Corporate / CVC · 6 deals
Every published round ANZ took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slyp | Series A | 9 Feb 2022 | $25m | Participant | SmartCompany, Australian FinTech, Startup Daily, NAB Ventures portfolio | |
| Lygon | Seed | 28 Sep 2021 | $5m | Participant | Aura Group portfolio (Tue 28 Sep 2021), Aura Ventures, Startup Daily, Aura Group portfolio (Fri 13 Aug 2021) | |
| Lendi | Unnamed stage | Dec 2019 | $50m | Lead | Australian FinTech, Crunchbase News | |
| Slyp | Unnamed stage | 9 Sep 2019 | $4m | Participant | Startup Daily (Wed 9 Feb 2022), Startup Daily (Mon 11 May 2020), Startup Daily (Fri 4 Oct 2019), Startup Daily (Fri 13 Sep 2019), SmartCompany | |
| Lendi | Unnamed stage | 15 Jan 2019 | $40m | Participant | Australian FinTech (Thu 5 Dec 2019), Startup Daily, Australian FinTech (Tue 15 Jan 2019) | |
| Data Republic | Series B | 11 Dec 2018 | $22m | Participant | Startup Daily (Sun 9 May 2021), Startup Daily (Fri 7 May 2021), SmartCompany (Mon 17 Dec 2018), SmartCompany (Tue 11 Dec 2018) |
Companies ANZ has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Republic | 11 Dec 2018, Series B | 1 | 0 | |
| Lendi | 15 Jan 2019 | 2 | 1 | |
| Lygon | 28 Sep 2021, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Slyp | 9 Sep 2019 | 2 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for ANZ, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies ANZ has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal ANZ did.
Stories naming ANZ. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Australian direct indexing fintech Briefcase has hired Michael Hasten, a veteran ANZ investment banker, as Head of Growth to broaden its tax-aware portfolio and ETF model services for advisers and wealth platforms.
Australian FinTech introduces Canvas as a new member. Canvas builds infrastructure for tokenised securities, stablecoins and CBDCs, and took part in the Reserve Bank of Australia's eAUD pilot.
Alberts announces that former Rest fixed income head Tracey Duff has joined its Investment Committee, with a profile of her 40-year finance career and what drew her to the role.
ASX-listed Tyro is acquiring AI financial-admin startup Thriday for an undisclosed sum, with the deal tipped to close in January 2026. Thriday cofounder and CEO Michael Nuciforo will move across to Tyro.
Also Australian FinTech
Global X ETFs has hired marketing veteran Scott Spencer as its Head of Marketing to drive its brand as the Australian ETF issuer expands its product range.
Linktree has bought Melbourne rival Fingertip and will shut it down in 2026, with its cofounders joining; the piece also recaps Linktree's earlier acquisitions and the Leibovich brothers' failed ventures.
Also Dealroom·Forbes Australia
ANZ is winding up DataCo, a customer-data startup built within its former venture arm 1835i, following Cashrewards' closure and its Airwallex stake sale, with media clients reportedly weighing compensation.
ANZ is winding up its venture arm 1835i and has shut Cashrewards after selling its Airwallex stake; the piece also recalls Airwallex's later raises and CBA's Klarna investment, stake sale and New York listing.
ANZ is winding up 1835i, its externally managed venture arm, weeks after selling its Airwallex stake; the piece recalls Cashrewards' takeover and closure, Airwallex raises, and CBA's Klarna windfall.
Cashrewards, a shopping rebates platform once bought by ANZ's venture arm, is shutting down and returning member balances. It had earlier acquired Little Birdie, previously backed with $30 million by Commonwealth Bank.
Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily
The fund's authors recap two climate-investment events, weighing the massive global capital needs, mixed public-private funding models, and its clean-economy portfolio activity in Victoria.
EVP alleges StrongRoom AI's CEO admitted fabricated revenue and debt figures after the Sydney VC invested $10.4m in a $17m raise; the Melbourne startup is now in administration with assets frozen.
Weekly funding roundup covering eight local companies that together banked $80m, topped by twin $17m Series Bs at Safewill and Fresho, plus Celosia's $16.75m Series A and five smaller rounds.
Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·LaunchVic
A LaunchVic profile of DAS, a Victorian venture using satellites to chart rural land for lenders, insurers and the ABS; Sarah Gorman recalls its Startmate cohort and praises Victoria's startup ecosystem.
Interview with Constantinople co-founder Di Challenor on her banking career and the record $32 million seed round she and Mac Duncan raised from Square Peg, Airtree and Great Southern Bank.
