Series A
Investment Notes: Elyos
Blackbird's post explains why it led Elyos's Series A with PiLabs, YC and 468 Capital, profiling the AI phone-agent startup for trade businesses, its traction and its three founders.
Startup · $490m raised
Simpro
Vertical CRM
Brisbane, QLD
Funding history
-
Unnamed stage : US$350,000,000 (A$490,000,000)
Investors
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Simpro raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| K1 Investment | Unnamed stage | - |
| K1 Investment Management | Unnamed stage | - |
| Level Equity | Unnamed stage | - |
What Simpro bought
Companies Simpro acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
People
Coverage
Stories naming Simpro. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Fund close
$15m
Brisbane SaaS investor VentureOn Partners moves into proptech, acquiring Story Bridge Ventures
Software investor VentureOn Partners has bought Brisbane proptech backer Story Bridge Ventures; SBV's two partners join it, and its $15m fund was set up by four ex-Simpro identities.
Unnamed stage
$485m
Customer experience platform Cyara sets Australian VC record with $495 million raise
CX assurance software firm Cyara, co-founded in Melbourne, has shelved ASX listing plans and instead raised US$350 million from K1 Investment Management, with existing backers PeakSpan and Greenspring selling down stakes.
11 deals
“Perfect storm”: Startup funding in ANZ topped $10 billion in 2021
SmartCompany reviews 2021's record ANZ startup funding, topping $10 billion per Cut Through Venture, highlighting mega-rounds by SimPRO, Rokt, Canva and Airwallex, plus early-2022 raises by Dovetail, Milkrun and TradeSquare.
Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily
20 deals
The final FUNDED for 2021
Techboard's year-end roundup catalogues November funding activity: big raises for Rokt, Harrison.ai and Pet Circle, five acquisitions, Investible's second fund closing at $51.6m, plus a watchlist of companies still seeking capital.
Also Australian FinTech
9 deals
Rokt raises $458 million, as Aussie startups continue to cash in
Rokt's Series E tops a week of Australian raises including Dovetail, Inventia, DiviPay, Atomi, 6clicks, Replica Studios and ProForm Foods, with SimPro's recent raise noted.
21 deals
Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: Startup hatches, matches & dispatches, fresh crop of VCs, Microsoft 30.0
Weekly roundup reporting many startup funding rounds, Investible's fund close, Skalata's committed capital, hipages buying Builderscrack, Stack Sports acquiring Team App, and Level Equity's stake purchase in Eftsure.
Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily
10 deals
Nine startups that raised more than $1 million this week
Weekly roundup of nine Australian startup raises, led by SimPRO's $485.6 million round, plus SimPRO's acquisitions of AroFlo and ClockShark and Open Markets Group's buyout of Cannon Trading.
Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Techboard·SmartCompany·SmartCompany