Startup · $16.5m raised
Brisbane, QLD
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Travello raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Paspalis Innovation Investment Fund | Series B | - |
| Queensland Investments Corporation (QIC) | Series B | - |
| Andrew McEvoy | Series A | - |
| Jim Goldburg | Series A | - |
| Phil Gunter | Series A | - |
Every published round Travello 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.
Companies Travello has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio companies recorded yet. | ||||
Fund closes reported for Travello, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Travello has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Travello did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of Travello is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies Travello acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Company | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backpacker Deals | Acquisition | 2021 | - | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Cantoni | Founder | Coterie Capital, SmartCompany |
| Ryan Hanly | CEO · Founder | Coterie Capital, Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
Stories naming Travello. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Coterie Capital announces Travello raised $10 million in a Series B and acted as exclusive financial advisor; funds will support growth, product development and team expansion.
Also Startup Daily
Weekly roundup covering ANZ trade sales including A Cloud Guru's multibillion-dollar sale, several Australian raises, Tenacious Ventures' agritech fund close, Xero and Cochlear appointments, and global deals such as Etsy buying Depop.
Also SmartCompany
Weekly roundup of startup funding: raises by Paytron, Kanopi, Listing Loop, Driva, Tixel, Alt Saints, Travello, Hey Bud and Volt, Tenacious Ventures closing a $35 million agritech fund, and Forter's Series F.
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.