About Cooper
Cooper is a venture capital firm founded in 1988. It is primarily based out of Sydney, Australia. It primarily invests in Australia based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to FinTech and Consumer. Overall, Cooper portfolio has seen 3 IPOs and 4 acquisitions including key companies like Zip, Freelancer and Tinybeans. Cooper has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Cooper's List of Top Investments
Cooper has a portfolio of 14 companies. Their most notable investments include Zip and Freelancer.Their portfolio spans across Australia, Canada, Singapore and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Consumer and 7 other sectors. Here is the list of top investments by Cooper:
1. Zip
Provider of an online platform for point-of-sale financing. Its features allow users to purchase products within the partnered merchant network and pay in monthly instalments. It features a merchant portal enabling businesses to sell products with buy now pay later options to the end customers. It allows users to manage money by linking their bank accounts and also offers tools for fraud prevention, risk management, and social scoring. The application is available on Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about Zip
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Sydney (Australia)
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 1,027 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Cooper, Victory Park Capital Advisors and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, May 09, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Freelancer
Freelancer is an online freelancer marketplace for multiple industries. The platform allows candidates to create a profile and mention the services offered. It allows the employer to post jobs and hire freelancers based on the services required. The clientele includes Microsoft, SAP, Intel, Boeing, Metlife, GE, PWC, Avery Dennison, etc.
Key facts about Freelancer
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Sydney (Australia)
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 91,335 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Herald Investment Management, Cooper and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Apr 27, 2015, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Tinybeans
Online community platform for sharing media. The platform allows parents to record and securely share pictures of their children with a relevant group of people and track them privately. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS users.
Key facts about Tinybeans
4. Skedulo
Field workforce management application which gives scheduling features based on skills, abilities, capacity and SLA based constraints and a mobile app where the field staff can view the schedule, track and log job progress and time, view directions and communicate with customers and back-office via email and phone and update the job status. Integrates with Salesforce CRM. Charged on a monthly basis.
Key facts about Skedulo
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: United Kingdom
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $255M
- Employee Count: 186 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: SoftBank Vision Fund, Triangle Peak Partners and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 07, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Lendful
Lendful provides an online lending marketplace for personal loans of up to $35,000. The platform requires the borrower to have a credit score of at least 690. Once the borrower has uploaded the application, Lendful uses online data and technology to assess risk, determine a credit rating and assign an appropriate interest rate to the borrower. Once the loan application is approved, the offer is sent to the borrower for consideration and, if accepted, the documentation is executed and money is disbursed.
Key facts about Lendful
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Vancouver (Canada)
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 803 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: MaRS Discovery District, Cooper and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Oct 24, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Cooper's Portfolio
3 of Cooper's portfolio companies have become public. Tinybeans got listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), in Apr 2017 at marketcap of $19.7M and Freelancer got listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) at marketcap of $203M.Here are Cooper's portfolio companies that went public:
Filter this listCompany | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 21, 2017 | - | - | 4906 | |
Nov 15, 2013 | - | - | 9651 | |
Dec 09, 2009 | - | - | 1289 |
Acquired companies in Cooper's Portfolio
4 companies from Cooper's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Saasu in Oct 2022 by Owna for $*****.Here are Cooper's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 03, 2022 | - | - | 7037 | |
Sep 27, 2021 | - | - | 8721 | |
Jun 20, 2018 | - | - | 1544 | |
Jun 08, 2016 | - | - | 9759 |
Team profile of Cooper
Cooper has a team of 1 member located in Myanmar. Cooper's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Recent News related to Cooper
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