Company
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round KeyPay raised.
The transaction that ended KeyPay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment Hero | Acquisition | 16 Feb 2022 | - | employmenthero.com, Startup Daily, SmartCompany, TechCrunch Australia, Tech Funding News - Australia |
Companies KeyPay 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Richard McLean | Founder | Tidal Ventures, TechCrunch Australia, Tech Funding News - Australia |
| Phil Bernie | Managing Director · Founder | Startup Daily, TechCrunch Australia, Tech Funding News - Australia |
| Paul Duran | Chief Technology Officer · Founder | Startup Daily, TechCrunch Australia, Tech Funding News - Australia |
| Kristian Reynolds | Founder | TechCrunch Australia, Tech Funding News - Australia |
Stories naming KeyPay. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Tidal Ventures sets out why it led the seed investment in Vinyl, whose software turns accounting firms' client conversations into structured insights, profiling the market, product plans, and founding team.
Press release announcing Employment Hero's A$263 million Series F led by TCV, with earlier backers participating, a valuation just under $2 billion, AI-focused global expansion plans, and a look back at the KeyPay acquisition.
Also Tech Funding News - Australia·TechCrunch Venture·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Techboard·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Forbes Australia·Forbes Australia·employmenthero.com·TechCrunch Venture
Employment Hero raised £96 million led by SEEK Investments, reaching unicorn valuation, and acquired payroll firm KeyPay, whose founders stay on as the combined business targets UK growth.
Also TechCrunch Venture·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Techboard·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Forbes Australia·Forbes Australia·employmenthero.com·employmenthero.com·TechCrunch Venture