Corporate / CVC · 5 deals
ANZ's venture arm
Every published round 1835i 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.
Companies 1835i has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airwallex | Fintech payments and financial infrastructure company | Apr 2020, Series D+ | 3 | 1 |
| DataMesh | Feb 2023, Series A | 1 | 0 | |
| DataMesh Group | 22 Feb 2023, Series A | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for 1835i, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies 1835i has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal 1835i did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of 1835i is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies 1835i 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cashrewards | Acquisition | 2022 | $76m | SmartCompany (2 Oct 2025), Startup Daily (1 Oct 2025), Startup Daily (8 Sep 2025), SmartCompany (8 Sep 2025), SmartCompany (6 Aug 2024) |
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round 1835i raised.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Greenstein | CEO (former) | SmartCompany, Startup Daily |
Stories naming 1835i. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Linktree has bought Melbourne rival Fingertip and will shut it down in 2026, with its cofounders joining; the piece also recaps Linktree's earlier acquisitions and the Leibovich brothers' failed ventures.
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ANZ is winding up DataCo, a customer-data startup built within its former venture arm 1835i, following Cashrewards' closure and its Airwallex stake sale, with media clients reportedly weighing compensation.
ANZ is winding up its venture arm 1835i and has shut Cashrewards after selling its Airwallex stake; the piece also recalls Airwallex's later raises and CBA's Klarna investment, stake sale and New York listing.
ANZ is winding up 1835i, its externally managed venture arm, weeks after selling its Airwallex stake; the piece recalls Cashrewards' takeover and closure, Airwallex raises, and CBA's Klarna windfall.
Cashrewards, a shopping rebates platform once bought by ANZ's venture arm, is shutting down and returning member balances. It had earlier acquired Little Birdie, previously backed with $30 million by Commonwealth Bank.
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Weekly funding roundup covering eight local companies that together banked $80m, topped by twin $17m Series Bs at Safewill and Fresho, plus Celosia's $16.75m Series A and five smaller rounds.
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Cashrewards has bought Little Birdie, the deals startup backed by Commonwealth Bank that went quiet in May; the piece also recalls Cashrewards' 2017 Smart50 nod, 2020 ASX float, and later takeover by 1835i Ventures.
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Payments platform Airwallex has teamed up with venture investing platform OurCrowd, letting investors back global startups in local currencies; since February over a third of OurCrowd's FX flow has run through Airwallex.
Weekly roundup covering four startup raises: DataMesh's bank-backed Series A, GigaComm's shareholder funding, Chronicle's presentation-tool round, and MGA Thermal's seed via Shell's accelerator.
Sydney payments firm DataMesh Group has banked $30 million in Series A capital, with NAB Ventures at the helm and five newcomers joining; a $12 million pre-Series A from 2021 is also recalled.
Also Australian FinTech
Roundup of six Australian startups that together secured about $196 million this week, covering raises by Airwallex, SunDrive, T-Shirt Ventures, Iluminr, Foodini and Banksia Academy.
Airwallex has secured a $100 million Series E-2 extension at an unchanged $5.5 billion valuation, joined by existing backers plus HostPlus, to fund growth, new products and acquisitions.
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Airwallex is reportedly seeking a second Series E extension of about US$150 million, while the article recalls its earlier Series D, E and E1 raises and flags a possible 2024 public listing.