Startup · $3m raised
EdTech platform replacing manual school admin processes with digital workflows
Perth, WA
Programs: Spacecubed (Plus Eight Accelerator)
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Paperly raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose Ventures | Unnamed stage | - |
| Skalata Ventures | Unnamed stage | - |
| Spacecubed | Accelerator | - |
| Tribe Global Ventures | Unnamed stage | - |
Companies Paperly 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jak Tidman | Chief Operations Officer · Founder | Startup News (WA), Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
| Daniel Dawson | CEO · Founder | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
| Dan Dawson | Founder and Director | Startup News (WA) (29 Nov 2025), Startup News (WA) (22 Nov 2023) |
Stories naming Paperly. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Funding roundup covering four raises: Pay.com.au's $25 million round plus a $28 million secondary, Ruminant Biotech's Series A, Australis Scientific's Rohto-backed funding, and Paperly's $3 million round led by Tribe Global Ventures.
Perth backer Purpose Ventures has added follow-on money to WA care platform PlanCare, taking its seed funding to $2.5 million; the firm's $45 million fund has now backed four startups.
WA's Purpose Ventures has put more money into Plancare, a self-managed healthcare platform, lifting its cumulative backing to $2.5 million; the article also profiles the fund's founders, portfolio and history.
Also Startup Daily
Podcast chat with Paperly founder Dan Dawson, whose education technology company joined a Perth accelerator and won backing from venture fund Purpose Ventures.
WA VC fund Purpose Ventures has taken on genetic testing startup Gene S as its fourth investment; earlier 2023 backing of PlanCare, Paperly and IDEAcademy is recalled, and the fund's $45m size noted.
WA venture firm Purpose Ventures has grown its debut fund to $45 million with an $8 million top-up from local backers and made its third investment, leading edtech startup IDEAcademy's $1.3 million raise.
WA education startup IDEAcademy has raised A$1.3 million in a round led by Purpose Ventures, whose debut fund has reached $45 million after adding $8 million in fresh commitments.
Spacecubed's Plus Eight Accelerator has named six startups advancing to its final phase, giving them access to a $500,000 seed funding pool and a Demo Night pitch at December's West Tech Fest.
Ten startups have been chosen for the 2022 Plus Eight Accelerator in Perth, with corporate partners including Capricorn Society, Woodside Energy and RAC BetterLabs supporting the founders as the program begins.
Spacecubed has selected 17 startups for its 2022 Plus Eight Accelerator Bootcamp, where they will pitch to advance toward potential seed funding; two founders from the 2021 program are also quoted.