July 2-8 Funding Roundup: Sidekicker, Upcover, and More

– presents the main startup fundraisers this week:

acolyte

How much: $20 million

Speakers: SEARCH for investments

Sidekicker offers a better way for casual and temporary staff to work with companies in the following industries: Hospitality, Events, Mobility, Promotions, Retail, Horticulture, Warehousing, White Collar and Elderly Care.

Cover

How much: $4.7 million

Speakers: Backed by venture capital funds Antler and BetterLabs, and a host of industry heavyweights

Upcover democratizes the outdated and stagnant small business insurance sector by enabling any business, brand or online marketplace to monetize its audience and become a distributor of insurance policies.

TEN13 doubles its investor network to 550 syndicate members

On its way to $100 million in funds under management, TEN13 expands its investor network to 550 syndicate members.

rubber monkey

How much: $2.5 million

Speakers: Snowball effect

Rubber Monkey is a one stop shop for specialist audio, visual and photographic products, with over 94,000 items listed on the site and branches in Auckland, Wellington and Sydney.

Cloutly (Pre-boot)

How much: $500,000

Speakers: The round was led by Unify Ventures, with participation from Palm Beach Ventures (PBV), among a group of new investors and advisors that includes Mike van der Heijden (Portal Ventures), Jason Atkins (Cake Equity, PBV), George Hartley (Bluethumb, Smartrmail) and Chad Stephens (1Form, Fillr).

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