Company
Every published round Australia Post 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.
Companies Australia Post has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio companies recorded yet. | ||||
Fund closes reported for Australia Post, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Australia Post has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Australia Post did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
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| No portfolio company of Australia Post is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies Australia Post acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Company | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rendr | Acquisition | 4 Apr 2026 | - | SmartCompany, This Week in Australian Startups |
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica Thompson | General Manager for Service (former) | ARN (ARNnet) |
| Josh Bannister | Executive General Manager of Retail, Brand and Marketing | SmartCompany |
| Gary Starr | Executive General Manager of Parcel, Post and E-commerce Services | SmartCompany (Tue 7 Apr 2026), SmartCompany (Wed 12 Mar 2025) |
| Christina Holgate | CEO (former) | SmartCompany |
| Ahmed Fahour | Boss (former) | SmartCompany (Tue 7 Apr 2026), Alberts Impact Ventures, SmartCompany (Tue 20 Feb 2024), Startup Daily, SmartCompany (Wed 7 Apr 2021) |
| Christine Holgate | Boss (former) | Startup Daily |
| Chanel Costabir | Dynamic Business, Startup Daily (Tue 3 May 2022), Startup Daily (Thu 1 Jul 2021) | |
| Raymond Ngai | Dynamic Business, Startup Daily |
Stories naming Australia Post. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Proud Poppy Clothing entered voluntary administration in early August; administrators Hall Chadwick have since shut another store while the womenswear label keeps trading, with pop-up shops planned for Canberra and Adelaide.
Global consultancy Sia has acquired Seven Consulting, an Australian business transformation firm, roughly quadrupling Sia's local headcount and adding major banking, government and retail clients.
Consulting group Sia has bought Seven Consulting, an Australian transformation consultancy, adding Sydney and Melbourne offices, a Perth presence and major clients across banking, government and retail.
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The Sendle delivery brand, liquidated earlier in 2026 after a troubled merger, has been bought by logistics executive Andrew McKenna, who expects a September relaunch with Quantium Solutions handling deliveries.
PepsiCo has chosen alumni companies Adiona Tech and X-Centric Sciences for the 2026 APAC Greenhouse Program's IMPACT Edition; the piece also recalls Adiona's $1.8m CRC-P grant and X-Centric's earlier $600,000 round.
Weekly digest reporting Australia Post's purchase of delivery-software firm Rendr, an $83 million sharemarket raise by 4DMedical, Reserve Bank director Elana Rubin's move to Airwallex, and an Anthropic-government memorandum.
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Profiles four Australian fintechs worth watching in 2026: Fat Zebra, WeMoney, Swyftx and Block Earner, covering their growth, past acquisitions and previously secured funding rounds.
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Alternative parcel delivery firm Sendle stopped taking bookings five months after merging into US parent Fast Group, whose financial troubles led investor Federation Asset Management to suspend fund withdrawals and inject emergency capital.
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Sendle has halted new parcel shipments, disrupting small business customers. The article recalls its 2021 Series C, a 2024 raise, its merger creating FAST Group, and emergency capital from Federation Asset Management.
Recap of Australian startups Adiona and Deeligence pitching at a global startup competition in San Francisco; the million-dollar investment prize went to a US battery company, but both gained customers and investor contacts.
BindiMaps has exited administration with fresh owners set to broaden its commercial focus; the piece recalls earlier Artesian backing and a $1 million NSW government grant.
Fleet-logistics software firm Adiona Tech won the Sydney pitch competition and heads to the San Francisco finale vying for a US$1 million investment prize; Telstra and Third Sphere previously backed the company.
Sendle has merged with US firms FirstMile and ACI Logistix to form FAST Group, combining Australian small-business shipping with US parcel networks; ACI Logistix's Keith Somers will lead the combined group.
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Australia Post has acquired a quarter of Melbourne logistics startup Shiperoo, price undisclosed, backing its AI-powered fulfilment and returns platform as the founders plan overseas expansion.
BindiMaps partners with Australia Post to pilot wayfinding tech for vision-impaired customers in three stores; its hyperlocal system was partly backed by a $1m NSW government grant.
Weekly roundup reporting eight Australian startups together raised $85.6 million across mining tech, cybersecurity, waste, energy storage, health and micromobility, plus a Google.org grant for Global Sisters.
IT services firm Orro launched its National Cyber Defence Centre, uniting 80-plus security staff across its operations. The piece also recaps a $150 million Macquarie investment in March and past acquisitions and merger history.
Profile of Sendle managing director Laura Hill tracing her career from television and digital media through Gumtree to logistics leadership, with her views on transferable skills and women in the transport sector.
Reports that a fund backed by government and major banks has taken a minority stake in a parcel pick-up network, profiling its patient investment model and recalling an earlier cheque to a clean-energy maker.
Also Startup Daily
A weekly roundup reporting Shippit's $65 million Series B2, several startup raises, Chrysos Corp's ASX listing, and Shopify's acquisition of Deliverr.
Also Startup Daily·Techboard
Melbourne parcel-access startup One Key Access has raised a seven-figure pre-seed round, with Antler following its initial backing and LaunchVic's Alice Anderson Fund investing, to grow the team and expand to other states.
Zepto announces it is the first non-bank accredited as both an NPP Connected Institution and a CDR data recipient, reports $3 billion in monthly payment volumes, and joins the Tech Council of Australia.
Perth safety software firm Solv Solutions was acquired by US company Health & Safety Institute in July 2021, HSI's second Australian purchase after Donesafe in 2020; Solv's COO now leads the merged business.
Profile of delivery-access startup One Key Access, whose credentials let couriers enter apartments and use lockers; chief executive Chanel Costabir discusses the technology, growth challenges and early backing from Antler.
Ignition Lane's weekly roundup reports Tyro buying Medipass, several startup raises, ASX listings, Hey Tiger shutting down, Airwallex culture complaints, CSIRO's technology spending plan, and Musk's bitcoin antics.
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Weekly funding roundup: Enboarder raises US$5 million, Rendr secures $2.1 million, Good Empire passes its crowdfunding minimum, Blackbird leads Cyble's US$4 million seed, and Uniphore lands a US$140 million Series D.
Salesforce consultancy 8Squad appointed former Australia Post executive Jessica Thompson as chief operating officer, a new role supporting growth plans including doubling staff to 100 and possible acquisitions.
A year-end roundup profiling twelve startups to watch in 2020, recalling their 2019 funding rounds, grants, accelerator cohorts, partnerships and growth plans across food tech, legaltech, cybersecurity and other sectors.
A weekly roundup reporting several Australian and New Zealand startup raises, including Circle In, Equiem, HealthChase, RateIt, Swoop Aero and Tell Me Baby, plus startup funding via Mars and Antler programs.
Delivery startup Sendle has closed a $20 million Series B led by Federation, with three other backers, and separately Humanforce has raised $22.5 million from Accel-KKR for overseas expansion.
Delivery startup Sendle has closed an oversubscribed $20 million Series B led by Federation Asset Management, with repeat backing from three existing investors, and plans to grow market share and expand overseas.
Onboarding software firm Enboarder has raised $5 million co-led by Our Innovation Fund and Greycroft, its second backing, as rapid revenue growth fuels plans to expand sales teams and its US presence.