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Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Cashrewards raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| SmartCompany | Accelerator | - |
Every published round Cashrewards 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 Cashrewards 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 Cashrewards, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Cashrewards has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Cashrewards did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of Cashrewards is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
The transaction that ended Cashrewards's run as a startup, per published coverage. It closes the funding history too, where it is the ladder's last rung.
| Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1835i | Acquisition | 2022 | $76m | SmartCompany (Thu 2 Oct 2025), Startup Daily (Wed 1 Oct 2025), Startup Daily (Mon 8 Sep 2025), SmartCompany (Mon 8 Sep 2025), SmartCompany (Tue 6 Aug 2024), Startup Daily (Mon 25 Oct 2021) |
| - | IPO | 6 Dec 2020 | $65m | Startup Daily (Mon 8 Sep 2025), SmartCompany (Mon 8 Sep 2025), SmartCompany (Tue 6 Aug 2024), Startup Daily (Mon 25 Oct 2021), Startup Daily (Sun 6 Dec 2020) |
Companies Cashrewards 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Clarke | Executive Chairman | SmartCompany |
| Anthony Seymour-Walsh | CEO | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
| Iain Skelton | Chief Executive | SmartCompany |
| Lorica Clarke | Founder | Startup Daily, SmartCompany (Mon 8 Sep 2025), SmartCompany (Tue 6 Aug 2024) |
Stories naming Cashrewards. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Paperbark, a Sydney startup helping ecommerce retailers recover lost revenue, was founded by Bryce Antoine and Eli Simic, took $120,000 from Josh Parsons, and has signed Onnit and Olly, two Unilever-owned brands.
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
Wesfarmers is closing Catch, the online retailer it bought for $230 million in 2019, citing local ecommerce competition; the story also recalls Catch's venture backers and Little Birdie's $30m stake, pause and rescue.
Also Startup Daily
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
Rokt hires former Google and Amazon engineering executive Claire Southey for its Sydney engineering leadership, with other senior hires, as the ecommerce marketing firm eyes a future public listing.
Also Startup Daily
Weekly roundup reporting Australian raises including Zero Co, MOBI and CipherStash, Cashrewards' takeover agreement, Shebah's collapse, WeWork's NYSE listing, crypto regulation recommendations and SiteMinder board appointments.
Also Australian FinTech·Cut Through Venture·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany
Weekly roundup reporting Salesforce's Slack acquisition, several ASX listings, multiple Australian startup raises, OneVentures' fund tranche close, and international deals including Facebook buying Kustomer.
Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily
Cashrewards raised a $5.2 million Series A led by Alium Capital Management, its first equity funding after earlier debt, and plans an ASX listing in 2020.