Angel investor · CEO · Founder, Airtasker
Every published round Tim Fung 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book An Artist | Unnamed stage | 10 Mar 2022 | $1m | Participant | SmartCompany, Startup Daily | |
| Floatspace | Unnamed stage | 3 Dec 2021 | $600k | Participant | Startup Daily (Wed 19 Jun 2024), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (Sun 6 Dec 2020) | |
| Pushas | Pre-seed | 18 Oct 2021 | $1.2m | Participant | Startup Daily (Mon 18 Oct 2021), Startup Daily (Fri 15 Oct 2021) | |
| Honey Insurance | Seed | 18 Jun 2021 | $15.5m | Participant | Forbes Australia, SmartCompany (Fri 12 Apr 2024), SmartCompany (Fri 18 Jun 2021), Startup Daily, TechCrunch Australia | |
| Floatspace | Seed | 15 Apr 2021 | $600k | Participant | SmartCompany (Fri 3 Dec 2021), SmartCompany (Thu 15 Apr 2021) |
Companies Tim Fung has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book An Artist | 10 Mar 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Floatspace | 15 Apr 2021, Seed | 2 | 0 | |
| Honey Insurance | 18 Jun 2021, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Pushas | Marketplace for sneakers, streetwear and collectibles | 18 Oct 2021, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 |
This is a stake in the fund itself, money that the fund's manager invests, not a stake in the fund manager.
Companies Tim Fung has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Tim Fung did.
Stories naming Tim Fung. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Startup Daily profiles Briefcase, founded by former Canva legal head Kirk Simmons, which digitises dispute handling for courts and tribunals; it is one of twelve companies in Techstars Sydney's 2025 cohort.
Airtasker closed a $10 million equity placement led by iHeartMedia alongside an expanded US media partnership, the latest of several advertising-for-equity deals with broadcasters in the US, UK and Australia.
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Airtasker has done a third £2.5 million media-for-equity raise with Channel 4’s venture arm for its UK subsidiary, with annualised marketplace volume now above $21 million.
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Wescover, an American marketplace for custom-made creations, has been bought by Melbourne-headquartered Book An Artist, which plans to merge the platforms; the piece also recalls Book An Artist's 2022 raise.
Sydney boat-rental platform Floatspace has been bought by yacht charter operator Ahoy Club, with founder Hugh Treseder staying on as CEO; the story recalls its $600,000 raise and later failed funding attempts.
Founder-backed syndicate Side Stage Ventures has become a $15 million seed fund, with LocalGlobe and several founders as limited partners, three startups already backed, and portfolio company Joyn acquiring event firm Arinex.
SmartCompany reports Side Stage Ventures has completed a $15 million first close of its debut fund, backed by founders of Airtasker, Linktree and Go1 plus LocalGlobe, targeting $30 million and already backing early startups.
Airtasker's UK subsidiary gains Channel 4's investment arm 4 Ventures as a media-for-equity backer with a $6.5 million stake, while the ASX-listed parent appointed Cass O'Connor chair, replacing James Spenceley.
Airtasker names Cass O’Connor as its next chair while James Spenceley departs the board after eight years to devote himself to Ukrainian relief efforts.
Boat rental marketplace Floatspace has added Amaysim co-founder Rolf Hansen as an investor and board member, and is now seeking a $3 million Series A to grow in Australia and the US.
Startup Daily's weekly SUDS podcast wrap: UK laws threatening jail for tech executives, interviews with founders of SpaceDraft, Flowingly and Book An Artist, Sun Cable's solar export ambitions, and NFT tax guidance.
IAG's venture arm Firemark Ventures has committed a $75 million second fund, already deployed into Texas 3D imaging startup Plnar; earlier backing included UpGuard, Myriota, Hyper Anna, Airtasker and Life360.
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Roundup of nine startup raises totalling $70 million, including Q-CTRL's Series B, Foundry Lab's round led by Blackbird, and EnGeneIC's crowdfunded COVID-19 vaccine raise, plus a new Elenium Automation board member.
Sydney sneaker resale platform PUSHAS has raised a $1.2 million pre-seed round backed by TEN13, Our Innovation Fund, US venture firms and several angels, to improve liquidity and scale ahead of international expansion.
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Weekly funding wrap covering several raises including Honey Insurance's record seed round, OCR Labs' Series A, and Ena Respiratory's COVID-19 nasal spray funding, plus Investible's second fund first close.
Honey Insurance has raised $15.5 million in seed funding backed by RACQ, PEXA, Metricon and founders of Zip and Afterpay, to launch its smart-home insurance offering.
Australian home insurer Honey Insurance launched with a A$15.5 million seed round, reportedly the country's largest, led by insurers and property firms alongside several fintech executives investing personally.
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Airtasker announced a $20.7 million share placement and a $3.4 million acquisition of US home-services marketplace Zaarly, whose founder joins to lead US expansion, two months after its ASX float raised $83.7 million.
Weekly roundup reporting fresh raises by Marketplacer, Arli, DiviPay, Payable, Flotespace and Varicon, plus references to completed campaigns by Coinstash and Superhero.
A look back at Airtasker's path from its 2012 founding to an imminent ASX float, covering its raises, acquisitions, partnerships and controversies along the way.
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Weekly roundup reporting Salesforce's Slack acquisition, several ASX listings, multiple Australian startup raises, OneVentures' fund tranche close, and international deals including Facebook buying Kustomer.
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Airtasker chief Tim Fung invested an undisclosed amount in Flotespace's seed round and joined the boat rental platform as advisor. The article also recalls Flotespace buying charter booking company Boata last year.