Rubber Monkey raises capital to capture Australiasian creator economy

Rubber Monkey raises capital to capture Australiasian creator economy
Founder Laurence Alexander says Rubber Monkey's "TradeMe pedigree" platform gives it a competitive edge. (Photo: Rubber Monkey)
Dan Brunskill
Creative technology e-commerce platform Rubber Monkey is in the process of raising up to $2.5 million in a public offer through Snowball Effect. While it may look like any other web store, Rubber Monkey has earned more than $90m in revenue and has a powerful e-commerce engine built by former Trade Me staffers.The company was created in 2007 by music retailer Laurence Alexander and Nigel Stanford, a TradeMe co-founder and early investor in Mighty Ape – which sold for $127m in 2020.The pair said they identified a gap in the film and au...

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