Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

Managing Director, Wesfarmers

Rob Scott

Coverage

Stories naming Rob Scott. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

Unnamed stage $80m

Catch: A business timeline, in their words

Retrospective timeline of Catch's journey from its 2006 launch through Tiger Global's investment, the Menulog and Luxury Escapes deals and Wesfarmers' $230 million acquisition, to Wesfarmers' announced wind-down.

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Unnamed stage $30m

The one that got away: After paying $230 million for Catch, Wesfarmers is shutting it down

Wesfarmers is closing Catch, the online retailer it bought for $230 million in 2019, citing local ecommerce competition; the story also recalls Catch's venture backers and Little Birdie's $30m stake, pause and rescue.

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