- Sector
- AI for financial advisers
- Business model
- B2B SaaS
- Founded
- 2025
- Founders
- Shakeel Lala, Hardy Michel, Ben Robertson
- Offices
- Wellington, Sydney, London
- Markets
- New Zealand, Australia, UK
- Latest round
- $10M Seed, led by Blackbird (Apr 2026)
- Total raised
- $12.7M (2026)
Sources: techfundingnews.com, marloo.com, nzherald.co.nz, marloo.com
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Milestones
- Sept 2025 Raised A$4.2M pre-seed led by Blackbird nzherald.co.nz
- Apr 2026 Raised US$10M seed led by Blackbird thenextweb.com
In the news
- SmartCompany · 1 May 2026 Marloo: $14 million ↗
- The Next Web · 28 April 2026 Marloo raises $10M led by Blackbird Ventures to replace the AI notetaker with an AI operating system for financial advisers ↗
- NZ Herald · 8 September 2025 Ex-Sharesies managers raise $4.6m for Marloo, their AI assistant for financial advisers ↗
Backed by
Blackbird.
Sources: techfundingnews.com
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