Corporate / CVC · 1 deal
Every published round ANZ 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.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slyp | Series A | 9 Feb 2022 | $25m | Participant | SmartCompany, Australian FinTech, Startup Daily |
Companies ANZ has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slyp | 9 Feb 2022, Series A | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for ANZ, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies ANZ has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal ANZ did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Claire Rogers | Head of Digital Banking (former) | LaunchVic |
| Jeremy Goldschmidt | Startup Daily | |
| Nuno Matos | CEO | Startup Daily (21 Oct 2025), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (1 Oct 2025), Startup Daily (8 Sep 2025), Startup Daily (8 Sep 2025) |
| Paula Dwyer | Director | SmartCompany (25 Mar 2022), SmartCompany (21 Feb 2022), SmartCompany (3 Dec 2021) |
| Sangeeta Mulchandani | Executive (former) | LaunchVic |
| Tracey Duff | Senior Money Market Manager (former) | Alberts Impact Ventures |
Stories naming ANZ. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Australian direct indexing fintech Briefcase has hired Michael Hasten, a veteran ANZ investment banker, as Head of Growth to broaden its tax-aware portfolio and ETF model services for advisers and wealth platforms.
Australian FinTech introduces Canvas as a new member. Canvas builds infrastructure for tokenised securities, stablecoins and CBDCs, and took part in the Reserve Bank of Australia's eAUD pilot.
Alberts announces that former Rest fixed income head Tracey Duff has joined its Investment Committee, with a profile of her 40-year finance career and what drew her to the role.
ASX-listed Tyro is acquiring AI financial-admin startup Thriday for an undisclosed sum, with the deal tipped to close in January 2026. Thriday cofounder and CEO Michael Nuciforo will move across to Tyro.
Also Australian FinTech
Global X ETFs has hired marketing veteran Scott Spencer as its Head of Marketing to drive its brand as the Australian ETF issuer expands its product range.
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.
Also Dealroom·Forbes Australia
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.
Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily
The fund's authors recap two climate-investment events, weighing the massive global capital needs, mixed public-private funding models, and its clean-economy portfolio activity in Victoria.
EVP alleges StrongRoom AI's CEO admitted fabricated revenue and debt figures after the Sydney VC invested $10.4m in a $17m raise; the Melbourne startup is now in administration with assets frozen.
Interview with Constantinople co-founder Di Challenor on her banking career and the record $32 million seed round she and Mac Duncan raised from Square Peg, Airtree and Great Southern Bank.
Akaysha Energy has $650 million from 11 banks and an EnergyAustralia offtake to build its Orana battery in NSW, which it calls the world's largest single-battery investment; BlackRock bought the company in 2022.
Anna.Money, a UK business banking and tax app, has bought Sydney spend-management startup Cape, its first acquisition, with Cape's founder Ryan Edwards-Pritchard to head its Australian operations.
Sydney fintech Upworth has raised $1m from angels in its debut external round, launching a free dashboard that tracks savings, crypto, mortgages, super and flyer points, with refinancing tools built on open banking.
Victoria's startup agency is giving Flying Fox Ventures and Jumpstart Studio $300,000 each to run pre-accelerator programs for women founders, alongside continued backing of the Alice Anderson Fund.
DASH Technology Group hired ten staff, including a new COO and superannuation specialist, after completing a capital raise in March to improve financial advice tools for Australians.
Oho's co-founder reflects on raising from LaunchVic's Alice Anderson Fund and argues Australian venture capital must do far more to back women-led startups.
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
Ignition Lane's weekly wrap reports falling Australian venture funding, lists several startup raises and fund raises, covers Chargefox's acquisition, Volt's closure, the Zip-Sezzle merger termination, and global tech news.
Also Startup Daily·Techboard
ANZ has told the ASX it is in talks with KKR about a possible takeover of accounting software firm MYOB, though no agreement exists and the deal may not proceed.
ANZ has confirmed talks to buy accounting software firm MYOB from private equity owner KKR, with a reported price above $4.5 billion, though no agreement has been reached and regulators must still approve any deal.
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.
Padua Solutions has hired Rudy Haddad to lead technical advice and Kun Singh as marketing head, while recalling a $10.5 million raise in late 2021 that fueled its rapid expansion.
Podcast interview with Slyp co-founder Paul Weingarth on digitising receipts and loyalty, with all four major Australian banks having invested in the company.
Square Peg explains its rationale for leading Athena's Series B, joined by Hostplus and Airtree, with analysis of the Australian mortgage market, the challenger lender's model, and its founding and senior team.
Receipts startup Slyp has raised a $25 million Series A, with new investors Sayers Group and the Leibovich brothers joining existing bank backers including NAB Ventures, Reinventure and ANZ.
Roundup of nine startup raises totalling $70 million, including Q-CTRL's Series B, Foundry Lab's round led by Blackbird, and EnGeneIC's crowdfunded COVID-19 vaccine raise, plus a new Elenium Automation board member.
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Leona Murphy retires as Stone & Chalk Group chair after six years, succeeded by board member Richard Kimber. Michael Bromley serves as the newly appointed CEO.
Aura Ventures sets out its blockchain thesis and announces it led seed funding in Lygon, a platform digitising bank guarantees built by a consortium of major banks and IBM.