# Earlytrade funding: rounds and investors

> Earlytrade has raised $16M across 2 rounds since 2019. Investors include Antler, S3 Ventures and Foundamental. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/earlytrade (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Australia · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Earlytrade*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 7 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Financial Services Fintech

Raised 5 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$16M** raised across 2 rounds since 2019, from 2 sources

**$6.0M** Round **$10M** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $10M Jun 2026
- **Step-up i:** 1.7×
- **Investors:** 7

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

**$6.0M** Round

**$10M** Series A

- **First round:** Round, $6.0M
- **Biggest round:** $10M
- **Between rounds:** 7.1 years

## The rounds

- **Jun 2026** Series A **$10M** *3 new* [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) [S3 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s3-ventures) [Foundamental](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundamental) Source recorded SEC filing: $17M sold
- **May 2019** Round **$6.0M** *4 new* Bob McKinnon John Widdup Nev Power Shearwater Growth Equity Reported by Smartcompany

## Founders and team

From Earlytrade's own website: 2 founders, 9 on the team.

**Guy Saxelby** CEO & Co-founder

**Piers Symons** COO & Co-founder

- **Ferris Wu** VP of Revenue
- **Kim Pendergrass** VP of Marketing
- **Scott Spolansky** VP of Finance
- **Ben Brahinsky** Director
- **Charlie Plauche** Director
- **Darren Bechtel** Director
- **Kevin Halter** Director
- **Proven Results.** Earlytrade Board
- **Scott Wolfe Jr.** Independent Director

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Round** 2019 **Series A** 2026 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) [S3 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s3-ventures) [Foundamental](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundamental) Bob McKinnon John Widdup Nev Power Shearwater Growth Equity

## Everyone who backed them

[Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) VC firm **1** round

[S3 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s3-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Foundamental](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundamental) VC firm **1** round

Bob McKinnon no record of our own yet **1** round

John Widdup no record of our own yet **1** round

Nev Power no record of our own yet **1** round

Shearwater Growth Equity no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Earlytrade

### Who invested in Earlytrade?

Earlytrade's investors include Antler, S3 Ventures, Foundamental, Bob McKinnon and John Widdup, and 2 more on record.

### How much has Earlytrade raised?

Earlytrade has raised $16M across 2 rounds since 2019.

### When did Earlytrade last raise?

Earlytrade's most recent round was a Series A of $10M in Jun 2026.

### What was Earlytrade's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $10M in Jun 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Earlytrade first?

Earlytrade's first round on record, in May 2019, was backed by Bob McKinnon, John Widdup and Nev Power and 1 others.

### What stage is Earlytrade at?

Earlytrade's latest named round is a Series A, in Jun 2026.

### Where is Earlytrade based?

Earlytrade is based in Australia.

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