Company
Melbourne, VIC
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Catch Group raised.
The transaction that ended Catch Group's run as a startup, per published coverage. It closes the funding history too, where it is the ladder's last rung.
| Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesfarmers | Acquisition | 2019 | $230m | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
Companies Catch Group 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nati Harpaz | CEO (former) | SmartCompany (30 Jan 2025), SmartCompany (4 Jul 2022) |
| Kalman Polak | Head of Marketplace (former) | SmartCompany |
| Jon Beros | Executive (former) | Startup Daily (21 Jan 2025), Startup Daily (17 May 2024), SmartCompany |
| Hezi Leibovich | Founder | SmartCompany (12 Mar 2025), SmartCompany (30 Jan 2025), Startup Daily, SmartCompany (4 Jul 2022), SmartCompany (3 Feb 2022) |
| Guy Polak | Head of Buying (former) | SmartCompany |
| Gabby Leibovich | Founder | SmartCompany (12 Mar 2025), SmartCompany (30 Jan 2025), Startup Daily, SmartCompany (4 Jul 2022), SmartCompany (3 Feb 2022) |
| Adam Chrapot | Head of Sourcing (former) | SmartCompany |
Stories naming Catch Group. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Linktree has bought Melbourne rival Fingertip and will shut it down in 2026, with its cofounders joining; the piece also recaps Linktree's earlier acquisitions and the Leibovich brothers' failed ventures.
Also Dealroom·Forbes Australia
Australia Post has acquired a quarter of Melbourne logistics startup Shiperoo, price undisclosed, backing its AI-powered fulfilment and returns platform as the founders plan overseas expansion.
Retrospective timeline of Catch's journey from its 2006 launch through Tiger Global's investment, the Menulog and Luxury Escapes deals and Wesfarmers' $230 million acquisition, to Wesfarmers' announced wind-down.
Also Startup Daily
Wesfarmers is closing Catch, the online retailer it bought for $230 million in 2019, citing local ecommerce competition; the story also recalls Catch's venture backers and Little Birdie's $30m stake, pause and rescue.
Also Startup Daily
Little Birdie, a Melbourne shopping-deals marketplace from the Leibovich brothers and Jon Beros, has closed three years after a $30 million backing by Commonwealth Bank.
E-commerce firm Little Birdie has released a browser extension alerting shoppers to better prices, aiming to help small retailers compete; the Australian company launched in 2021 backed by a $30m Commonwealth Bank investment.
Australian beauty booking marketplace Bookwell is being acquired by London-based rival Fresha, with Bookwell's high-profile investors receiving Fresha shares. The piece also recalls the founders' earlier EatNow merger and Fresha's Series C extension.
Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily