Startup West podcast 105: Simon Anderson, Notis and Swayz
Simon Anderson discusses building school engagement platform Notis over a decade with overseas funding, and his newer social video app Swayz, on Perth's Startup West podcast.
CEO, Mission (USA) · angel in 1 deal
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| CEO (former) | Mission (USA) | Afterwork Ventures portfolio |
Every published round Simon Anderson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Functionly | Seed | 22 Sep 2021 | $3.6m | Participant | Startup Daily, Startup News (WA), functionly.com, Afterwork Ventures portfolio, Afterwork Ventures portfolio, Investible portfolio |
Companies Simon Anderson has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Functionly | 22 Sep 2021, Seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Simon Anderson, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Simon Anderson has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Simon Anderson did.
Stories naming Simon Anderson. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Simon Anderson discusses building school engagement platform Notis over a decade with overseas funding, and his newer social video app Swayz, on Perth's Startup West podcast.
AfterWork Ventures profiles Functionly's co-founders Tim Brewer and Damian Bramanis, recalling its own late-2020 pre-seed investment and the earlier angel backing from Andrew Larsen and David Wood.