Company
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Suncorp raised.
Companies Suncorp 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Beitz | Exec (former) | Startup Daily (Wed 21 Dec 2022), Startup Daily (Thu 16 Sep 2021), Startup Daily (Thu 8 Jul 2021) |
| Stuart Grimshaw | Director (former) | Australian FinTech |
Stories naming Suncorp. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Melbourne behavioural-intelligence startup Flowing Bee hires Jonny Hanratty from The Lab to lead applied research and strategy amid rapid growth; named backers include Archangel Ventures, Antler and LaunchVic's Alice Anderson Fund.
IREN's board has signed off on long-term share awards worth roughly US$788 million for co-founder chief executives Daniel and Will Roberts, as the Sydney-based green data centre operator capitalises on AI demand.
Firmus announces three new non-executive directors joining its grid board from March 2026, each bringing finance, governance or resources and energy delivery experience.
Weekly roundup covering six startup raises: ImmVirX, Nutromics, Nuheara, Autism 360, Cogo and Gather, plus Nutromics' 30X30 selection, a board appointment and Viralytics' earlier sale to Merck.
HR and payroll platform Employment Hero has launched Swag, an app adding an AI-powered jobs board, auto-generated job descriptions and employee benefits to its existing small-business tools.
SME funding platform Swoop has raised a Series A round to grow its Australian and global operations, expand its team, and build out its advisor product for accountants.
Raiz Invest has appointed Stuart Grimshaw as a non-executive director from December 2021, replacing retiring director David Gordon; Grimshaw brings decades of financial services experience from roles at EZCORP and Bank of Queensland.
Digital lender Alex closed a $20 million Series C valuing it above $120 million, backed by investors including Washington H. Soul Pattinson, and added three new directors to its board.
Digital lender Alex has received a restricted authorised deposit-taking institution licence from APRA, letting customer deposits fund its lending. Founded in 2018, it has written over $8 million in personal loans.
Wholesale Investor profiles Car Next Door, an Australian car-sharing marketplace, detailing its Hyundai and Suncorp-backed Series C raise, earlier 2019 funding, Series A and B history, and expansion plans.
Profile of Queensland compliance-app maker Quick Safety and its CEO, recalling a 2016 challenge win and a 2018 government fund grant that helped the company bring its electrical safety apps to market.
Compliance app QuickSafety is seeking $1.3 million in a newly opened seed round, after an oversubscribed pre-seed closed in February 2018; supporters include Microsoft, Suncorp Metway, CCIQ, BlueChilli and the METS Ignited accelerator.
Daily tech roundup covering WeWork's cash crisis, Airbnb handing host data to the tax office, an iPhone USB malware flaw, a government-funded RMIT research centre, and two fintechs entering Suncorp's incubator.