Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

Company

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

Coverage

Stories naming Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

Funding announcement

Former Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin joins Airwallex board

Airwallex adds ex-Optus chief Kelly Bayer Rosmarin and four other directors to its subsidiary's board while it pursues an Australian banking licence; the article also recaps the fintech's US$300 million Series F.

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.

4 deals

Neobank Volt is shutting down after failing to find fresh capital

Startup Daily reports neobank Volt is winding up, returning deposits and selling its mortgage book after a failed capital raise, recapping earlier raises by Judo Bank and Alex plus past neobank failures and acquisitions.

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Exit / M&A

Volt urges customers to empty their deposit accounts as the neobank pioneer exits the banking sector

Volt, Australia's first licensed neobank, is closing its deposit-taking business and handing back its banking licence after global capital raising failed, telling customers to move funds; the article recalls Xinja, 86 400 and Judo outcomes.

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