Startup
Melbourne, VIC
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round July raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| LaunchVic | Accelerator | - |
| SmartCompany | Accelerator | - |
Companies July 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Athan Didaskalou | Founder | Forbes Australia, Startup Daily, SmartCompany (19 Sep 2022), SmartCompany (29 Jul 2022) |
| Joanne Smith | Chief Financial Officer | Startup Daily (30 Jan 2023), Startup Daily (30 Jan 2023) |
| Richard Li | Founder | Forbes Australia, Startup Daily, SmartCompany (19 Sep 2022), SmartCompany (29 Jul 2022) |
| Zhoe Low | General Manager | Startup Daily (30 Jan 2023), Startup Daily (30 Jan 2023), SmartCompany |
Stories naming July. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Weekly roundup detailing six Australian startup raises announced this week, covering Heidi Health, Instant, Esper, Trusst AI, Flowing Bee and GonGlobal, with investors, founders, valuations and earlier rounds.
Also Startup Daily
Profile of luggage brand July, built by Melbourne founders Athan Didaskalou and Richard Li with backing including Lachlan Murdoch, covering its pandemic pivot, Olympic team supply deal and retail expansion.
LaunchVic reopens expressions of interest for its 30×30 program aiming to create 30 Victorian unicorns by 2030, recalling last year's nine participants, while July appoints Joanne Smith as its first chief financial officer.
Victorian luggage retailer July has hired Joanne Smith away from Little Birdie as its first chief financial officer, after its leadership team completed LaunchVic's 30×30 scaleup program.
SmartCompany names its 2022 Smart50 winners: July tops the list, Ofload ranks second after a $60 million raise, and Mad Paws, Zero Co, Code Like a Girl and Hero Packaging take out category awards.
Techboard's monthly roundup tallies August 2022 private funding at $207m across 22 deals, listing the month's raises, BlackRock's acquisition of Akaysha Energy, One Click Life's reverse takeover listing, and several fund closes.
Also Startup Daily
Profile of luggage brand July, whose founders rebuilt after a 95% revenue drop in 2020; the article recalls an early $250,000 angel investment and notes over $10 million raised to date.
Melbourne luggage brand July will supply cases for Australia's 2022 Commonwealth Games team, after a similar Winter Olympics deal. The profile recalls its $10.5 million raise and pandemic-era revenue slump.