# Trade Me

> Trade Me is a VC fund in Wellington backing Mobile and Retail. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Wellington, New Zealand
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/trade-me
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/TradeMe
- Website: https://www.trademe.co.nz
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TradeMe

Trade Me is a VC fund in Wellington focused on Mobile and Retail. 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.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Trade Me. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Trade Me. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/trade-me?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Automotive | 1 | 50% |
| Publishing | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 1 | 50% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hackle Wayne | Development Chapter Lead | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hackle-wayne |
| Paul McCarney | Non-Exec Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-mccarney |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CarExpert.com.au | 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 |  |
| Raygun | 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 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Punakaiki Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/punakaiki-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Woodward Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/woodward-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Trade Me invest in?

Trade Me invests primarily in Mobile, Retail and Software startups, most often at Funding Round and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Trade Me?

Public channels for Trade Me include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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