Startup · $27m raised
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Limepay raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Lambert Kiang | Unnamed stage | - |
| Louise Daley | Unnamed stage | - |
| Michael Ebeid | Unnamed stage | - |
| Michael Issenberg | Unnamed stage | - |
Companies Limepay acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming Limepay. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
ASX-listed Spenda is acquiring payments fintech Limepay, rebranded April Solutions, in an all-scrip deal that could reach $8 million depending on revenue targets, delivering a long-delayed public listing.
Australian payments fintech Limepay has rebranded as April, pivoting from white-label buy-now-pay-later technology toward a broader enterprise embedded finance and SaaS offering for brands, banks and fintechs.
Revenue-based e-commerce investor Clearco is entering Australia with $100 million set aside for local e-commerce businesses, and former Google executive Dan Peters will lead the new arm as managing director.
BeforePay has raised $9 million ahead of a planned IPO, while Affirm's Nasdaq debut topped US$22 billion; PayRight's ASX listing and Limepay's December raise point to ongoing buy-now-pay-later momentum.
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Sydney BNPL fintech Limepay has raised $21 million from existing investors in a pre-IPO round, seven months after a $6 million raise, with EB Games signed as a client.
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Roundup of ten Australian fintechs that raised capital between March and July 2020, including Payright, Zeller, Judo Bank and Airwallex; PictureWealth raised $12 million and acquired NEO Financial Solutions.
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Payright raised $12 million in a round led by Escala Partners, while fellow BNPL firm Limepay raised $6 million, as listed buy now, pay later stocks buoy private-market investment.
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Australian payments startup Limepay has raised $6 million from private investors to help retailers run branded checkout and buy-now-pay-later, positioning itself against Afterpay and Zip.
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