Investor · 2 deals
Every published round MYOB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butn | Unnamed stage | 22 Feb 2021 | $12.5m | Participant | Startup Daily (Tue 6 Jul 2021), SmartCompany (Mon 5 Jul 2021), Australian FinTech (Tue 13 Apr 2021), Cut Through Venture, Startup Daily (Mon 22 Feb 2021), SmartCompany (Mon 22 Feb 2021), Australian FinTech (Sun 21 Feb 2021) | |
| Flare HR | Series C | 2 Nov 2020 | $22m | Lead | Startup Daily (Thu 15 Sep 2022), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (Mon 2 Nov 2020) |
Companies MYOB has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
Fund closes reported for MYOB, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies MYOB has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal MYOB did.
The transaction that ended MYOB'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KKR | Acquisition | 17 Apr 2019 | $1.6b | Startup Daily (Thu 15 Sep 2022), Startup Daily (Mon 25 Jul 2022), Australian FinTech |
Companies MYOB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flare HR | Acquisition | 3 Oct 2022 | - | Fintech News Australia, Techboard, Startup Daily (Mon 3 Oct 2022), Startup Daily (Thu 15 Sep 2022), SmartCompany |
| Nimbus | Acquisition | 2022 | - | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
| Roubler | Acquisition | 12 Oct 2020 | - | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round MYOB raised.
Stories naming MYOB. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Payments automation firm Lessn reports over $100 million transacted on its platform in its first year, recalling a small November 2025 round at a $30 million valuation, with further investment under consideration.
Roundup of the week's Australian startup funding: fresh raises for five companies, Startmate's Summer '26 accelerator intake of 19 startups, and Affinda's acquisition of Pathfindr.
Also Startup Daily
ASX-listed Tyro is acquiring AI financial-admin startup Thriday for an undisclosed sum, with the deal tipped to close in January 2026. Thriday cofounder and CEO Michael Nuciforo will move across to Tyro.
Also Australian FinTech
Accounting platform for sole traders Hnry has secured an oversubscribed Series C round led by Movac's Growth Fund, with Icehouse Ventures participating, to drive expansion across Australia and the UK.
Scalare Partners has launched The Founders Union, an AI-driven hub connecting founders to education, community, services and investment providers; Westpac, MYOB, Atlassian and Zoho are among its partners.
Ranking of Australia’s five best-funded fintechs — Airwallex, Athena, Zeller, InDebted and Brighte — profiling each one’s total raised, most recent raise, backers, valuation and growth moves.
Melbourne document-AI firm Affinda, founded by Tim and Ben Toner, closed a $10m round from family offices and wealthy individuals after an earlier $13m raise; Deloitte ranked it the nation's fastest-growing AI company.
Melbourne document-analysis company Affinda has pulled in $10 million from its previous backers at double its earlier valuation, and Christine Christian has joined its board.
Also Forbes Australia
Ahead of its 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers awards breakfast, @AuManufacturing names Advanced Navigation chief executive Xavier Orr as keynote speaker, recounting his company's gyroscope manufacturing, Botany factory and underwater exploration work.
A weekly roundup detailing five raises across Australia and New Zealand: Marmalade, Cauldron, Prophet, Hola Health and Buddy, naming amounts, lead backers and founders.
SME invoicing startup Marmalade has banked $16 million in a round that Blue Stamp Company led, with existing backer Paloma Capital also taking part, taking lifetime capital past $32 million.
Also Australian FinTech·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany
Podcast interview with Adarsh Australia director Faz Pollard discussing post-Covid policy, government procurement, and the group's grant-funded plant recycling waste paper into new products in Western Australia.
AI search startup Marqo has landed a $12.5 million Series A and is relocating its headquarters to San Francisco, while LaunchVic statistics show Victoria's ecosystem grew in value despite a funding drop.
Profile of Bodd, a Melbourne maker of 3D body scanners for uniforms and apparel, covering its Bosch-built hardware, defence and police customers, university ties, scan-based revenues and roughly $8 million raised to date.
Podcast profile in which EMVision chief Scott Kirkland discusses the company's portable bedside brain scanner for stroke, its origins in Queensland research, grant backing, and plans for 2024 trials and a second device.
Sydney software firm Factory.app has banked a $1.05 million seed round, Investible leading alongside angel and venture backers, to digitalise manufacturing workflows for small fabricators before expanding overseas.
