Company
Every published round Block, Inc. 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 Block, Inc. 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 Block, Inc., as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Block, Inc. has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Block, Inc. did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of Block, Inc. is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies Block, Inc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afterpay | Acquisition | 1 Feb 2022 | - | Australian FinTech (2 Feb 2022), Australian FinTech (1 Feb 2022) |
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Dorsey | Co-founder and CEO | Australian FinTech (16 Feb 2023), Australian FinTech (2 Feb 2022) |
| Sharon Rothstein | Member of the Board of Directors | Australian FinTech |
Stories naming Block, Inc.. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
US fintech investor Michael H. Giles has invested A$6.9 million in Brisbane-listed payments provider Change Financial, taking a 19.99% stake via his vehicle FinTech HQ to support its US expansion.
Block has completed its purchase of Afterpay, and Square is rolling out Afterpay's buy-now-pay-later option to its online sellers in the US and Australia, with a free trial until May 2022.
Also Australian FinTech