Startup · $100m raised
Another Australian company backed by TCV
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Siteminder raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| AustralianSuper | Unnamed stage | - |
| BlackRock | Unnamed stage | - |
Investors whose own portfolio pages list Siteminder, even though we haven't found any coverage of the round yet.
| Investor | Listed on |
|---|---|
| Five V Capital | its portfolio page ↗ |
| Grand Prix Capital | its portfolio page ↗ |
Companies Siteminder 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ajain Vivek Thankaswamy | Product Builder (former) | Startup Daily (9 Jul 2025), Startup Daily (6 May 2024) |
| Daniel Kimber | Product Builder (former) | Startup Daily (9 Jul 2025), Forbes Australia, Startup Daily (6 May 2024) |
| Mike Ford | Chairman · Founder | SmartCompany (1 Dec 2022), Startup Daily (5 Jul 2022), retailbiz.com.au, alkye.com, SmartCompany (4 May 2022), SmartCompany (4 May 2022), Startup Daily (3 May 2022) |
| Sankar Narayan | CEO | Startup Daily |
| Tim Howard | Chief Financial Officer | Startup Daily |
| Trent Innes | Chief Growth Officer | Startup Daily |
Stories naming Siteminder. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Australian grid-modelling startup Neara raised a $90 million Series D led by TCV, valuing the company above $1 billion, funding ML and expansion.
Italian hotel-tech firm Zucchetti is widening its integration with ASX-listed SiteMinder, connecting more of its hospitality products to the Sydney company's platform so mutual hotel clients can capture extra booking revenue.
Weekly roundup of ten Australian and New Zealand startup raises totalling nearly $194 million, topped by Neara's $90 million round at a $1.1 billion valuation, with Splose, Operata, HAMR Energy and Adora also covered.
Neara joins the unicorn club after a TCV-led $90 million Series D at a $1.1 billion valuation, with existing backers participating; funds will fuel global expansion and engineering hires.
Forbes Australia profiles EatClub co-founder Pan Koutlakis, whose restaurant discount app raised $18.2 million in a Series A led by Co:Act Capital to fund UK expansion after a near-collapse during COVID.
Sydney AI customer-support startup Brainfish has secured a $9.8 million pre-Series A, with Prosus Ventures leading and existing backers Peak XV's Surge and Macdoch Ventures participating, to fund its US expansion.
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Bailador's stake in DASH has grown 59% to $44.7m after the Sydney-based fintech signed a fresh raise at a higher valuation; the piece also recalls its earlier investments and stakes in PropHero and Rosterfy.
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Weekly roundup of seven Australian and New Zealand raises totalling $42.8 million, spanning property-investment AI, workforce credentialing, allied-health practice software, conversation analytics, maths learning games, copper processing and holiday-park bookings.
SmartCompany reports digital health platform Updoc raised $20 million from ASX-listed investor Bailador, its first external capital, and notes the telehealth sector's recent funding activity, including InstantScripts' earlier sale to Wesfarmers.
Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Forbes Australia·Forbes Australia·Forbes Australia
Sydney AI property-investment platform PropHero raised a $25 million Series A led by Bailador, who provided half, with five other investors participating; Bailador co-founder David Kirk joins PropHero's board.
Also Capital Brief·Startup Daily·realestatebusiness.com.au·proptechnews.com.au·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Forbes Australia·Forbes Australia·proptechaustralia.com.au
Weekly roundup reporting nine Australian startups that together secured roughly $104 million across sports tech, semiconductors, regtech, legal automation, SaaS, edtech, agtech and biotech, with Vald's $36 million the largest.
Also Techboard
SmartCompany summarises Cut Through Venture's report finding Australian startups closed 71 deals worth $471 million in September 2022, the strongest month since March, led by hardware, while revisiting large September 2021 raises.
Boat rental marketplace Floatspace has added Amaysim co-founder Rolf Hansen as an investor and board member, and is now seeking a $3 million Series A to grow in Australia and the US.
OIF Ventures republishes an AFR report on NetApp buying Canberra data-technology firm Instaclustr for a reported $500 million-plus, covering founder paydays and the fund's returns, including a 20-times outcome on its early backing.
Cloud accounting practice management firm Karbon has secured a large new investment from US firm Tidemark Capital, its second backing within a year, lifting the business's worth roughly fivefold since early 2021.
Also SmartCompany·Techboard
Accounting software firm Karbon raised US$66 million led by Tidemark Capital, following earlier 2021 and 2018 raises. The piece also recalls Paycycle's sale to Xero and notes CBA's investment in Paypa Plane.
Republished AFR report recalls Go1's earlier backing and Series C investors, including OIF, while its reported Series D at a billion-dollar valuation remains in progress and a listing is flagged.
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