Also SmartCompany
Commonwealth Bank's venture arm is buying invoice-financing platform Waddle, folding the technology into the bank to grow its Stream Working Capital offering for business customers.
Canva has opened a converted Collingwood warehouse as its new Melbourne office and says it has no layoff plans, citing six consecutive profitable years while hiring continues despite widespread tech sector job cuts.
Techboard's September 2022 roundup reports Australian raises led by Morse Micro's $140m Series B, several acquisitions including ResApp Health to Pfizer, fund closes by Telstra Ventures, OIF and Main Sequence, and open raises.
Investible interviews bluesheets co-founder Clare Leighton about building the financial-automation company remotely from her co-founder, her earlier roles at Uber and DishDash, and its growth and partnerships.
Ignition Lane's weekly tech roundup covering fresh Australian startup raises, new venture funds and closes, a wave of acquisitions, delistings and a liquidation, executive moves, and Canva's product launch.
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Potentia's $400 million takeover approach for ASX-listed software firm Nitro was rejected, with the column examining Nitro's widening losses, executive pay, and Potentia's separate pursuit of payments company Tyro.
MYOB has taken full ownership of Sydney HR and payroll fintech Flare, converting its existing stake into a takeover, giving exits to venture backers who had invested over $50 million across several prior rounds.
MYOB has bought workplace financial services platform Flare for an undisclosed sum, building on a 2020 partnership and investment, as it moves beyond accounting to serve small businesses.
Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Techboard·Fintech News Australia
Ignition Lane's weekly wrap reports falling Australian venture funding, lists several startup raises and fund raises, covers Chargefox's acquisition, Volt's closure, the Zip-Sezzle merger termination, and global tech news.
Also Women's Agenda·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Techboard·SmartCompany
ANZ has told the ASX it is in talks with KKR about a possible takeover of accounting software firm MYOB, though no agreement exists and the deal may not proceed.
ANZ has confirmed talks to buy accounting software firm MYOB from private equity owner KKR, with a reported price above $4.5 billion, though no agreement has been reached and regulators must still approve any deal.
Video platform Vloggi has drawn an angel commitment toward its sought $1 million seed raise, reporting rapid growth and customers across entertainment, politics and retail, with a larger institutional round planned.
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Software firm The Access Group buys Australian accounting technology provider Reckon Accountants Group for $100 million, its tenth Asia-Pacific purchase in three years; Novatti's earlier stake purchase in Reckon is also recalled.
CarClarity has appointed Trent Hayes, formerly of Gumtree, Compono and MYOB, as Head of Product to lead its product strategy, with founder and CEO Zaheer Jappie welcoming the hire.
Accounting software firm Karbon raised US$66 million led by Tidemark Capital, following earlier 2021 and 2018 raises. The piece also recalls Paycycle's sale to Xero and notes CBA's investment in Paypa Plane.
Commonwealth Bank has bought a fifth of Australian payments fintech Paypa Plane to improve SME payments, while the article also notes MYOB's recent acquisitions of Nimbus and Tall Emu and partnerships with Butn and Valiant.
Also Startup Daily
Wholesale Investor profiles CashD, an on-demand pay fintech, recalling its angel round last year, its paying customers and pipeline, and an open seed-round investment offering.
Sydney product consulting firm Terem Technologies raised $3 million led by Parc Capital, planning acquisitions to challenge big-four consultancies, with clients including Qantas, IAG, ATO and MYOB.
Gig booking platform Muso has raised a $2 million seed round led by Rampersand to expand into New Zealand and the UK, after a $1.5 million raise in 2019, and has made several senior hires.
Workforce intelligence platform Reejig has raised a $6 million series A led by Skip Capital, with Airtree Ventures and angels participating, following its 2020 seed, to fund expansion into the United States.
Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Cut Through Venture·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Women's Agenda
ASX-listed fintech Butn has appointed MYOB executive Helen Lea to its board as MYOB Australia's representative, citing her senior corporate experience across several major Australian and multinational companies.
An op-ed by Kanopi's CEO arguing insurtech is attracting investor interest, pointing to Honey's roughly $15 million seed round, a national record, and data-driven innovation through open banking.
Commentary piece on VC exit strategies (IPO, trade sale, secondary sale) referencing recent Australian tech M&A deals and venture funding rounds including Sendle, UpGuard, Sonder and others.