CAPITAL RAISED
Fintech startup MoneyMe has secured a $120 million capital facility led by Fortress Investment Group
Australian consumer lending fintech, MoneyMe, has finalised an AU$120 million asset-backed wholesale securitization facility led by $100 million from global investment manager, Fortress Investment Group
Tech startup Mentorloop has raised $725,000 from three leading venture funds
Australia’s leading mentoring software platform Mentorloop has announced they have closed a $725,000 oversubscribed seed round from Blackbird Ventures, Rampersand and Tempus Partners, bringing their total funds raised to $1 million.
Sydney-based fintech startup Douugh has raised $2.5 million worth of seed funding
Sydney-based fintech startup Douugh, who is taking an artificial intelligence (AI) first approach to banking through Sophie (a personal money assistant), has announced an ‘Open Banking’ partnership with Choice Financial in the USA.
Finch ‘a financial app for your social life’ has secured $2.25 million in seed...
Founded in 2016, Finch is a fintech startup with a vision to reimagine the consumer finance experience. Its first product, “a financial app for your social life” combines social payments and spending insights
Aussie fintech Verrency raising $15m Series A funding round for global expansion
Payments platform Verrency has announced a $US15 million Series A funding round as it continues to expand internationally. The growth-stage fintech provides payments innovation-as-a-service
Ex-AFL player’s real estate tech startup raises $1.8 million in Series A funding round
Founded by AFL player-turned-businessman Joel Smith with Leith Donaldson and Michael Artup, Gavl was launched with a $300,000 bootstrap from Joel and his father-in-law. This was followed by a $2.5 million investment in June 2016 by Harris Capital
Space race: Spacer raises $2.7 million to disrupt parking with Parkhound acquisition
Spacer, Australia’s leading marketplace for storage solutions, has announced a successful $2.7M Series A funding round, alongside acquiring Parkhound, Australia’s number one marketplace for parking in Australia.
Aussie fintech out to make it easier for students to get loans launches with...
Backed by big corporate names such as the Simonds Family and RMY Corp, the fintech will work directly with education providers to track student progression and funding needs as they complete their studies.
Queensland backs Wellington hologram startup Point Zero with up to 100k funding
Point Zero has secured up to AU$100,000 of funding from Advance Queensland, as part of the Hot DesQ programme and opens its Brisbane branch, based in the Firestation 101 – Ipswich Innovation Hub, this week.
Proptech startup ActivePipe raises $1.8m pre-Series A round to drive global growth
ActivePipe, a Melbourne based automated communications platform for real estate has announced a successful $1.8m pre-Series A funding round to accelerate current Australian growth and secure international distribution.
Pocket money fintech startup Spriggy has secured a $2.5 million funding round
Through its purpose-built mobile app and a personalised prepaid Visa card, Spriggy gives kids as young as eight the independence and responsibility to learn real-world money skills in an online era.
Prospa secures additional $20 million investment, scoops employment award
Prospa has just added to their funding round by securing a $20 million line from Silicon Valley based Partners For Growth reflecting a wider trend of fast-growth...
Melbourne retail tech startup success Brauz has secured additional $1 million funding
Brauz, a personalised retail app making waves in the industry, has announced an additional $1 million in funding from investors, as well as the rapid growth of its local team after just four months since its launch in the App Store.
Expert360 secures a $13 million Series B round to shake up the consulting industry
The Series B investment will enable Expert360 to carve out a bigger slice of the $600B global consulting industry by offering a host of new features and functionality for both clients and consultants, as well as continued international expansion.
Anti-fraud fintech startup EFTsure has secured a $2 million Series A funding round
The fast growing fintech is helping enterprises tackle the annual $700 million cost of payment fraud in Australia with recent client wins including ASX200 businesses, councils, schools, SMEs and not-for-profits.
Construction tech start-up Assignar raises $3 million Series A growth funding round
Australian venture capital firm Our Innovation Fund, LP (OIF), has led a $3 million Series A funding round in cloud based Australian construction technology business Assignar.
Rental tech startup MadeComfy secures funding from several high profile investors
MadeComfy, Australia’s first performance driven short-term rental partner, have announced five (5) high profile investors joining the advisory board, propelling its plans for national expansion.
Venture capital in Australia has soared but still remains small by world standards
Australia’s venture capital (VC) sector has soared ahead in recent years but remains a fraction of what is needed to fuel innovation and create the next wave of start-up firms.
Digital marketing startup Sinorbis raises $2.3 million in oversubscribed bridging round
At the conclusion of this round, investment to date in the pre-Series-A digital marketing technology start-up has reached $3.9m and the consulting arm of Sinorbis has recently signed a number of high profile clients
Club Investible backs wearable payments startup INAMO with a $1 million investment
INAMO recently unveiled the CURL, a waterproof wearable than you can attach to a watch, fitness band or keyring and use to make contactless payments on the go.
