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GAVL kicks off Series A round with $1.8m raise to help launch remote, real-time auction bidding

GAVL, the real estate tech startup led by Ex-AFL player Joel Smith, has kicked off a planned $6m Series A round with an initial $1.8m in funding from existing investor Harris Capital, the investment office of Flight Centre co-founder Geoff Harris. Launched in December 2016, GAVL is an auction livestreaming and analytics platform that enables […]

James Harkness · 2 min
Entrepreneur

Gavl’s Joel Smith on his tech start-up’s recent success, bringing real estate into digital age

In his former career, Melbourne entrepreneur Joel Smith played AFL with Hawthorn Football Club. Today, he is the CEO of Gavl, a digital tech start-up transforming the way people engage in what is arguably their favourite pastime outside of sport: real estate. Launched in October 2016, Gavl is an app-based platform that lets users watch […]

James Harkness · 2 min