Angel investor · Co-founder and CEO, Who Gives A Crap

Simon Griffiths

Disclosed deals

Every published round Simon Griffiths took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.

Company	Stage	Announced	Amount	Role	Alongside	Sources
Heaps Normal	Unnamed stage	13 Mar 2024	$8.5m	Participant	Ordinary Equity Athletic Ventures Kate Morris Ten13	Archangel Ventures portfolio, Ten13 portfolio, SmartCompany, Athletic Ventures portfolio, Ten13 portfolio
Bardee	Seed	2021	$5m	Participant	Blackbird Ventures Simon Griftiths Didier Elzinga Greta Bradman	Archangel Ventures portfolio, Startup Daily, SmartCompany, Women's Agenda

Portfolio

Companies Simon Griffiths has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.

Company	What it does	First invested	Rounds	Led
Bardee	Startup turning food waste into protein and fertilizer	2021, Seed	1	0
Heaps Normal	Non-alcoholic beer company	13 Mar 2024	1	0

Funds

Fund closes reported for Simon Griffiths, as distinct from the investments it has made.

Fund	Announced	Committed	Target	Close	Sources
No fund closes recorded for Simon Griffiths yet.

Portfolio companies acquired

Companies Simon Griffiths has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Simon Griffiths did.

Company	Bought by	Kind	Announced	Price
No portfolio company of Simon Griffiths is recorded as having been acquired.

Roles

Role	Organisation	Sources
Co-founder and CEO	Who Gives A Crap	SmartCompany (29 Aug 2023), SmartCompany (6 Mar 2023), Women's Agenda, SmartCompany (17 Jan 2023), Startup Daily (25 Jul 2022), SmartCompany (21 Jun 2022), Startup Daily (21 Jun 2022), Startup Daily (31 May 2022)

Coverage

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

12 deals

Runway May 24: The 7 startups revealing venture raises this week

Weekly roundup covering seven ANZ startup raises — Bare Funerals, Humii, WeMoney, CLT Toolbox, Clean Slate Clinic, SpatialGPT and Great Wrap — plus LaunchVic's $900,000 into Paul Little's Skalata fund.

Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily

4 deals

Hawke's Brewing and Bare Funerals toast $1 million media-for-equity deals

Scaleup Mediafund's $15 million third fund has made its first two investments, backing Hawke's Brewing and Bare with roughly $1 million in advertising apiece; oOh!media joined as an investor.

7 deals

Chipper Cash Becomes A Unicorn & Mr Yum raises US$65m Series A led by Tiger Global

TEN13 newsletter reporting Chipper Cash's US$150m unicorn round, Mr Yum's Tiger Global-led Series A, and new investments in Payhippo, Preezie, Pushas and Heaps Normal, plus portfolio updates.

Also Skalata Ventures·Skalata Ventures·Archangel Ventures portfolio·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Women's Agenda·Beef Central / Grain Central·Forbes Australia·SmartCompany·LaunchVic

2 deals

AirTree and Antler-backed addiction app Lived shuts down as founder battles health concerns

Sally Metelerkamp's addiction app Lived has closed as she manages health problems; the story recalls its Antler incubator origins, a 2021 launch backed with $2.5 million, and $4 million more raised.

Startup Daily 24 Nov 2023 Lived Secure Code Warrior Who Gives A Crap AirTree Ventures Antler Australia Folklore Ventures Simon Griffiths Sally Metelerkamp

Funding announcement

Agtech startup Bardee remains Bunnings supplier amid staff challenges

Bardee still supplies Bunnings and farmers despite big layoffs, slower production, and two regulator investigations; the agtech startup has raised $8 million, including a $5 million Blackbird-backed seed round.

SmartCompany 29 Aug 2023 Bardee Blackbird Ventures Bunnings Culture Amp Fair Work Ombudsman Who Gives A Crap Worksafe Victoria Alex Arnold Didier Elzinga Phoebe Gardner Simon Griffiths

2 deals

Compostable stretch wrap startup raises $11 million Series A

Victorian compostable stretch wrap maker Great Wrap has secured an $11 million Series A from impact backers plus $13 million in asset financing, supporting a new Tullamarine plant and coming overseas expansion.

Startup Daily 25 Jul 2022 Great Wrap Amazon Rabobank Who Gives A Crap DLL Giant Leap Grill'ed Innovation fund Groundswell Small Giants Springbank Collective Thai Wah Ventures Trail Mix Ventures W23 Darren Thomas Jordy Kay Julia Kay Simon Griffiths

Also AgFunderNews·Startup Daily·AgFunderNews

2 deals

Funeral disruptor defies deadly market conditions to bank $10m

Republished AFR report on funeral startup Bare banking a ten-million-dollar round from Perennial and Ord Minnett, plus rival Willed's June raise from Thorney, Ellerston and a Bell Potter investor.

OIF Ventures portfolio 21 Jun 2022 Bare Willed Athletic Ventures Bell Potter OIF Ventures Perennial Private Investments Who Gives A Crap Ellerston Capital Ord Minnett Private Capital Perennial Partners Thorney Investment Hugh Robertson Andrew Bogut Cale Donovan James McQueen Sam McConkey Simon Griffiths

Also OIF Ventures portfolio·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Techboard·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany

Fund close $10m

AfterWork Ventures co-founders named in Forbes 30 under 30

The co-founders of Sydney venture firm AfterWork Ventures have been recognised on the Forbes Asia young leaders list, alongside other regional founders and investors; the firm earlier reached a $10 million first close on its fund.

Unnamed stage $41.5m

Who Gives A Crap brings on first investors with $41.5m raise

Toilet paper social enterprise Who Gives A Crap has taken its first outside capital, a $41.5 million round led by Verlinvest with Grok Ventures, Airtree, Giant Leap and prominent founders and athletes involved.

Also privateequitywire.co.uk·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·onimpact.com.au

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