Australian startup Shopfront bags $800,000 in pre-seed funding for sustainable e-commerce selling push

E-commerce startup Shopfront has raised $800,000 in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Antler, Co-Ventures, Sendle’s James and Geraldine Chin-Moody’s 5H Values Capital, and Jam Pad Investments. 

The Brisbane-based company says that it allows e-commerce sellers to drop, generate and list products in seconds. It is building automation tools for secondhand, damaged, returned, sample and other one off products across a variety of retail sectors.

In a LinkedIn post, Nate Spiteri, Co-founder and CEO, said: “I've been so pumped to share this news for a few weeks now, but the cat's out the bag and I couldn't be more excited that Shopfront has raised its second round of $800k. But that's not the best part - we also managed to bring on some amazing new investors who have already provided more insight, direction and motivation than we could've imagined.”

He added: “There are so many more people to thank for this latest milestone, we appreciate anyone who's had a conversation with us and helped us get here, it's a great community. We've got a tonne in store for this year, especially as we move from a lean team of two to four with the creative support of Max Spencer (Advisor Brand & Product) and welcoming again Sara Arrowsmith (Senior Community & Marketing Manager) who's one week in and making waves) and gear up for a nationwide launch, so stay tuned.”

2025 RTIH INNOVATION AWARDS

E-commerce will be a key focus area at the 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards.

The awards. which will open for entries in March, celebrate global tech innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.

Our 2024 hall of fame entrants were revealed during an event which took place at RIBA’s 66 Portland Place HQ in Central London on 21st November, and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by comedian Lucy Porter.

In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “The event is now into its sixth year and what a journey it has been. The awards started life as an online only affair during the Covid outbreak, before launching as a small scale in real life event and growing year on year to the point where we’re now selling out this fine, historic venue.”

He added: “Congratulations to all of our finalists. Many submissions did not make it through to the final stage, and getting to this point is no mean feat. Checkout-free stores, automated supply chains, immersive experiences, on-demand delivery, next generation loyalty offerings, inclusive retail, green technology. We’ve got all the cool stuff covered this evening.”

“But just importantly we’ve got lots of great examples of companies taking innovative tech and making it usable in everyday operations - resulting in more efficiency and profitability in all areas.”

Congratulations to our 2024 winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Lucy Porter, and all those who attended November's gathering. 

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