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45. Peeplcoach
Smart50 profile ranks leadership coaching firm Peeplcoach 45th, noting its Melbourne head office, founders Christine Khor and James Chisholm, and more than $3 million raised over five years from individual backers.
Startup · $1.3m raised · Workforce and HR
Peeplcoach
Leadership coaching and development programs for managers
Melbourne, VIC
Funding history
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Unnamed stage : $1,300,000
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Accelerator
Programs: SmartCompany (2023 Smart50)
Investors
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Peeplcoach raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| SmartCompany | Accelerator | - |
| Roger Massey-Greene | Unnamed stage | - |
| Justin Punch | Unnamed stage | - |
| Jacinta McDonell | Unnamed stage | - |
| Alice Anderson Fund | Unnamed stage | - |
What Peeplcoach bought
Companies Peeplcoach acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
People
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Christine Khor | CEO & Founder | SmartCompany (13 Nov 2025), SmartCompany (26 Apr 2024), Women's Agenda, SmartCompany (26 Apr 2024), Peeplcoach team page |
| James Chisholm | Co-founder and Executive Coach | SmartCompany (13 Nov 2025), SmartCompany (26 Apr 2024), Women's Agenda, SmartCompany (26 Apr 2024), Peeplcoach team page |
Coverage
Stories naming Peeplcoach. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
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Unnamed stage
$1.3m
Peeplcoach books $1.3 million raise to expand innovative executive coaching platform
Leadership coaching platform Peeplcoach has raised $1.3 million from backers including Jacinta McDonell and LaunchVic's Alice Anderson Fund, funding local and overseas expansion and taking its total raised beyond $3 million.