The platform then automatically applies any relevant deals from the inbox for users while they shop. Users can also opt for Checkmate to generate a first-of-its-kind “ghost email inbox” that signs them up to the top 100 retail and brand mailing lists for deals without having to wade through offers personally. It’s just nine months since the startup, cofounded by three Australians, banked US$5 million (A$7.75m) in a Seed round last September.Ĭheckmate’s dashboard also stores and manages gift cards and tracks orders for customers. It works as a mobile app and PC Chrome extension to collate the best deals from a user’s personal email and web, then automatically apply them at a user’s online checkout.

Other investors include Fuel Capital, Kevin Johnson, the former CEO of Ebates at Rakuten, Ancestry CEO Deborah Liu, Firstbase CEO Chris Herd, XMTP cofounder Shane Mac, f7 Ventures, Scribble Ventures, Hyper, Susa Ventures, Wischoff Ventures, Exits Capital and Night Capital, many of whom contributed to the Series A.Ĭheckmate is online shopping tool for users to discover brands, apply savings and manage orders post-purchase. Checkmate’s backers already include NFL star Joe Montana’s Liquid 2 Ventures. Back home, existing investor Blackbird, plus the cofounders of Sendle and LinkTree. The round was led by GV (formerly Google Ventures), with support from DJ duo Alex Pall and Drew Taggart’s VC fund Mantis, plus several other US funds, including Common Metal, BDuck Capital, Black Angels Group and F7 Ventures, plus Trevor Neff from Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures.

Paris Hilton and electronica duo The Chainsmokers have been added to the A-lister cap table of LA-based expat Australian startup Checkmate, which has raised US$15 million (A$23m) in a Series A.

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