Startup · $300m raised
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Betashares raised.
Every published round Betashares 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macropod | Unnamed stage | 9 Mar 2026 | ~$10m | Lead | Fintech News Australia, Australian FinTech |
Companies Betashares has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macropod | 9 Mar 2026 | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for Betashares, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Betashares has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Betashares did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of Betashares is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies Betashares 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Vynokur | Founder and CEO | Australian FinTech (Mon 9 Mar 2026), Startup Daily, SmartCompany, Australian FinTech (Tue 18 Jun 2024), Australian FinTech (Tue 19 Apr 2022) |
| Glenn Poynton | Executive Director, Corporate Development (former) | Australian FinTech, Bailador |
| Ilan Israelstam | Founder | Startup Daily (Fri 29 Nov 2024), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (Fri 15 Oct 2021) |
Stories naming Betashares. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Melbourne corporate card startup Archa has raised $11 million in equity plus a $50 million debt facility to grow its business credit card platform, backed by The Fintech Fund and several local executives.
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Weekly roundup: Constantinople raises $62.5m; Blackbird wraps fund six above $1b; Guardhouse buys Mobohubb; SCX.ai debuts on the ASX; plus seed rounds, exits and executive changes across the ecosystem.
Betashares leads several digital-asset investors backing Macropod, issuer of the regulated AUDM stablecoin, in an undisclosed minority funding round aimed at scaling the token.
BetaShares has acquired investing podcast Equity Mates for a reported $8.5 million; founders Bryce Leske and Alec Renehan will keep running it, with past backing from Matt Leibowitz, Larry Diamond and Magellan.
Year-end roundup ranking 2024's twelve largest startup raises, headed by PsiQuantum's $940 million government-backed quantum computing round, plus Guzman y Gomez's ASX listing and Betashares' Temasek investment.
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.
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Aura Group has hired Dan Annan, a two-decade funds management veteran from BlackRock, BetaShares and Cosmos Asset Management, to lead distribution across its institutional and high-net-worth channels.
Singapore's Temasek has agreed to take a minority stake of as much as A$300 million in ETF manager Betashares, which says the money will fund growth, acquisitions and a superannuation push.
Corporate-card fintech Archa closed a $24 million pre-Series A round of debt and equity led by Wisr's Anthony Nantes, and secured a new institutional debt facility from Roadnight Capital.
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Weekly roundup reporting numerous Australian and New Zealand startup raises, Icehouse Ventures securing fund capital, GitLab's IPO, two acquisitions, Clover's closure, and Openpay's debt facility.
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Sydney sneaker resale platform PUSHAS has raised a $1.2 million pre-seed round backed by TEN13, Our Innovation Fund, US venture firms and several angels, to improve liquidity and scale ahead of international expansion.
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