Company
Postal service provider
Every published round Australia Post 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 Australia Post has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio companies recorded yet. | ||||
Fund closes reported for Australia Post, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Australia Post has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Australia Post did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of Australia Post is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies Australia Post 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rendr | Acquisition | 4 Apr 2026 | - | SmartCompany, This Week in Australian Startups |
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Fahour | Boss (former) | SmartCompany (7 Apr 2026), Alberts Impact Ventures, SmartCompany (20 Feb 2024), Startup Daily |
| Chanel Costabir | Dynamic Business, Startup Daily | |
| Christina Holgate | CEO (former) | SmartCompany |
| Gary Starr | Executive General Manager of Parcel, Post and E-commerce Services | SmartCompany (7 Apr 2026), SmartCompany (12 Mar 2025) |
| Josh Bannister | Executive General Manager of Retail, Brand and Marketing | SmartCompany |
| Raymond Ngai | Dynamic Business, Startup Daily |
Stories naming Australia Post. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Proud Poppy Clothing entered voluntary administration in early August; administrators Hall Chadwick have since shut another store while the womenswear label keeps trading, with pop-up shops planned for Canberra and Adelaide.
Global consultancy Sia has acquired Seven Consulting, an Australian business transformation firm, roughly quadrupling Sia's local headcount and adding major banking, government and retail clients.
Consulting group Sia has bought Seven Consulting, an Australian transformation consultancy, adding Sydney and Melbourne offices, a Perth presence and major clients across banking, government and retail.
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The Sendle delivery brand, liquidated earlier in 2026 after a troubled merger, has been bought by logistics executive Andrew McKenna, who expects a September relaunch with Quantium Solutions handling deliveries.
PepsiCo has chosen alumni companies Adiona Tech and X-Centric Sciences for the 2026 APAC Greenhouse Program's IMPACT Edition; the piece also recalls Adiona's $1.8m CRC-P grant and X-Centric's earlier $600,000 round.
Australia Post has acquired delivery-tech startup Rendr, undisclosed terms, to expand same-day delivery. Rendr previously raised $2.1 million in 2021.
Weekly digest reporting Australia Post's purchase of delivery-software firm Rendr, an $83 million sharemarket raise by 4DMedical, Reserve Bank director Elana Rubin's move to Airwallex, and an Anthropic-government memorandum.
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Profiles four Australian fintechs worth watching in 2026: Fat Zebra, WeMoney, Swyftx and Block Earner, covering their growth, past acquisitions and previously secured funding rounds.
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Alternative parcel delivery firm Sendle stopped taking bookings five months after merging into US parent Fast Group, whose financial troubles led investor Federation Asset Management to suspend fund withdrawals and inject emergency capital.
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Sendle has halted new parcel shipments, disrupting small business customers. The article recalls its 2021 Series C, a 2024 raise, its merger creating FAST Group, and emergency capital from Federation Asset Management.
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Recap of Australian startups Adiona and Deeligence pitching at a global startup competition in San Francisco; the million-dollar investment prize went to a US battery company, but both gained customers and investor contacts.
BindiMaps has exited administration with fresh owners set to broaden its commercial focus; the piece recalls earlier Artesian backing and a $1 million NSW government grant.
Fleet-logistics software firm Adiona Tech won the Sydney pitch competition and heads to the San Francisco finale vying for a US$1 million investment prize; Telstra and Third Sphere previously backed the company.
Sendle has merged with US firms FirstMile and ACI Logistix to form FAST Group, combining Australian small-business shipping with US parcel networks; ACI Logistix's Keith Somers will lead the combined group.
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Australia Post has acquired a quarter of Melbourne logistics startup Shiperoo, price undisclosed, backing its AI-powered fulfilment and returns platform as the founders plan overseas expansion.
BindiMaps partners with Australia Post to pilot wayfinding tech for vision-impaired customers in three stores; its hyperlocal system was partly backed by a $1m NSW government grant.
Weekly roundup reporting eight Australian startups together raised $85.6 million across mining tech, cybersecurity, waste, energy storage, health and micromobility, plus a Google.org grant for Global Sisters.
IT services firm Orro launched its National Cyber Defence Centre, uniting 80-plus security staff across its operations. The piece also recaps a $150 million Macquarie investment in March and past acquisitions and merger history.
Profile of Sendle managing director Laura Hill tracing her career from television and digital media through Gumtree to logistics leadership, with her views on transferable skills and women in the transport sector.
Casual staffing platform Sidekicker has raised $20 million from long-time backer Seek Investments to expand across Australia and New Zealand and upgrade its platform, amid strong post-COVID demand for casual workers.
Reports that a fund backed by government and major banks has taken a minority stake in a parcel pick-up network, profiling its patient investment model and recalling an earlier cheque to a clean-energy maker.
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A weekly roundup reporting Shippit's $65 million Series B2, several startup raises, Chrysos Corp's ASX listing, and Shopify's acquisition of Deliverr.
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Melbourne parcel-access startup One Key Access has raised a seven-figure pre-seed round, with Antler following its initial backing and LaunchVic's Alice Anderson Fund investing, to grow the team and expand to other states.
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