Startup · $9m raised

Beforepay

Australian consumer lender offering Pay Advance and Personal Loans

Investor	Rounds	Invested
Alium Capital	Unnamed stage	-

What Beforepay bought

Companies Beforepay 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
Beforepay is not recorded as having acquired anything.

People

Name	Role	Sources
Brian Hartzer	Chair	Startup Daily (10 Feb 2025), Startup Daily (18 Jan 2022)
Jamie Twiss	CEO	Australian FinTech, Startup Daily

Coverage

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

News

Beforepay reaches 2 million registered users

ASX-listed lender Beforepay reports passing two million registered users as it expands from Pay Advance into personal loans, with CEO Jamie Twiss calling the milestone a sign of momentum for broader ambitions.

Australian FinTech 19 Aug 2026 Beforepay Jamie Twiss

Series A $19m

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Exit / M&A

‘Pay in advance’ fintech Paylab enters voluntary administration with trading future up in the air

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Seed $200k

Brands collaboration marketplace Partnar banks $200,000 Seed round from Skalata

Marketing partnerships marketplace Partnar has secured a $200,000 seed investment from Melbourne venture firm Skalata Ventures, which sees growing value in brand partnerships as third-party tracking fades.

Startup Daily 20 Feb 2023 Partnar Beforepay evee Hello Fresh Skalata Ventures Tom Smalley

2 deals

Payday lending fintech Beforepay tanks on debut

Beforepay's shares plunged 44% in its ASX debut, erasing the $35 million IPO raise and much of its $158.4 million listing value; the article recalls earlier raises backed by James Spenceley and Alium Capital.

Startup Daily 18 Jan 2022 Beforepay Vocus Wagetap Westpac Alium Capital James Spenceley Brian Hartzer Jamie Twiss

79 deals

CTV Funding News - 1Q 2021

Cut Through Venture's debut quarterly newsletter rounds up Q1 2021 raises across Australian and New Zealand startups, highlighting crowdfunding, fintech dominance, active investors, and two newly launched startups currently seeking backers.

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