Startup · $22m raised · Financial services
Digital solutions for the financial advice process
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round DASH Technology Group raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Bailador Technologies | Unnamed stage | $22,000,000 |
| Bailador Technology Investments | Unnamed stage | $20,000,000 |
| CoAct Capital | Unnamed stage | - |
Every published round DASH Technology Group 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 DASH Technology Group 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 DASH Technology Group, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies DASH Technology Group has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal DASH Technology Group did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of DASH Technology Group is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies DASH Technology Group 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Integrated Portfolio Solutions | Acquisition | 2025 | - | Australian FinTech, Bailador, Startup Daily, Aura Group (Wed 27 Nov 2024), Aura Group (Fri 6 Sep 2024) |
| Wealth02 | Merger | 2022 | - | Startup Daily |
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Whelan | CEO | Australian FinTech (Mon 28 Jul 2025), Startup Daily, Australian FinTech (Mon 1 Jul 2024), Australian FinTech (Thu 16 Nov 2023), Australian FinTech (Wed 19 Apr 2023), Australian FinTech (Thu 23 Mar 2023) |
| Darren Pettiona | Executive Director of Strategy | Aura Group, Startup Daily |
| David Kirk | Startup Daily (Wed 25 Jun 2025), Startup Daily (Mon 1 Jul 2024) | |
| Deepti Manocha | Chief Financial Officer | Australian FinTech |
| Geoff Lloyd | Chairman | Australian FinTech, Bailador, Startup Daily |
| James Johnstone | Startup Daily | |
| Kate Eriksson | Non-executive Director | Australian FinTech |
| Mark Blair | Superannuation Specialist | Australian FinTech |
| Michelle Russo | Chief Operating Officer | Australian FinTech |
Stories naming DASH Technology Group. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
DASH Technology Group has upgraded its platform for advisers with multi-currency and international exchange support and new reporting tools, citing strong FY25 growth in the year after its fundraise.
Bailador's stake in DASH has grown 59% to $44.7m after the Sydney-based fintech signed a fresh raise at a higher valuation; the piece also recalls its earlier investments and stakes in PropHero and Rosterfy.
ASX-listed accelerator Scalare Partners has seen its shares fall 28% in the month since listing, cutting its market value, while listed peers Touch Ventures and Bailador back Tixel, Dash and Updoc.
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Aura Group's 2024 retrospective: team growth, a senior distribution appointment, award-winning fund performance, nine startups added to its portfolio, a SPAC funding round with OSK-SBI leading, exits, divestments, plus a new XT Ventures alliance.
Aura Ventures has signed a deal to sell its Integrated Portfolio Solutions stake to DASH Technology Group, its third divestment within a year, after DASH raised $20m from Bailador in July.
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Sydney fintech Dash secured a $22 million round led by ASX-listed venture investor Bailador, which commits $15 million upfront plus $5 million early next year; two Bailador partners join Dash's board.
Western Australia's government has awarded $8.5 million in grants across three schemes, a health innovation seed fund, commercialisation bridge grants and innovation booster grants, naming dozens of local recipients.
Sydney AI property-investment platform PropHero raised a $25 million Series A led by Bailador, who provided half, with five other investors participating; Bailador co-founder David Kirk joins PropHero's board.
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DASH has added Kate Eriksson to its board and Deepti Manocha as finance chief amid its expansion. Eriksson is a Co:Act Capital venture partner, and the firm invested in DASH earlier in 2023.
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.
Wealth management technology firm DASH Technology Group has closed a capital raise, with Australian venture firm CoAct Capital finalising its investment to support the platform's development for financial advisers.