FUNDED May 2023
Techboard's May 2023 roundup of Australian startup funding: 42 private raises topped by Fleet Space's $50m round, two $40m acquisitions, multiple grants, accelerator intakes, and fund news including GiantLeap's $50m fund raise.
Startup · $244m raised
E-bike startup
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Zoomo raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| AirTree Ventures | Series B · Series B | - |
| Akuna Capital | Series B · Series B | - |
| ArcTern Ventures | Series B · Series B | - |
| Clean Energy Finance Corporation | undisclosed · Series B · Series B | - |
| Collaborative Fund | Series B · Series B | - |
| Contrarian Ventures | Series B · Series B | - |
| Grok Ventures | undisclosed · Series B · Series B | - |
| Maniv Mobility | Series B · Series B | - |
| Mike Cannon-Brookes | Series B | - |
| Mitsubishi UFJ | Series B | - |
| MUFG Innovation Partners | Series B · Series B | - |
| OneVentures | Series B · Venture debt | - |
| Scott Farquhar | Series B | - |
| SG Fleet | Series B · Series B | - |
| Skip Capital | Series B · Series B | - |
| Viola Credit | Series B · Venture debt | - |
| Viola Group | Series B · Series B | $30,000,000 |
| WIND Ventures | Series B · Series B | - |
Investors whose own portfolio pages list Zoomo, even though we haven't found any coverage of the round yet.
| Investor | Listed on |
|---|---|
| Virescent Ventures | its portfolio page ↗ |
Companies Zoomo acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming Zoomo. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
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