Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

Startup · $20m raised

Alex Bank

Coverage

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

Series B $37m

Small business lender Avenue is off its banking P plates

Avenue Bank, a Sydney lender to small businesses, has obtained a full banking licence from APRA, 18 months behind schedule; the article recalls its $37m Series B, Liberty's backing, and neobank failures and sales.

News

Alex Bank to give Keynote at 10th Annual FinTech Summit

Alex Bank founder Simon Beitz will deliver the opening keynote at October's FinTech Summit in Sydney; the piece recaps the neobank's licence, products and growth since launch.

11 deals

Aussie startups raised $471 million in September — the strongest funding month since March

SmartCompany summarises Cut Through Venture's report finding Australian startups closed 71 deals worth $471 million in September 2022, the strongest month since March, led by hardware, while revisiting large September 2021 raises.

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26 deals

FUNDED August 2022

Techboard's monthly roundup tallies August 2022 private funding at $207m across 22 deals, listing the month's raises, BlackRock's acquisition of Akaysha Energy, One Click Life's reverse takeover listing, and several fund closes.

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Unnamed stage US$750m

Australian fintech investment rebounds: KPMG Pulse of Fintech

KPMG's half-yearly fintech report finds Australian fintech funding rebounded in 2021, recapping local raises, listings and acquisitions alongside record global deal figures and a bullish outlook for 2022.

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