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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round TransferWise raised.
Companies TransferWise 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Murali Akellas | Head of Banks | Australian FinTech |
| Nicholas Lembo | Country Manager (former) | Australian FinTech |
| Tim Harley | Head of the Middle East (former) | businesstories.com, Afterwork Ventures portfolio (Mon 8 Nov 2021), Afterwork Ventures portfolio (Thu 22 Jul 2021) |
| Timothy Cameron | Country Manager | Australian FinTech |
Stories naming TransferWise. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Blackbird partners recount backing Marloo's founders before they had settled on an idea, having led its 2024 pre-seed and now announcing its seed round.
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Profile of New Zealand fintech Sugar Wallet, cofounded by Dev Soni and Sophia Ritchie, which simplifies investing for beginners and has joined GD1-backed Phase One incubator, with backing from fintech angel operators.
AfterWork Ventures explains why it joined OwnHome's July pre-seed round, profiling the rent-to-buy startup's founders, its debt facility, customer traction, and the housing affordability problem it tackles.
AfterWork Ventures interviews OwnHome's co-founders about their friendship, earlier careers and choice to build a startup helping first-home buyers, which recently raised $3.6 million in a pre-seed round with Global Founders Capital and Entrée Capital.
Also Afterwork Ventures portfolio·Australian FinTech·Startup Daily·Australian FinTech
Weekly roundup covering CBA's strategic stakes in Little Birdie and Amber, several Australian funding rounds, Zip's BNPL acquisitions, Tritium's planned NASDAQ listing, Amazon's MGM purchase and other global tech news.
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Square Peg investor Ben Hensman argues conditions favour Australian fintech founders despite COVID-19, citing the firm's seed backing of Zeller and more than $100 million invested in local fintech businesses.
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TransferWise appoints a new Australian board, a country manager and a chief risk officer, with Timothy Cameron replacing outgoing boss Nicholas Lembo, who moves to New York.
Trade Ledger has been chosen for the first Hong Kong-UK FinTech Bridge Program, joining TransferWise, Seedrs and Onfido in a ten-company cohort receiving UK and Hong Kong expansion support.
Payments startup Airwallex has joined Australia's unicorn ranks after closing a nine-figure growth round led by DST Global, with existing backers returning; it plans overseas expansion and acquisitions of payment companies.
Also SmartCompany