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Patrick Grove

August 2021

Hunting for a big deal ... Matt Berriman has a blank cheque, and is hoping to fill in the details with an Australian tech company founder.

Unlockd founder returns to tech scene with $946m SPAC hunt

A week after Afterpay was acquired by Square, Matt Berriman has revealed he is scouring Australia’s sector for acquisitions to transplant into a NYSE listing.

July 2021

Patrick Grove’s Catcha Group will sell ASX-listed iCar Asia to Malaysian platform Carsome in a $200m deal.

Malaysia’s Carsome buys iCar Asia in $200m deal

Patrick Grove’s Catcha Group will sell ASX-listed iCar Asia to Malaysian platform Carsome in a $200m deal.

February 2021

Patrick Grove says his new SPAC will give an entrepreneur a fast track to a successful IPO, without the hassles.

First Aussie-focused SPAC hunts the ‘next Atlassian’

Catcha Investment Corp was listed on the NYSE on Friday US time in an initial public offering that looks set to raise more than $US300 million ($390 million).

December 2020

Patrick Grove is the founder of iCar and a current director.

An iCar joyride for Patrick Grove's Catcha Group

The decisions of iCar's board to take a share-option-inducing $1 million loan from Catcha Group ahead of a possible takeover has left other investors upset.

February 2020

Tech entrepreneur Patrick Grove.

Why does Patrick Grove's zombie e-commerce company still exist?

When the tech entrepreneur walked away from Ensogo four years ago, his business shut down. Shareholders are still waiting for what is left of their money.

May 2019

Patrick Grove

Patrick Grove builds the Netflix of Asia at a breakneck pace

Australia's most successful entrepreneur in south-east Asia is hard to catch as he develops his most ambitious business yet.

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