CEO · Founder, Kogan.com · angel in 1 deal
Every published round Ruslan Kogan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flux | Seed | 18 Oct 2021 | $800k | Lead | Cut Through Venture, Australian FinTech |
Companies Ruslan Kogan has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flux | 18 Oct 2021, Seed | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for Ruslan Kogan, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Ruslan Kogan has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Ruslan Kogan did.
Stories naming Ruslan Kogan. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Retrospective timeline of Catch's journey from its 2006 launch through Tiger Global's investment, the Menulog and Luxury Escapes deals and Wesfarmers' $230 million acquisition, to Wesfarmers' announced wind-down.
Wesfarmers is closing Catch, the online retailer it bought for $230 million in 2019, citing local ecommerce competition; the story also recalls Catch's venture backers and Little Birdie's $30m stake, pause and rescue.
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Kogan.com has bought collapsed online furniture seller Brosa out of administration for $1.5 million, promising to fulfil customer orders, while the piece recalls Brosa's earlier venture raises and Kogan's past distressed-brand purchases.
Building products marketplace ArchiPro has landed a Tiger Global-led Series A to fund hiring and features across Australia and New Zealand, having previously taken $4.7 million from backers Ruslan Kogan and Hezi Leibovich.
Square Peg Capital's year-in-review recaps its 2021 portfolio: raises it led or joined, SPAC listing decisions, Vend's acquisition, new investment-team hires, and its newsletter and podcast output.
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Australian fintech Flux raised an oversubscribed A$800,000 seed round led by Ruslan Kogan and the Leibovich brothers, funding growth of its financial literacy app and the launch of its B2B product Flux At Work.
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A weekly technology roundup reporting a New Zealand booking software firm's sale, an Australian beauty retailer's acquisition, several venture raises, executive share sales at an e-commerce firm, and a new government fund committee.
Daily tech roundup: Lyft sells its self-driving unit to Toyota, Sea Forest raises for Tasmanian seaweed farming, Kogan founders' past share sale resurfaces, plus Tesla results and a TikTok radio launch.