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title: "In the News: Aconex, Carsales founders buy into Shouta™ capital raise"
description: A suite of successful Australian entrepreneurs have bought into digital gifting business Shouta™, which has surged through COVID-19, as people and enterprises look for new forms of gifts. Aconex’s Rob Phillpot, Carsales’ Steve Kloss, and urban.com.au’s Mike Bird and George Glover have also bought into the company’s $1 million seed funding round. Shouta™ co-founder Carly Shamgar has scored funding from a range of notable entrepreneurs for her digital gifting App. Untitled Group’s Michael Christidis
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# [In the News: Aconex, Carsales founders buy into Shouta™ capital raise](https://www.shouta.co/blog/post/in-the-news-aconex-carsales-founders-buy-into-shouta-capital-raise)

 Written by [Shouta](https://www.shouta.co/blog/author/shouta) | Sep 8, 2021 2:00:00 PM

 

A suite of successful Australian entrepreneurs have bought into digital gifting business Shouta™, which has surged through COVID-19, as people and enterprises look for new forms of gifts.

 

 

 

Aconex’s Rob Phillpot, Carsales’ Steve Kloss, and urban.com.au’s Mike Bird and George Glover have also bought into the company’s $1 million seed funding round.

 

Shouta™ co-founder Carly Shamgar has scored funding from a range of notable entrepreneurs for her digital gifting App.

 

 

 

Untitled Group’s Michael Christidis and Tom Caw have also invested, as did ex-general manager of Commonwealth Bank’s private business, Amanda Coombs.

 

 

 

The business, which enables people to “shout” their friends, family or colleagues, a drink, a meal, a manicure or many other forms of so-called “nano” gifts, was founded by Carly Shamgar and Nick Redwood in January 2020, and launched in December last year.

 

 

 

Learn more on the [Australian Financial Review ](https://www.afr.com/street-talk/aconex-carsales-founders-buy-into-shouta-capital-raise-20210910-p58qic)website.

 

 

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