Jul 23, 2026 – 5.01pmA syndicate of angel investors has led the fundraising for Early Bird, a start-up founded by a group of former Eucalyptus staff that’s developing a hangover solution to deliver relief from a heavy night of drinking.Scape CEO and Property Council of Australia board member Anouk Darling has joined an angel investor syndicate backing Early Bird. Dominic LorrimerSarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column.Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review.Angira Bharadwaj is a co-editor of Street Talk. She covers IPOs, capital raises, mergers and acquisitions and other breaking news in Australia’s capital markets. Previously, she covered financial services, state, and federal politics. Send tips to @angirab.60 on encrypted messaging platform Signal.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
C-suites pile into ex-Eucalyptus staff’s new hangover startup
Hyper Ventures, a community of wealthy individuals and former founders from Australia and across the world, has led Early Bird’s $2 million capital raising.
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