Company
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Tourism Australia raised.
Companies Tourism Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Issenberg | Chair | Startup Daily |
| Andrew McEvoy | Boss (former) | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
Stories naming Tourism Australia. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
ASX-listed Spenda is acquiring payments fintech Limepay, rebranded April Solutions, in an all-scrip deal that could reach $8 million depending on revenue targets, delivering a long-delayed public listing.
Profile of Vacayit founder Hailey Brown, whose audio guides help blind and low-vision travellers plan trips, covering her university pitch origins, accelerator program backing and competition prize money as the platform grows.
Coterie Capital announces it acted as financial advisor to Simple on Simple's acquisition of Automaton, combining the marketing operations businesses; Automaton founder Darin Lloyd comments and client brands are listed.
Australian travel social network Travello raised $6.5 million in Series A funding from industry figures including Jim Goldburg, Andrew McEvoy and Phil Gunter after a pandemic-era pivot; it had earlier acquired Backpacker Deals.
Analysis of a $3.2 million government scheme paying operators to watch reef health during the pandemic tourism slump, questioning whether it amounts to corporate welfare for firms like a Chinese nickel mine owner.