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Commonwealth Bank's venture arm x15ventures and specialist fund Triple Bubble announce a partnership to support Australian fintechs with capital, mentoring and talent exchange between the bank and startups.
Dom Pym's fintech fund Triple Bubble has formed a partnership with Commonwealth Bank's venture arm x15ventures spanning joint investment, mentorship and talent exchange; financial terms were undisclosed.
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.
Paytron won x15ventures' Xccelerate 2022, receiving a $250,000 SAFE note plus access to CBA's ecosystem. The piece recalls its earlier $4.35 million seed round backed by Carthona Capital and Picus Capital.
Weekly roundup of Australian startup raises, including Airwallex's Series E extension, Fleet Space's Series B and Montu's record crowdfunding, plus Giant Leap raising $19.5 million toward a $50 million second fund.
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Commonwealth Bank's venture scaler x15ventures is putting a further $700,000 into Payble, the payments subsidiary of ASX-listed Identitii, following its initial backing last year as Payble signs its first energy customer.
Ecommerce AI startup Splashup won x15ventures' Xccelerate21 pitch contest, earning a $150,000 SAFE note. Four other startups pitched, and givvable, the prior year's winner, has since expanded its supplier network.
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Common Bank's venture scaling entity x15ventures has invested $1 million for a minority stake in Payble, the bill-payments subsidiary of ASX-listed Identitii, its first minority equity investment, with Chris Austin joining Payble's board.
Commonwealth Bank's venture builder x15ventures has acquired hospitality platform Doshii, its fifth acquisition since launching, announced at CBA's 2021 technology update in Sydney; the price was not disclosed.
Commonwealth Bank's venture scaler x15ventures has named Ben Heap its first independent non-executive chairman and Jane Martino its first external portfolio advisor, adding fintech and start-up experience to its board and investment committee.
Commonwealth Bank's venture builder x15ventures appoints Ben Heap as its first independent non-executive chairman and Jane Martino as its first external portfolio adviser to its investment committee.
Commonwealth Bank invests US$10 million each in Square Peg and Zetta's latest funds, backs new venture Backr via X15 Ventures, awarded Givvable a cash prize, and recalls its Klarna stake.
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Sisters' sustainability procurement startup givvable won X15 Ventures' inaugural Xccelerate2020 accelerator, taking $150,000 from CBA plus Microsoft technology and program support; SpendAble, Link4 and SenseIQ were the other finalists.
Commonwealth Bank's X15 Ventures opens applications for Xccelerate 2020, a virtual pitch event offering winning start-ups funding, mentoring and support for ideas aiding small business recovery.