Ari Klinger
| Ari Klinger | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 15, 1977 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Australian |
| 💼 Occupation | Entrepreneur, investor |
| 🌐 Website | www |
Ari Klinger (born June 15, 1977) is an Australian entrepreneur and investor. He is the founder of No Brand Holdings and has previously held non-executive director roles at Australian technology businesses such as Hipages, HotDoc[1], and Mwave.[2]
Career
Klinger began his career by founding iMega, a lead generation company that attracted over 30 million visitors monthly. iMega was acquired in 2006 by the ASX-listed Enero Group.[3][4][5] He went on to establish Online Marketing Group (OMG), a comparison and directory services business which became Australia's largest website network and was acquired by Fairfax Media in 2011.[3][6] In 2013, he co-founded Spring.me, a social networking platform that grew to over 5 million users[7] before being acquired by IAC Inc. in 2015.[8]
Klinger is a founding partner at early-stage venture firms Sydney Seed Fund[9] and Right Click Capital[10]. He established Right Click Capital's relationship with American venture capitalist Tim Draper through the Draper Venture Network.[11][12] He has also led a number of investments in companies including Hipages[13][14], HotDoc[15][1], and Ignition App.[2][10]
In 2020, Klinger established No Brand Holdings, a private investment company focused on investing in opportunities empowered by technology. The firm has made several publicly disclosed investments including Earlywork, ListedReserve, Primary, and ZeroCo.[16][2][17][18]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Baldassarre, Gina (2018-09-04). "Healthtech startup HotDoc raises $5 million Series B round led by Right Click Capital". Startup Daily. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Ari Klinger (Right Click Capital) / VC Breakdown & Contact". www.vcsheet.com. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Great #Startup Mentors Confirmed for the Sydney Founder Institute". The Founder Institute. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ↑ "EGG:ASX Announcement - Agrees to acquire iMega Pty Limited - 03 Jul 2006". Market Index. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ↑ "Photon makes fifth acquisition - AdNews". www.adnews.com.au. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ↑ "Fairfax Media's Acquisitions". 4 April 2025.
- ↑ Dunn, Claire (2014-11-03). "Australia's answer to Facebook". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ↑ Williams, Owen (2015-12-23). "Twoo probably uses your Formspring identity for its dating site". TNW | Insider. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ↑ "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Sadler, Denham (2015-09-07). "Right Click Capital partners with US tech bank to expand services". SmartCompany. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ↑ Sadler, Denham (2016-08-10). "Right Click Capital becomes the first Australian firm to join Tim Draper's $2.1 billion global investor alliance". SmartCompany. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ↑ "Billionaire US VC Tim Draper has his sights set on Australian start-ups". Australian Financial Review. 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ↑ "Former Citi banker Chris Knoblanche named Hipages chairman". Australian Financial Review. 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ↑ "Tradies get the richies; bigwigs in Hipages float". Australian Financial Review. 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ↑ "GP booking start-up HotDoc is taking on HealthEngine after raising $5 million". Australian Financial Review. 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ↑ Daily, Startup (2023-11-26). "Job-ready sales talent edtech Earlywork banks $1.5 million Seed round". Startup Daily. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ↑ Thomsen, Simon (2024-09-18). "Fintech Primary banks $3.5 million Seed round to give SMEs better banking". Startup Daily. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ↑ Daily, Startup (2025-04-10). "AI consulting platform banks $1 million pre-Seed round". Startup Daily. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
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