Trade Me
VC Fund
Wellington, New Zealand
Trade Me is a VC fund in Wellington focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Trade Me Group is an online marketplace and classified advertising platform in New Zealand.This includes auctions and fixed-priced sales for new and used goods, with automotive, real estate and employment businesses.They also have web businesses specialising in accommodation and online dating. On top of that, we sell advertising across ourportfolio of websites.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 80%
Last updated:
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Industries Trade Me invests in
Stages Trade Me invests in
Countries Trade Me invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 2 (40%)
- Financial Services 2 (40%)
- Credit 1 (20%)
- Mobile 1 (20%)
- Retail 1 (20%)
Stage
- Corporate Round 2 (40%)
- Series A 1 (20%)
- Series B 1 (20%)
- Funding Round 1 (20%)
Country
- New Zealand 3 (60%)
- Australia 1 (20%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hackle Wayne
Development Chapter Lead
|
Development Chapter Lead | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Paul McCarney
Non-Exec Director
|
Non-Exec Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| CarExpert.com.au is an Australian independent automotive news, reviews and video website. We are fiercely independent, don't run any display ads and cover content in an authentic fashion. | Corporate Round / Nov 19, 2025 | ||
| Sharesies allows you to get started investing from just $5. | $4M / Corporate Round / Nov 11, 2018 | ||
| Our purpose is to help and inspire people to achieve their goals through financial products that are friendly, fair and simple to use. Since our beginnings in 2014, Harmoney has sought to transform the way people borrow and lend money. We’ve created Australasia's largest marketplace, having facilitated over $1.6 billions in Personal Loans toover 50,000 customers on both sides of the Tasman, giving people more choice and options. Along the way, we’ve created over 100 jobs and created a purpose‑driven culture focusing on helping people do better through technology, big data, and responsible lending. | $670K / Series B / Nov 09, 2016 | ||
| Our purpose is to help and inspire people to achieve their goals through financial products that are friendly, fair and simple to use. Since our beginnings in 2014, Harmoney has sought to transform the way people borrow and lend money. We’ve created Australasia's largest marketplace, having facilitated over $1.6 billions in Personal Loans toover 50,000 customers on both sides of the Tasman, giving people more choice and options. Along the way, we’ve created over 100 jobs and created a purpose‑driven culture focusing on helping people do better through technology, big data, and responsible lending. | $10M / Series A / Jan 12, 2015 | ||
| We help developers be the best developers they can be. Raygun was founded in 2007 by a couple of developers who thought someone should do a better job of delivering great tools and components. Tools that are simpler and more convenient to use. After years of selling .NET tools to developers globally, the company built the hugely successfulerror and crash reporting product - Raygun, used by thousands of companies every day. Raygun has evolved into the complete solution for monitoring the health and qaulity of you r web and mobile applications. | $1.4M / Apr 29, 2014 |
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FAQ
What does Trade Me invest in?
Trade Me invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Credit startups, most often at Corporate Round and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in New Zealand. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Trade Me?
The team at Trade Me includes Hackle Wayne (Development Chapter Lead) and Paul McCarney (Non-Exec Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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