Startup · $35k raised
Melbourne, VIC
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Quad Lock raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| SmartCompany | Accelerator | - |
The transaction that ended Quad Lock's run as a startup, per published coverage. It closes the funding history too, where it is the ladder's last rung.
| Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thule | Acquisition | 12 Nov 2024 | $500m | addtocart.com.au, SmartCompany |
Companies Quad Lock 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Ryan | Chair | SmartCompany |
| Andrew Poole | Chief Executive | SmartCompany |
| Rob Ward | Co-founder and CEO (former) | addtocart.com.au, SmartCompany (22 Apr 2026), SmartCompany (12 Nov 2024), SmartCompany (16 Nov 2022), SmartCompany (14 Jun 2022) |
| Chris Peters | Founder | addtocart.com.au, SmartCompany (12 Nov 2024), SmartCompany (16 Nov 2022), SmartCompany (14 Jun 2022) |
Stories naming Quad Lock. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Grant Arnott's Click Frenzy and Power Retail have entered liquidation and receivership, drawing warm public messages from e-commerce peers; Tanarra Capital, which invested in 2016, no longer holds a stake.
Also Startup Daily
Sweden's Thule is buying Melbourne phone-mount maker Quad Lock in a $500 million deal; Quadrant Private Equity and the founders are selling their stakes. The piece recalls Quad Lock's crowdfunding start and Smart50 appearances.
Also addtocart.com.au
SmartCompany's Smart50 Awards 2022 profile ranks Quad Lock 45th, citing $106.15 million revenue, 20% growth, South Yarra headquarters, and a new CEO appointment as the smartphone-mount maker pushes into lifestyle branding.
Quad Lock co-founder Rob Ward hands the CEO role to former Nike executive Andrew Poole, becoming chief growth officer, as the Melbourne phone-mount maker marks ten years and passes $100 million in sales.
Also SmartCompany