CEO · Founder, Splend
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| CEO · Founder | Splend | SmartCompany (9 Aug 2024), SmartCompany (23 Jun 2023), SmartCompany (22 Jun 2023), SmartCompany (21 Apr 2022) |
| Chief Financial Officer (former) | KP Electric | SmartCompany |
Stories naming Chris King. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Hyper's blog examines founder scrappiness through portfolio stories, recalling early raises by Nelli, GymGoer and Ambl, plus Mindbody's sale and milestones at Splend and Happly.
Virescent Ventures explains why it co-led NRN's Series A, profiling the Sydney company's no-upfront-cost solar and battery marketplace model and its two founders.
Splend, which leases cars to ride-share drivers, has obtained a $300 million debt facility from Macquarie to grow its electric fleet. Chris King founded the Sydney company in 2015.
Roundup covering seven Australian companies' recent raises — Splend, Rich Data Co, Slice, InvestorHub, Eyeonic, Graceview and Monty Compost Co — from fleet electrification finance to AI compliance and compost-monitoring seed rounds.
Roundup of eight Australian startups that together raised $75.6 million across two weeks, spanning health, batteries, EV fleets, edtech and equity crowdfunding campaigns.
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Vehicle subscription firm Splend, founded in Australia and now London-based, has banked $150 million in a Pollen Street Capital-led round to grow its electric fleet to 10,000 cars by 2024.