Startup · $2.3m raised · Retail and e-commerce · AI
AI agent for proactive e-commerce post-purchase operations
Sydney, NSW
Programs: Startmate (Summer24 accelerator) · Startmate (Startmate program)
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Keeyu raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Alexey Mitko | Pre-seed | - |
| Archangel Ventures | Pre-seed | - |
| Empress Capital | Pre-seed | - |
| Exhort Ventures | Pre-seed | - |
| Jason Wyatt | Pre-seed | - |
| Luigi Iacullo | Pre-seed | - |
| Paul Greenberg | Pre-seed | - |
| Rampersand | Pre-seed | - |
| Southern Angels | Pre-seed | - |
| Startmate | Pre-seed · Accelerator | - |
| Sydney Angels | Pre-seed | - |
Investors whose own portfolio pages list Keeyu, even though we haven't found any coverage of the round yet.
| Investor | Listed on |
|---|---|
| Eastend Ventures | its portfolio page ↗ |
Companies Keeyu acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming Keeyu. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Rampersand's April newsletter: an essay on AI services startups, model releases from Anthropic and Meta, Firmus Technologies' $505 million raise, Dexibit's sale to accesso, plus portfolio jobs, events and market commentary.
Also Dealroom
Rampersand's December newsletter leads with its $2m pre-seed investment in Cor, maker of the Obi AI avatar coach, plus trend retrospectives, tech news, portfolio updates, community events and a job ad.
Startmate chief Michael Batko departs following an eight-year stint; COO Phoebe Pincus steps up. The piece credits his tenure for the accelerator's growth, returns and alumni, and notes his exits from two side ventures.
Long-serving Startmate chief Michael Batko departs the accelerator's top job, with operations lead Phoebe Pincus promoted to CEO; the piece also recalls two side ventures Batko previously exited.
Weekly roundup of eight raises totalling $572.12 million, led by Firmus's $500 million round; RAGE Biotech, SunDrive, Number 8 Bio, Fabra, Keeyu, MyGig and Drone-Hand also funded, plus two RAGE Biotech executive appointments.
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Rampersand's newsletter announces it led Keeyu's $2.3 million pre-seed round, alongside portfolio updates from Quantum Brilliance, Cuttable, Hatch and Goterra, plus job listings and reflections on domain founders and Australian venture capital.
Also Rampersand·quantumwire.com·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·semiconductorindustrymonthly.com
Startup Daily's Ask column profiles the ten Startmate Summer 2024 Demo Day startups and their funding asks, noting Kite Therapy's completed raise and Carbonaught's government grant.
Startup Daily covers Startmate's Summer24 accelerator intake: ten startups, six with women founders, four in deep tech, spanning health AI, e-commerce, materials and agtech across Australia and New Zealand.