Startup · $3m raised
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Upstreet raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Tse | Seed | - |
| Albert Tse | Seed | - |
| Christopher Mapp | Seed | - |
| Hugh Robertson | Seed | - |
| Justus Hammer | Seed | - |
| Kelly Partners | Seed | - |
| Kelly+Partners Investment Office | Seed | - |
| McKinsey & Co. Partners | Seed | - |
| McKinsey & Company | Seed | - |
| Wattle Hill | Seed | - |
Companies Upstreet 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Eckleman | Founder | Startup Daily, Australian FinTech |
| Sabine Tejerina | Co-founder and COO | Startup Daily (Tue 12 Sep 2023), Startup Daily (Tue 22 Mar 2022) |
Stories naming Upstreet. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Antler reaches final close on its second Australian fund with commitments nearing A$60 million, backed by Snow Foundation, Geoff Harris and Roger Allen, and hires early Uber Australia employee Mike Abbott as partner.
Sydney app Upstreet, which gave shoppers fractional shares for their spending, is closing; the founders gave no reason, 18 months after a Wattle Hill-led seed round and a lifetime raise near $5 million.
Also Startup Daily
Techboard's March 2022 roundup of Australian funding: megadeals by Immutable, Saluda Medical, Linktree and Zeller, many smaller raises, acquisitions, an IPO, several fund closes, and companies still seeking capital.
Upstreet, which gives shoppers fractional share rewards, has raised a $3 million seed-plus round led by Wattle Hill Capital, with funds earmarked for retail partnerships and platform upgrades.
Retrospective on Antler Australia's first two years: a $46 million first fund closed with Eduardo Saverin backing, pre-seed investments in about 50 startups, Melbourne expansion, and new programs including an Existing Business cohort.
AfterWork Ventures explains why it invested in Send Payments, a partnerships-led foreign exchange provider embedding FX services inside partner brands' platforms, praising its customer support and go-to-market.