Startup · $500k raised
Melbourne, VIC
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round gridmo raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Grok Ventures | Unnamed stage | $400,000 |
| Startmate | Accelerator | - |
Companies gridmo 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Damien Vermeer | Founder | SmartCompany, Startup Daily |
| Jarman Stephens | Founder | SmartCompany |
Stories naming gridmo. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Mike Cannon-Brookes' investment vehicle Grok Ventures has hired Tan Kueh, ex-Macquarie, UBS and BlackRock, as CEO, joining CIO Jeremy Kwong-Law, as it sharpens its strategy around climate investing.
Weekly roundup covering five Australian startups' raises: Phasio's seed led by AirTree, CLT Toolbox, X-Hemp's crowdfunding, gridmo's first round, and Humpday's pre-seed from Antler.
Startmate unveils its first 2023 accelerator intake, twelve Australian and New Zealand startups working on areas from seaweed packaging and carbon capture to medical devices and farm robotics.
Startup Daily profiles the twelve ventures entering Startmate's Summer23 accelerator intake, spanning carbon capture, renewables, health, education, robotics and proptech, with founders named for each.