Startup · $1.2m raised
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Whole Kids raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Belinda Jennings | Unnamed stage | - |
| Casey Ellis | Unnamed stage | - |
| Emma Isaacs | Unnamed stage | - |
| George McEncroe | Unnamed stage | - |
| Kate Morris | Unnamed stage | - |
| Monique Filer | Unnamed stage | - |
Companies Whole Kids acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming Whole Kids. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Grant Thornton receivers sold children's snack company Nourish Foods to Tempo Group after a crowdfunding target fell short; founder Monica Meldrum stays on under the new ownership.
Voluntary administrators now control Nourish Foods, the business behind Whole Kids, after a funding attempt fell short, and interested backers or buyers must come forward by mid-September.
Weekly roundup of nine Australian startup raises, led by SimPRO's $485.6 million round, plus SimPRO's acquisitions of AroFlo and ClockShark and Open Markets Group's buyout of Cannon Trading.
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The federal government's Boosting Female Founders Initiative announced first-round grants totalling $12 million, with named recipients including Beam Australia, Indigital, Whole Kids and Verve Superannuation.
Also SmartCompany
Commentary on women backing women: Adore Beauty's record ASX float, Kate Morris and George McEncroe investing in Whole Kids' crowdfunding raise, Pronto's campaign launch, and other recent female-led listings.
Organic kids' snack maker Whole Kids has exceeded its half-million-dollar Birchal equity crowdfunding target, drawing backers including several well-known founder-investors, with one campaign day remaining.