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Kiwi billion-dollar brokerage startup where Hardy Michel and Shak Lala previously worked.
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Sharesies raised.
Companies Sharesies 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brendan Doggert | Country Manager | Startup Daily |
| Hardy Michel | Head of Operations (former) | Blackbird Ventures |
| Leighton Roberts | Founder | Startup Daily (12 Sep 2025), SmartCompany, Business News Australia, Startup Daily (8 Sep 2022) |
| Shakeel Lala | Product Lead and Data Scientist (former) | Startup Daily, SmartCompany, Blackbird Ventures |
Stories naming Sharesies. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Wellington HR consultancy Humankind has bought The Mintable, a Blackbird-backed platform that trains new managers, adding structured training to its consulting services.
Weekly roundup covering 19 Australian and New Zealand raises, headlined by Andromeda Robotics' $23m Series A, plus Freckle, Marloo, X-Hemp, Harvest B, Wable, Starboard and Techstars Sydney's 12-startup cohort.
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Blackbird partners recount backing Marloo's founders before they had settled on an idea, having led its 2024 pre-seed and now announcing its seed round.
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Ethical fintech Maslow attracted 288 backers for a $409,676 equity crowdfunding round, largely founders from the impact sector, and hired two staff as it builds a subscription-based, at-cost financial services platform.
Profile of New Zealand fintech Sugar Wallet, cofounded by Dev Soni and Sophia Ritchie, which simplifies investing for beginners and has joined GD1-backed Phase One incubator, with backing from fintech angel operators.
AfterWork Ventures reflects on backing Stropro in February 2020, explaining why the platform opening structured bank products to sophisticated investors fits its unbundling-of-banks thesis and Asia-Pacific ambitions.
New Zealand fleet inspection software firm Whip Around raised a Series B led by Punakaiki Fund and Amplo, to grow its product and engineering team.
Cut Through Venture's November newsletter rounds up October 2021's record deal count for Australian startups, listing raises across climate, fintech, cybersecurity and legal tech, plus Startmate Demo Day graduates and active investors.
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