Startup · $22.7m raised
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Checkmate raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Blackbird Ventures | Series A · Seed | - |
| Wischoff Ventures | Series A · Seed | - |
| Alex Pall | Series A | - |
| Carter Reum | Series A | - |
| Drew Taggart | Series A | - |
| GV | Series A | - |
| Paris Hilton | Series A | - |
| Saurabh Gupta | Series A | - |
| Chris Herd | Seed | - |
| Deborah Liu | Seed | - |
| Exits Capital | Seed | - |
| f7 Ventures | Seed | - |
| Fuel Capital | Seed | - |
| HYPER | Seed | - |
| Kevin Johnson | Seed | - |
| Liquid2 | Seed | - |
| Night Capital | Seed | - |
| Scribble Ventures | Seed | - |
| Shane Mac | Seed | - |
| Susa Ventures | Seed | - |
Companies Checkmate 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Elliot Rampono | Founder | SmartCompany, Blackbird Ventures portfolio |
| Harry Dixon | CEO and Co-founder | SmartCompany, Blackbird Ventures portfolio, Startup Daily |
| Rory Garton-Smith | Founder | SmartCompany, Blackbird Ventures portfolio |
Stories naming Checkmate. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
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.
A quarterly Cut Through Venture survey reports Australian startups raised $810 million across 90 deals in Q2 2023, listing the largest rounds and noting improved investor sentiment despite a sluggish first half.
Also SmartCompany
Weekly roundup of five startup raises: Fleet Space's Series C, Checkmate's Series A, Adventus's new round, Endua's hydrogen funding and Servicely's raise, with investors named.
Also Forbes Australia
Blackbird's investment note explains why it co-led Checkmate's US$5 million seed round, describing the shopping tool's product, its e-commerce thesis, and the Perth-raised founding team behind the startup.