Corporate / CVC · 1 deal
Every published round MECCA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Try Phantm | Seed | 9 Nov 2023 | $2m | Participant | Forbes Australia, startupscaleup.com.au, worldbiomarketinsights.com, Business News Australia |
Companies MECCA has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Try Phantm | Packaging data software for EPR and APCO reporting | 9 Nov 2023, Seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for MECCA, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies MECCA has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal MECCA did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Ava Chandler-Matthews | SmartCompany, Forbes Australia, Women's Agenda | |
| Kate Casey | Executive (former) | SmartCompany, Women's Agenda, Online Brands Group portfolio |
| Phoebe Simmonds | Executive (former) | Women's Agenda, Online Brands Group portfolio |
| Rebecca Jefferd | Supervisor (former) | SmartCompany, Forbes Australia, Women's Agenda |
Stories naming MECCA. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Global Sisters' Sister Pitch event with Dentsu steered $1m-plus to a dozen Australian ventures led by women; GTAB Parfum, Soni Health and Chocolate On Purpose were standouts, and Google.org funded a 2023 pilot.
Bellabox, an early Australian beauty subscription service, is shutting down this month after rising costs; the piece recalls its 2013 $1.3 million raise and Allure Media's 2014 purchase of half the company.
Melbourne sunscreen brand Ultra Violette has taken its first outside capital, $15 million from US investor Aria Growth Partners, to enter North America; the piece also recalls Aesop and Bondi Sands exits.
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Seven Australian startups together banked over $90 million in the past seven days across venue software, hydrogen aviation, social media, craft brewing, plastics alternatives, aged-care robotics and accountant training.
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Phantm, an Australian startup replacing plastics with seaweed-based materials, has secured $2 million in seed backing from Blacknova VC, Salus Ventures and CoVentures to scale its platform and expand overseas.
Alberts marks International Women's Day by profiling Natassia Nicolao, founder of a waterless beauty label, covering her science background, dissolvable products, retail stockists and women-led team.
Alberts Impact Ventures' portfolio company Conserving Beauty has won Telstra's Victorian Accelerating Women business award and will contest the national title in Melbourne; the waterless beauty brand also sells through retailers in Britain.
Online Brands Group's post celebrates The Memo, a parenting retailer, which has banked A$20m from Pier 12 Capital and gained Australian Financial Review coverage, with expansion planned for new stores.