Melbourne-based company Flippa, which runs an online marketplace for entrepreneurs to buy and sell online businesses ranging from soy candle ecommerce stores to blogs about Broadway theatre, has raised $15 million in a funding round led by Sydney-based venture firm OneVentures.

Flippa chief executive Blake Hutchison was brought in two years ago by the start-up’s founders, who set up Flippa in 2009, to help set in motion a growth vision.