SEEK

SEEK

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Overview

SEEK is a diverse group of companies that have a unified purpose to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and help organizations succeed. The Group encompasses a strong portfolio of employment, education, and volunteer businesses which span across Australia, New Zealand, China, South East Asia, Brazil, Mexico, Africa, and Bangladesh.

SEEK makes a positive impact on a truly global scale, operating in a total of 18 countries with market-leading positions in 14 countries. It creates world-class product technology solutions to address the needs of job seekers and hirers and facilitate the matching between job seekers and hirers across our online employment marketplaces.

Online Education Services (‘OES’) offers leading online education and SEEK Learning offers trusted advice in relation to career-related education.

SEEK’s commitment to having a positive impact on society is reflected through the diverse range of initiatives which its businesses across the globe partake in to support the communities they operate within. In Australia and New Zealand SEEK Volunteer is each country’s largest single source of volunteering opportunities offering not-for-profit organizations free access to post volunteer opportunities. This free marketplace is something SEEK is exceptionally proud of.

Over its 20 years of operation, SEEK continues to innovate within the markets it operates in. It provides a culture of excellence and acceptance in our workplaces and celebrates the diversity of employees that contribute to the success of the organization.

Highlights

Founded

1997

Industry

Information Technology

Employees

1001-5000

Investment

50

Lead Investment

28

Exits

7

Stages

Early Stage Venture, Seed, Late Stage Venture

Investor Type

Venture Capital

Location

New South Wales, Australia, Oceania

Contact Information

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Profile Resume

SEEK, established in 1997 and headquartered in New South Wales, Australia, Oceania., specializes in Early Stage Venture, Seed, Late Stage Venture investments across Internet, Recruiting, Consulting, Human Resources, Financial Services, Finance, Banking, Advertising, Travel, Employment. The organization boasts a portfolio of 50 investments, with an average round size of $43.9M and 7 successful exits. Their recent investments include Zhaopin, Macquarie Group, One Africa Media, Babajob, Workana. The highest investment round they participated in was $176.1B. Among their most notable exits are Zhaopin and Macquarie Group. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

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Vic Sithasanan

Managing Director

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Andrew Bassat

Co-founder & CEO

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Tae Kim

Lead Product Manager of Hirer

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Michael Ilczynski

Managing Director

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Jason Lenga

Managing Director of SEEK International

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Joe Powell

Managing Director SEEK Education

Investment portfolio

SEEK has made 50 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jan 25, 2024, when Sonder raised $10.5M.

SEEK has made 2 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Jul 17, 2020, when Coursera raised $130.0M.

investments

50

Diversity investments

2

Lead investments

28

Number of exits

7

Investments

50

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Jul 04, 2022
Sidekicker Sidekicker
Communities13.7M
Sep 15, 2022
Sonder Sonder
Software23.4M
Oct 19, 2023
Employment Hero Employment Hero
Finance166.3M
Jan 25, 2024
Sonder Sonder
Software10.5M

Exits

7

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

50

Investors

2

Funds

0

Funding Rounds

50

SEEK has raised 50 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jan 25, 2024 from a Series B - Sonder round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Jul 04, 2022
Venture Round - Sidekicker Venture Round - Sidekicker
-13.7M-
Sep 15, 2022
Series B - Sonder Series B - Sonder
-23.4M-
Oct 19, 2023
Series F - Employment Hero Series F - Employment Hero
-166.3M-
Jan 25, 2024
Series B - Sonder Series B - Sonder
-10.5M-

Investors

2

SEEK is funded by 2 investor(s). CHAMP Ventures and Communications Equity Associates Kantor are the most recent investors.

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
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1.0M
May 11, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M

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