Startup · $1.2m raised
Social media app for the disabled and neurodivergent community
Melbourne, VIC
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Spoony raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Antler Australia | Pre-seed · Accelerator | - |
| Melba Support | Pre-seed | - |
| Melba Support Services | Pre-seed | - |
| Piroska Bisits-Bullen | Pre-seed | - |
| trampoline | Pre-seed | - |
Companies Spoony 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hayley Dean | Advisory Board Member | Startup Daily |
| Kenneth Liang | CTO · Founder | SmartCompany (31 Jan 2025), Startup Daily, SmartCompany (28 Jan 2025), SmartCompany (1 Nov 2024) |
| Nicholas Carlton | CEO · Founder | Startup Daily (9 Apr 2026), SmartCompany (8 Apr 2026), SmartCompany (31 Jan 2025), Startup Daily (28 Jan 2025), SmartCompany (28 Jan 2025), SmartCompany (1 Nov 2024) |
Stories naming Spoony. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Australian social app Spoony, built for neurodivergent and disabled users, will close in May after a planned raise collapsed; the piece recalls its $1 million raise and notes a pending asset sale.
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Spoony, an Australian app helping disabled and neurodivergent people connect, has secured $1 million in a pre-seed round backed by Antler Ventures, Melba Support Services and Trampoline.
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