Pearler was founded by Hayden Smith in 2018.

Who are Pearler's investors?

Pearler's investors include Archangel Ventures, Mighty Partners, Ten13, UNSW Founders 10x, Altered Capital, Portage Ventures.

How much funding has Pearler raised?

Pearler has disclosed $16M raised across 1 of its 4 known rounds.

Pearler

Founded 2018 · 24 employees on LinkedIn · 6 known investors

Find your way into Pearler

29 people in our graph share verified history with the Pearler team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Thomas Derricot-Yapunlockedknows Hayden Smith · together at Pearler (overlapped)

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Pearler is an investing platform that lets Australian retail investors buy US shares and ETFs on the NYSE and NASDAQ using AUD, with fractional shares, dividend reinvestment, and automation tools like dollar-cost averaging and portfolio rebalancing. It targets long-term "buy and hold" investors aiming for financial independence, and also offers educational content, calculators, and community profiles.</parameter> <parameter name="hq_country">AU

Consumer Fintech SaaS

Founders & leadership

Pearler was founded in 2018 by Hayden Smith.

Hayden Smith Co-founderHayden Smith has spent 15 years in software engineering and 10 years in project management and leadership roles before founding Pearler, an Australian investing platform for retail access to US equities and ETFs. His background includes teaching and lecturing in computing, as well as work on web-based products.

Investors · 6

Archangel Ventureslisted by Archangel Ventures

Mighty Partnerslisted by Mighty PartnersBondi Junction · $10M

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Ten13listed by Ten13Fortitude Valley · $300K – $2M

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UNSW Founders 10xlisted by UNSW Founders 10xSydney · $100K

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Altered CapitalreportedAuckland

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Portage VenturesreportedMontreal

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$16M disclosed across 1 of 4 rounds · 2022–2026

$16MSeries ASep 2026 · 2 sources
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Undisclosed amountseed roundJul 2022
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Frequently asked questions

What does Pearler do?: Pearler is an investing platform that lets Australian retail investors buy US shares and ETFs on the NYSE and NASDAQ using AUD, with fractional shares, dividend reinvestment, and automation tools like dollar-cost averaging and portfolio rebalancing. It targets long-term "buy and hold" investors aiming for financial independence, and also offers educational content, calculators, and community profiles.</parameter> <parameter name="hq_country">AU
Who founded Pearler?: Pearler was founded by Hayden Smith in 2018.
Who are Pearler's investors?: Pearler's investors include Archangel Ventures, Mighty Partners, Ten13, UNSW Founders 10x, Altered Capital, Portage Ventures.
How much funding has Pearler raised?: Pearler has disclosed $16M raised across 1 of its 4 known rounds.