Company
Every published round Vinyl Group 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.
Companies Vinyl Group has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio companies recorded yet. | ||||
Fund closes reported for Vinyl Group, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Vinyl Group has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Vinyl Group did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of Vinyl Group is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies Vinyl Group acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Company | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Brag Media | Acquisition | Dec 2023 | $8m | Startup Daily (19 Feb 2025), Startup Daily (12 Dec 2024) |
| Concrete Playground | Acquisition | 2024 | $5m | Startup Daily (10 Jun 2026), Startup Daily (9 Jun 2026), Startup Daily (2 Mar 2026), Startup Daily (19 Feb 2025), Startup Daily (12 Dec 2024) |
| Mediaweek | Acquisition | Sep 2024 | - | Startup Daily (19 Feb 2025), Startup Daily (12 Dec 2024) |
| Val Morgan Digital | Acquisition | Mar 2026 | $10.5m | Mumbrella, Startup Daily (10 Jun 2026), Startup Daily (9 Jun 2026), Startup Daily (2 Mar 2026) |
| Pedestrian Group | Acquisition | 13 Jun 2026 | - | Capital Brief, This Week in Australian Startups, Startup Daily (10 Jun 2026), Startup Daily (9 Jun 2026) |
| Time Out Australia | Acquisition | 13 Jun 2026 | - | This Week in Australian Startups, Startup Daily |
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Joel King | Chief Operating Officer | Startup Daily (19 Feb 2025), Startup Daily (12 Dec 2024) |
| Josh Simons | CEO | Startup Daily (10 Jun 2026), Startup Daily (9 Jun 2026), Startup Daily (12 Dec 2024) |
| Liss McLaren | Founder | Tidal Ventures |
Stories naming Vinyl Group. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Weekly roundup: five raises totalling $87.48m, Fresho buying UK software firm Nation Wilcox, Vinyl Group adding Pedestrian Group and Time Out Australia, and robot maker Andromeda scaling production in a larger facility.
Josh Simons-led Vinyl Group raised $2.4 million and is adding Time Out Australia and Pedestrian Group to its media portfolio for little outlay, alongside earlier buys of Concrete Playground and Val Morgan Digital.
Vinyl Group is buying Nine's youth publisher Pedestrian Group for nominal consideration, ending Nine's costly ownership. The piece also recalls Nine's stake purchases, Linkby's Series B, and Vinyl's acquisitions and shutdowns.
Also Startup Daily·This Week in Australian Startups·Capital Brief
Vinyl Group is buying Val Morgan Digital, publisher of BuzzFeed and PopSugar, from Hoyts for $10.5 million, with funding via a shareholder facility and Hoyts CEO Damian Keogh joining the Vinyl board.
Tidal Ventures sets out why it led the seed investment in Vinyl, whose software turns accounting firms' client conversations into structured insights, profiling the market, product plans, and founding team.
Brag Media cofounder Luke Girgis is suing Vinyl Group for performance payments from their 2023 sale; the piece also recalls Vinyl's other acquisitions and Richard White's $11 million investment.
OIF Ventures' 2024 review: two portfolio companies acquired, a talent-leadership hire, its fourth fund deploying, new investments in eight named startups and nine follow-on rounds.
Music and media company Vinyl Group has agreed to buy the city guides brand Concrete Playground for $5 million in cash and shares, with completion expected by late February 2025.
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AFR's Media & Marketing section roundup: Joe Aston's Rampart has raised $2.3m from five backers and TEG has locked in roughly $100m of fresh bank debt, alongside media policy, court and personality stories.
Also Startup Daily·AFR Technology·Dealroom·SmartCompany·Mumbrella·This Week in Australian Startups·The Age Business·SMH Business·Mumbrella