Cashrewards has bought Little Birdie, the deals startup backed by Commonwealth Bank that went quiet in May; the piece also recalls Cashrewards' 2017 Smart50 nod, 2020 ASX float, and later takeover by 1835i Ventures.
Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily
Akaysha Energy has $650 million from 11 banks and an EnergyAustralia offtake to build its Orana battery in NSW, which it calls the world's largest single-battery investment; BlackRock bought the company in 2022.
Anna.Money, a UK business banking and tax app, has bought Sydney spend-management startup Cape, its first acquisition, with Cape's founder Ryan Edwards-Pritchard to head its Australian operations.
A rolling roundup of Australian energy-sector job moves, listing dozens of executives, directors and ministers joining or leaving utilities, regulators, developers and industry bodies between May and December 2023.
Sydney fintech Upworth has raised $1m from angels in its debut external round, launching a free dashboard that tracks savings, crypto, mortgages, super and flyer points, with refinancing tools built on open banking.
Weekly roundup of six Australian startups raising a combined $45.1 million across energy, e-commerce, design software, cloud security, climate tech and insurtech, plus Awayco's acquisition of Barcode Solutions and nVest winning SmartCompany's Pitch.
Also SmartCompany·LaunchVic
Victoria's startup agency is giving Flying Fox Ventures and Jumpstart Studio $300,000 each to run pre-accelerator programs for women founders, alongside continued backing of the Alice Anderson Fund.
DASH Technology Group hired ten staff, including a new COO and superannuation specialist, after completing a capital raise in March to improve financial advice tools for Australians.
Alex Bank has hired Andrew Peng as Victorian State Manager for broker partnerships, as the digital lender reports most new loan originations now flow through brokers.
Oho's co-founder reflects on raising from LaunchVic's Alice Anderson Fund and argues Australian venture capital must do far more to back women-led startups.
Sydney payments firm DataMesh Group has banked $30 million in Series A capital, with NAB Ventures at the helm and five newcomers joining; a $12 million pre-Series A from 2021 is also recalled.
New Zealand customer messaging startup Atomic.io closed a Series A led by Movac, with several Xero figures investing, and is expanding into Australia with a Melbourne base.
Ignition Lane's weekly wrap reports falling Australian venture funding, lists several startup raises and fund raises, covers Chargefox's acquisition, Volt's closure, the Zip-Sezzle merger termination, and global tech news.
Also Women's Agenda·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Techboard·SmartCompany
ANZ has told the ASX it is in talks with KKR about a possible takeover of accounting software firm MYOB, though no agreement exists and the deal may not proceed.
ANZ has confirmed talks to buy accounting software firm MYOB from private equity owner KKR, with a reported price above $4.5 billion, though no agreement has been reached and regulators must still approve any deal.
SME funding platform Swoop has raised a Series A round to grow its Australian and global operations, expand its team, and build out its advisor product for accountants.
Padua Solutions has hired Rudy Haddad to lead technical advice and Kun Singh as marketing head, while recalling a $10.5 million raise in late 2021 that fueled its rapid expansion.
Podcast interview with Slyp co-founder Paul Weingarth on digitising receipts and loyalty, with all four major Australian banks having invested in the company.
Square Peg explains its rationale for leading Athena's Series B, joined by Hostplus and Airtree, with analysis of the Australian mortgage market, the challenger lender's model, and its founding and senior team.
Also SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Crunchbase News
Melbourne neobank Yondr Money plans a capital raise to fund expansion, and reports commitments already gathered from an initial angel round; former ANZ chief Mike Smith advises the company.
Receipts startup Slyp has raised a $25 million Series A, with new investors Sayers Group and the Leibovich brothers joining existing bank backers including NAB Ventures, Reinventure and ANZ.
AfterWork Ventures explains why it reinvested in OwnHome's $31 million Series A led by Square Peg with Commonwealth Bank, having backed the rent-to-buy startup's pre-seed round in July 2021.
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Sydney spend-management startup DiviPay has secured a $20 million Series A to drive international expansion, product development and team growth, backed by Global Founders Capital, Rapyd Ventures and individual investors.
Roundup of nine startup raises totalling $70 million, including Q-CTRL's Series B, Foundry Lab's round led by Blackbird, and EnGeneIC's crowdfunded COVID-19 vaccine raise, plus a new Elenium Automation board member.
Blackbird presents its seven new investment associates, profiling their varied backgrounds across elite sport, science, banking, consulting and startups, plus prior roles at firms including Sprint Ventures, NZ Growth Capital Partners and AustralianSuper.