Startup · $6.8m raised
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round The Mintable raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Black Nova Venture Capital | Seed | - |
| Blackbird Ventures | Seed | - |
| Flying Fox Ventures | Seed | - |
| Global Founders Capital | Seed | - |
| Saniel Ventures | Seed | - |
| Startmate | Seed | - |
| Sypkes Family Office | Seed | - |
| Treble | Seed | - |
The transaction that ended The Mintable's run as a startup, per published coverage. It closes the funding history too, where it is the ladder's last rung.
| Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humankind | Acquisition | 17 May 2026 | - | This Week in Australian Startups, Startup Daily |
Companies The Mintable 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lauren Humphrey | CEO · Founder | Startup Daily (Wed 8 Jun 2022), Startup Daily (Wed 6 Oct 2021) |
| Melissa Miller | COO · Founder | Startup Daily (Wed 8 Jun 2022), Startup Daily (Wed 6 Oct 2021) |
Stories naming The Mintable. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Weekly roundup: two acquisitions — Humankind buys management trainer The Mintable, NAB buys payments firm Banked — alongside a large government innovation spend, investor tax changes and a new AI accelerator.
Also Dealroom
Wellington HR consultancy Humankind has bought The Mintable, a Blackbird-backed platform that trains new managers, adding structured training to its consulting services.
Blackbird's investment note announces it led Excellent's pre-seed round, profiling the employee-experience design learning platform and its founders: Sam Gadd, formerly of Humankind and Kin, and Jenny, ex-Drumfit.
Also Startup Daily
Blackbird profiles The Mintable co-founder Melissa Miller, who recounts volunteering in the Peace Corps, operations roles at Gusto, founding with Lauren Humphrey, fundraising while pregnant, and working across distant time zones.
Manager-training platform The Mintable, founded by Lauren Humphrey and Melissa Miller, has raised a $6.8 million seed round led by Blackbird, after previously securing $1.3 million in pre-seed backing.
Also Startup Daily
Startup Daily lists the 19 Australian and New Zealand startups in Startmate's largest-ever Winter21 cohort pitching at Demo Day, including a climate stream backed by Mike Cannon-Brookes through Grok Ventures.