Angel investor · Chair, Envato
Every published round Collis Ta’eed took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refilled | Seed | 16 Nov 2023 | $1.3m | Participant | Forbes Australia, SmartCompany, Startup Daily, TechCrunch Venture | |
| Bloom Impact Investing | Seed | 16 Jan 2023 | $525k | Lead | Australian FinTech, Women's Agenda, Startup Daily, SmartCompany | |
| Trace | Unnamed stage | 1 Feb 2022 | $1.5m | Participant | Startup Daily (4 Mar 2022), Startup Daily (1 Mar 2022), Startup Daily (28 Feb 2022), Startup Daily (22 Feb 2022) |
Companies Collis Ta’eed has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refilled | 16 Nov 2023, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Bloom Impact Investing | 16 Jan 2023, Seed | 1 | 1 | |
| Trace | AI-powered software for climate compliance and carbon reporting | 1 Feb 2022 | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Collis Ta’eed, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Collis Ta’eed has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Collis Ta’eed did.
Stories naming Collis Ta’eed. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Shutterstock is buying creative marketplace Envato for US$245 million (A$373m), with completion expected in the third quarter, closing out an 18-year run for its three cofounders.
Also Startup Daily
Sydney startup Refilled has raised a A$1.3 million seed round, with Melt Ventures leading and Envato's Ta'eed brothers among backers, to scale refill stations that cut single-use plastic; Google is already a customer.
Weekly roundup of Australian raises: Bloom's seed round, Vedi's animal-health funding, Alii's pre-Series A, and Code Like A Girl's government grant, alongside other WiSE grant recipients.
Brisbane climate investment app Bloom Impact Investing has raised a $525,000 seed round co-led by Dom Pym through his family office Euphemia, with Envato founders Collis and Cyan Ta'eed reinvesting, for a business development hire.
Fintech startup Bloom Impact Investing has raised a $525,000 seed round led by angel investors Dominic Pym, Collis Ta'eed and Cyan Ta'eed to scale its ethical investment app and grow business development.
Carbon accounting platform for small businesses secures a seven-figure round from a broad backer group including a family office and angels, with founders ex-Finder and Macquarie, and an earlier pre-seed recalled.
SmartCompany's year-end list profiles ten Australian startups poised for a big 2022, recalling their 2021 raises, crowdfunding campaigns, government grants and accelerator origins, from mtime and Quantum Brilliance to Zoomo and Superhero.