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Sep2026
Announcement
Drumbeat raises $2M to help high-growth companies build their brand through storytelling
Auckland-based technology startup replaces the agency retainer model with a tech-enabled platform for consistent, measurable PR - critical at a time when AI is reshaping how audiences discover companies
Read the announcement →Where it landed
20 placements · NZ, Australia, US and beyond
Mainstream
Trade
- CFOtech NZ · 1 SepDrumbeat raises NZD $2 million to expand overseas (opens in new tab)
- IT Brief Australia · 1 SepDrumbeat raises NZD $2 million to expand overseas
- eCommerceNews NZ · 1 SepDrumbeat raises NZD $2 million to expand overseas
- CFOtech US · 1 SepDrumbeat raises NZD $2 million to expand overseas
- eCommerceNews US · 1 SepDrumbeat raises NZD $2 million to expand overseas
- IT Brief US · 1 SepDrumbeat raises NZD $2 million to expand overseas
- Startup DailyKiwi comms startup Drumbeat bags NZ$2m to help founders tell their stories (opens in new tab)
- SmartCompany / StartupSmart · 4 Sep15 ANZ startups that raised $67.2 million this week
Emerging
- Caffeine Daily · 31 Aug · InterviewOne month into Drumbeat, co-founder Fallon Savery on the NZ$2 million seed raise and what’s next (opens in new tab)
- SaaSRise · 31 AugDrumbeat raises NZ$2 million seed funding to support overseas expansion
- Icehouse Ventures · 1 SepLinkedIn post
- Streamline · 2 SepPublic Relations Tech Startup Drumbeat Secures NZD 2 Million Seed Capital
- StartupRise · 2 SepNew Zealand Startup Drumbeat Raises $1.17 Mn for Global PR Expansion
- StartupRise Asia Pacific · 2 Sep · LinkedInDrumbeat PR Platform Raises NZ$2M in Seed Funding
- the1news · 2 SepKiwi comms startup Drumbeat bags NZ$2M to help founders tell their stories
- OnTargetIsh · 4 Sep · NewsletterLatest updates for ANZ sales professionals
- John Gannon · 8 Sep · NewsletterThis Week in VCD: Boring Hits $20B Valuation
- Venture5 · 21 SepDrumbeat raises NZ$2 million Seed
Aug2026
Founder story
Drumbeat takes AI-powered PR into Sydney
Herald NOW Business on Drumbeat’s move into the Australian market.
Watch on Herald NOWWhere it landed
1 placement · New Zealand
Mainstream
- NZ Herald · 6 Aug · VideoDrumbeat takes AI-powered PR into Sydney
Jun2026
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