Angel investor · CEO, CultureAmp
Every published round Didier Elzinga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dovetail | Series A | 7 Feb 2022 | $89m | Participant | Startup Daily (7 Feb 2022), SmartCompany (24 Jan 2022), SmartCompany (20 Jan 2022), Startup Daily (20 Jan 2022), TechCrunch Australia, SmartCompany (17 Dec 2021), SmartCompany (14 Dec 2021), Our Innovation Fund | |
| Bardee | Seed | 18 Nov 2021 | $5m | Participant | Archangel Ventures portfolio, Startup Daily (7 Aug 2023), SmartCompany (6 Mar 2023), Women's Agenda, SmartCompany (19 Nov 2021), Startup Daily (18 Nov 2021) | |
| Reejig | Series A | Oct 2021 | $6m | Participant | Startup Daily (13 Oct 2022), SmartCompany, Women's Agenda, Startup Daily (14 Feb 2022), Cut Through Venture | |
| Who Gives A Crap | Unnamed stage | 20 Sep 2021 | $41.5m | Participant | SmartCompany (17 Jan 2023), SmartCompany (6 Oct 2022), onimpact.com.au, privateequitywire.co.uk, Business News Australia, Athletic Ventures portfolio, Giant Leap portfolio |
Companies Didier Elzinga has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardee | Startup turning food waste into protein and fertilizer | 18 Nov 2021, Seed | 1 | 0 |
| Dovetail | Customer insights and research platform | 7 Feb 2022, Series A | 1 | 0 |
| Reejig | Oct 2021, Series A | 1 | 0 | |
| Who Gives A Crap | 20 Sep 2021 | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Didier Elzinga, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Didier Elzinga has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Didier Elzinga did.
Stories naming Didier Elzinga. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Culture Amp is acquiring Orgnostic, a Belgrade-founded people analytics startup, for an undisclosed sum; its cofounders join as vice presidents and a combined People Analytics product is planned for later in 2024.
Psychotherapist Esther Perel has become Culture Amp's first external advisor, after years of involvement with the Australian employee experience platform, and will draw on its people scientists and data to inform customer insights.
Bardee still supplies Bunnings and farmers despite big layoffs, slower production, and two regulator investigations; the agtech startup has raised $8 million, including a $5 million Blackbird-backed seed round.
Workforce intelligence firm Reejig has raised $17 million with Salesforce Ventures investing, eight months after completing its Series A. The 2019-founded company's earlier backing came from Skip Capital, Airtree and Right Click Capital.
Workforce analytics firm Reejig has raised a further fifteen million dollars, four months on from its October Series A, taking total funding to twenty-one million as backers double down ahead of US expansion.
Weekly roundup of Australian startup raises, including Airwallex's Series E extension, Fleet Space's Series B and Montu's record crowdfunding, plus Giant Leap raising $19.5 million toward a $50 million second fund.
Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·TechCrunch Australia·Business News Australia·startupscaleup.com.au·SmartCompany
Toilet paper social enterprise Who Gives A Crap has taken its first outside capital, a $41.5 million round led by Verlinvest with Grok Ventures, Airtree, Giant Leap and prominent founders and athletes involved.
Also privateequitywire.co.uk·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·onimpact.com.au