Company
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round ASIC raised.
Companies ASIC 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Crennan | Deputy Chair (former) | Australian FinTech |
Stories naming ASIC. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
WiseTech founder Richard White is leaving the chairman role after intense coverage of his private life, remaining chief innovation officer, with board member Raelene Murphy taking over; the story revisits his Kyckr purchase.
Canada's BC Securities Commission has permanently banned GetSwift cofounders Bane Hunter and Joel Macdonald from directing companies and trading securities, after Australian Federal Court findings of disclosure breaches and unpaid fines.
RecordPoint has bought Redactive AI, a Melbourne data security startup founded by former Atlassian staff, for an undisclosed sum two years after its founding; Felicis and Blackbird co-led its 2024 seed round.
Australian data governance company RecordPoint has launched RexCommand, a free platform helping startups detect unauthorised AI tool use and enforce AI policies, with CEO Anthony Woodward warning about shadow AI risks for businesses.
Crypto lender Block Earner, fighting ASIC in court, has closed an $8 million Series A at a $75 million valuation, led by CMCC Global's Titan Fund with King River Capital taking part.
ASX-listed accelerator Scalare Partners has seen its shares fall 28% in the month since listing, cutting its market value, while listed peers Touch Ventures and Bailador back Tixel, Dash and Updoc.
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ASX-listed Dubber takes a $5 million bridging loan from Alex Waislitz's Thorney vehicle Tiga Trading after $26.6 million went missing, while an equity raise is planned and ASIC investigates.
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Salter Brothers Tech Fund has proposed a roughly $74 million buyout that would delist Prospa from the ASX; directors back the offer, and the article recaps the lender's corporate history.
Comparison site Finder has made roughly 60 staff redundant in its third round of cuts in a year; the article recalls its $30 million raise from Future Now Capital and ASIC's ongoing court action.
Australian brokerage Stake names former Perpetual and MLC chief Geoff Lloyd as board chairman, citing his three decades of financial services leadership as the firm reports growth in assets and customers.
Ignition Lane's weekly wrap: Tiger Global's losses and past Australian bets, MilkRun and TradeSquare closures, Cyara's Spearline acquisition, a Co Ventures pre-seed fund, Square Peg's partner promotion and LaunchVic's 30×30 picks.
A profile of David Ferrall's FinClear and its FCX platform, which tokenises unlisted securities on distributed ledger, recalling the parent company's roughly $500 million valuation at a $20 million raise about a year ago.
Ignition Lane's weekly tech roundup covering record Australian VC fund raises, several green-tech startup funding rounds, Deliveroo's administration, the FTX collapse, and takeover offers for ELMO and Nitro.
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BetaCarbon has launched a blockchain platform letting Australians buy tokenised Australian carbon credits from one dollar, having already sold over four million dollars of tokens, with backing from several investment funds.
GetSwift's Australian subsidiary has been put into liquidation with KordaMentha, while its US-listed parent filed for Chapter 11 after court findings over misleading customer deal announcements; earlier ASX listing and raises are recalled.
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DigitalX says it has been chosen for an initial grant to extend its Drawbridge platform so the securities regulator can spot undisclosed price-sensitive information, with a larger second-stage award possible for some recipients later.
Also Australian FinTech