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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Bendigo Bank raised.
Companies Bendigo Bank acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Suzanne Dodds | Senior Manager (former) | Startup News (WA) |
Stories naming Bendigo Bank. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Tiimely appoints Faith Brockhoff as product and technology chief and elevates Deion Matulic to lead lending operations, coinciding with renewed deals with two key platform partners.
Dom Pym discusses his journey from engineering to founding Up Bank and now investing via Euphemia, focusing on social good and underrepresented founders.
Birchal opens an equity crowdfunding campaign on its own marketplace, an industry first, chasing $3 million with Up cofounder Dom Pym committed, while marking $100 million raised and unveiling secondary trading plans.
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Coterie Capital announces it acted as financial advisor to Simple on Simple's acquisition of Automaton, combining the marketing operations businesses; Automaton founder Darin Lloyd comments and client brands are listed.
DigitalX announces a new chief executive, Wade, whose career spans Citigroup, Bendigo Bank and a recent digital innovation role at National Australia Bank, referring readers to an ASX announcement.
Sandstone Technology promotes its Chief Customer Officer Michael Phillipou to CEO, replacing co-founder Bob Hall, who returns to the Chairman role after filling the position since February.
NAB is buying neobank 86 400 for roughly $220 million, folding it into UBank, shortly after rival Xinja said it would quit banking, leaving fewer independent Australian neobanks standing.
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A Perth water filtration startup has developed technology that removes PFAS from household water, winning a federal commercialisation grant plus matching venture backing, with defence-site trials and certification now planned.
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Small-business focused challenger bank Judo Bank has banked a $400 million round from new and returning institutional backers, reportedly the largest single raise by an Australian startup, double its original target.
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FinTech Australia's 2019 Finnies awards recognised Airwallex with three trophies including Biggest Raise, Afterpay as FinTech Organisation of the Year, plus wins for Up, Zuper, Xinja, Athena and others.
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Perth household water filtration business Environmental Water Solutions receives seed funding from RAC-backed BetterLabs Ventures, the fund's second investment after Power Ledger, to expand marketing and commercialise PFAS-fighting filtration technology.
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Softbank's Vision Fund has invested US$800 million in Greensill Capital, reportedly valuing the working capital finance provider above $5 billion, with founder Lex Greensill aiming to overtake Citi globally.
Neobank 86400 aims to close a large capital raise later in 2019, while the piece recaps recent funding by Australian neobank rivals Judo, Xinja and Volt plus Airwallex and Deputy.
Digital bank 86 400, backed by Cuscal and awaiting APRA licensing, plans an Australian launch and seeks $250 million, with Morgan Stanley assisting the raise.
Volt Bank gained a full banking licence and took an $8.4 million investment from debt collector Collection House, which will also refer customers to Volt's money-management tools.
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