Simon Creighton: Ledger

Role	Organisation	Sources
Founder	Waddle	Startup Daily (Wed 6 Sep 2023), SmartCompany (Tue 25 Aug 2020), Australian FinTech (Tue 25 Aug 2020), Startup Daily (Tue 19 Mar 2019), SmartCompany (Tue 19 Mar 2019), Australian FinTech (Tue 19 Mar 2019)

Coverage

Stories naming Simon Creighton. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

Exit / M&A

CBA's venture arm, X15, takes invoice lending fintech Waddle off Xero's hands

Commonwealth Bank's venture arm is buying invoice lender Waddle from Xero for an undisclosed sum, undoing Xero's 2020 purchase, to boost the bank's working-capital offering.

Startup Daily Wed 6 Sep 2023 CBA Waddle x15ventures Xero Mike Vacy-Lyle Nathan Andrews Simon Creighton Steve Vamos Sukhinder Singh Cassidy

2 deals

Xero to acquire Aussie SME lending startup Waddle for $80 million

Xero is buying Sydney invoice-lending startup Waddle in a deal worth up to $80 million, combining $31 million upfront with earnouts; the article also recalls Waddle's $50 million debt facility and Series A.

SmartCompany Tue 25 Aug 2020 Waddle Xero Nathan Andrews Simon Creighton Steve Vamos

Also Australian FinTech·Startup Daily·Australian FinTech

3 deals

Fintech Waddle raises $4 million as it gears up for international banking partnerships

SME lender Waddle has raised a $4 million Series A from Allectus Capital to scale ahead of bank partnerships, having previously secured a $50 million wholesale debt facility.

SmartCompany Tue 19 Mar 2019 Lumi Waddle Allectus Capital Nathan Andrews Simon Creighton

Also Startup Daily·Australian FinTech·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Australian FinTech

Simon Creighton

Roles

Coverage

CBA's venture arm, X15, takes invoice lending fintech Waddle off Xero's hands

Xero to acquire Aussie SME lending startup Waddle for $80 million

Fintech Waddle raises $4 million as it gears up for international banking partnerships