rob Chapman. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Cleaning products maker Zero Co, backed by Square Peg and crowdfunded via Birchal, is closing down solvent and will hand leftover funds to shareholders after failing to find a workable path forward.
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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.
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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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.
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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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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