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Financial Review owner Nine has scrapped its deal with Joe Aston's Rampart after editor James Chessell quit the masthead for the venture, which recently banked $2.3 million from five backers including David Gyngell.
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Long-serving Financial Review editor James Chessell departs Nine to edit Joe Aston's new venture Rampart, which has recently banked $2.3 million from five backers; Cosima Marriner steps up to lead the masthead.
Everlab, a preventative health firm, has tapped agency Outside In to shape its brand and debut campaign, due in October; the piece also cites its $65 million Series A.
A liquidator suspects the Big Smoke, Alexandra Senter's publishing and marketing agency, spent years unable to pay debts before collapsing owing over $4 million, much of it to the tax office and her family.
Queensland government screen agency awards its third online production grants round, giving four local online series $50,000 each in production funding.
Bigdatr has released a compliance platform letting Australian advertising regulators screen creative against industry codes, assign risk ratings, and review concerning ads shortly after publication.
Sydney careers platform Anyway appoints two commercial directors from Accenture and Scentre Group; the piece also notes that Vinyl Group acquired Val Morgan Digital, a recent appointee's former employer.
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Live entertainment and ticketing group TEG has promoted Karen Chapple to an expanded customer and product leadership role and hired Cameron Curtis, previously at News Corp Australia, into a new marketing and data position.
India's biggest PR firm Adfactors PR has bought most of Australian communications consultancy SenateSHJ, which keeps its brand, leadership and Sydney and Melbourne offices while gaining regional scale.
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Talent and influencer agency Click is broadening past gaming into new categories, appointing Gianni Borrelli and promoting Tilly Barker, under a year after GameSquare acquired it.
KK Press, publisher of the Australian Cosmopolitan and T magazine titles, has gone into liquidation with roughly $1.1 million owing to creditors, including the tax office, staff and suppliers.
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Short-term rental manager Hometime has hired Alison Walsh, previously CMO at Chatime Australia and a 17-year Guzman y Gomez veteran, as its chief marketing officer, reporting to co-founder and CEO Billy Crock.
Australian adtech firm Veridooh adds ex-Interpublic chief executive David Bell to its advisory council; the write-up also covers his career and Veridooh's 2022 Series A raise.
Melbourne behavioural-intelligence startup Flowing Bee hires Jonny Hanratty from The Lab to lead applied research and strategy amid rapid growth; named backers include Archangel Ventures, Antler and LaunchVic's Alice Anderson Fund.
Fabulate, an Australian creator-marketing platform, has completed an oversubscribed 4.5-million-dollar raise valuing it at 84.5 million dollars post-money, largely from returning shareholders, to fund Asia-Pacific growth.
Rampart, Joe Aston's 18-month-old business news outlet, raised $2.3 million from five investors at a $28.75 million valuation, with proceeds earmarked for hiring, new verticals, events and technology.
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KK Press, the independent publisher that relaunched Cosmopolitan Australia, has entered voluntary liquidation, ending the magazine and T: Australia after five years.
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Deals recorded from Mumbrella's coverage. A round is listed once, however many of their articles mention it.
Companies named in Mumbrella's articles, most-covered first.
| Company | What it does | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths | Australian grocery retailer using electric truck delivery fleets | 1 |
| Vinyl Group | 1 | |
| Veridooh | 1 | |
| Valtech | 1 | |
| Val Morgan Digital | Publishes a range of online US media brands under licence | 1 |
| University of Melbourne Genesis Pre-Seed Fund | 1 | |
| Unilever | Brand using Zitcha's platform | 1 |
| Uber Eats | 1 | |
| Uber | Ride-hailing and delivery platform | 1 |
| True North Communications | 1 | |
| Time Inc. | 1 | |
| TikTok | Social media platform | 1 |
| Ticketek | 1 | |
| The Squiz | Handles sales, distribution and subscriptions for Rampart | 1 |
| The New York Times Company | Licence holder for T: Australia | 2 |
| The Lab | 1 | |
| The Iconic | Australian online fashion and lifestyle retailer | 1 |
| The Behavioural Architects | 1 | |
| Telstra | Telecommunications company | 1 |
| T: Australia | 1 | |
| Suncorp | 1 | |
| Sun-Herald | 1 | |
| Stayz | 1 | |
| Sony | 1 | |
| Seven Network | 1 | |
| SenateSHJ | Melbourne-based communications consultancy | 1 |
| Scentre Group | 1 | |
| Rampart | Business publication founded by Joe Aston | 3 |
| Pitcher Partners | Liquidator | 1 |
| Pepsi | 1 | |
| PebblePost | 1 | |
| Outside In | 1 | |
| Oracle | Enterprise software company that acquired Aconex | 1 |
| Nine | Australian media company that acquired Pedestrian TV | 4 |
| News Corp Australia | 1 | |
| News Corp | 1 | |
| National Forest Foundation | 1 | |
| Mercedes | Automotive company with deals lined up with Sila | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | |
| Mayo Clinic | 1 | |
| MARKETECH APAC | 1 | |
| Madison Logic | 1 | |
| Macalester College | 1 | |
| M8 Ventures | 1 | |
| M&C Saatchi | 1 | |
| LaunchVic’s Alice Anderson Fund | 1 | |
| KK Press | Independent publisher of Cosmopolitan Australia and T: Australia | 2 |
| Kenvue | 1 | |
| Junkee Media | 1 | |
| Ive Group | Printer | 1 |
| Interpublic Group | 1 | |
| Hometime | Australia’s largest short-term rental property management company | 1 |
| Helm Advisory | 1 | |
| Hearst Magazines International | Partner for Cosmopolitan Australia revival | 1 |
| Guzman y Gomez | 1 | |
| Technology company operator of Firebase, referenced as comparison | 1 | |
| Flowing Bee | Behavioural intelligence company helping organisations solve complex customer and growth … | 1 |
| Fairfax Media | 1 | |
| Fabulate | Leading APAC influencer marketing and technology platform | 1 |
| Everlab | AI-powered preventative healthcare platform | 1 |
| ESOMAR | 1 | |
| Ellerston Capital | Investment management services for equities and private assets | 1 |
| Dstillery | 1 | |
| Dentsu | 1 | |
| Deloitte | Professional services and advisory firm | 1 |
| Cosmopolitan Australia | 1 | |
| Convent of the Sacred Heart School | 1 | |
| Ceres Capital | 1 | |
| Bozell Worldwide | 1 | |
| Booking.com | Online travel agency and Cover Genius client | 1 |
| Bespoke Approach | 2 | |
| Australian Taxation Office | 2 | |
| Australian Financial Review | 3 | |
| Archangel Ventures | 1 | |
| AOL | 1 | |
| Antler Australia | Global early-stage VC investing in founders from first check to IPO | 1 |
| American Association of Advertising Agencies | 1 | |
| American Advertising Federation | 1 | |
| Amazon | Global e-commerce and technology company | 1 |
| Allure Media | 1 | |
| Allianz | Insurance provider that previously underwrote SafetyCulture's business. | 1 |
| Airbnb | US home-sharing platform | 1 |
| AFR | 1 | |
| Advertising Educational Foundation | 1 | |
| Adfactors PR | India's largest public relations firm | 1 |
| Ad.net | 1 | |
| Ad Council | 1 | |
| Accenture | 1 |
Investors named in Mumbrella's articles, most-covered first.
| Investor | What it does | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| Centerstone Capital | Capital and expertise for tech in professional services | 1 |
| Nightingale Partners | Private equity firm backing business owners for long-term returns | 1 |
| Screen Queensland | Australian agency supporting screen content creation | 1 |