Investor · 1 deal
Every published round CommBank 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.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paytron | Accelerator | 12 Dec 2022 | $250k | Participant | SmartCompany, Australian FinTech, Startup Daily |
Companies CommBank has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paytron | 12 Dec 2022, Accelerator | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for CommBank, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies CommBank has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal CommBank did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Simmons | Strategist (former) | SmartCompany |
| Matt Comyn | Boss | Startup Daily (12 Dec 2025), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (9 Dec 2025) |
| Mike Vacy-Lyle | Group Executive Business Banking | australianmanufacturing.com.au, commbank.com.au |
Stories naming CommBank. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Weekly roundup: Blackbird confirms a record fund close and Galileo reaches a first close, Genesis merges with Proudi, IREN secures massive debt, and several startups report raises, grants and program wins.
Funding roundup led by Airwallex's US$330 million Series G at a $12 billion valuation, with raises from Kasada, Hnry, All G, Bless Payments and Emanda, plus earlier rounds recalled.
Also Startup Daily
Sydney biotech All G raised $10 million via convertible note from Agronomics, Doehler's venture arm and ID Capital, alongside a joint venture with France's Armor Protéines to push its fermented lactoferrin products globally.
Weekly roundup detailing five Australian raises: Vaxxas' Series D plus debt facility amid executive changes, Skutopia's growth round, Send Payments' backing and CEO change, Apate.ai's seed, and Coursebox's seed.
Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Australian FinTech·Dealroom·Startup Daily
Apate.ai, which floods scammers with AI bots that soak up their time, has raised a $2.5 million seed round — OIF Ventures leading, Investible taking part — to build product and expand overseas.
Anna.Money, a UK business banking and tax app, has bought Sydney spend-management startup Cape, its first acquisition, with Cape's founder Ryan Edwards-Pritchard to head its Australian operations.
Roundup of the week's Australian raises: Sitemate, Kashcade, Psychae Therapeutics, MediCann Health, Refilled and Upworth together banked $21.3 million across software, lending, psychedelic medicine, cannabis and drink dispensing.
Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Forbes Australia
Profiles three founders: Kismet's Mark Woodland ($4m pre-seed for disability-services software), Forage's Tom Brumskill and Pasha Rayan (job-simulation platform, Series A and B), and Diolog's Amy Benson (self-funded investor-communications startup planning a seed round).
Also Startup Daily
Property management startup :Different has entered voluntary administration with KPMG appointed, after failing to secure further funding; the article recalls its earlier capital raises.
Weekly roundup covering six startup raises: ImmVirX, Nutromics, Nuheara, Autism 360, Cogo and Gather, plus Nutromics' 30X30 selection, a board appointment and Viralytics' earlier sale to Merck.
Profile of MyGigsters, a platform helping gig workers manage finances, which took pre-seed backing from Antler alongside LaunchVic, Startmate and angels, holds government contracts, and is currently raising more.
Australian fintech OwnHome, backed by CommBank, has officially launched its deposit-gap homebuying service in Brisbane after a beta trial, with co-founder James Bowe announcing the expansion.
Payments sales leader Alexi Paxinos has been hired by Sydney fintech Shaype as Head of Business Development, with CEO Andrew Laycock welcoming him as the embedded finance platform accelerates growth.
Techboard's monthly roundup reports February 2022 raises including Scalapay's A$692m Series B, Employment Hero's $181m and Karbon's $93m, My Rewards' ASX listing, and investor deal notes on OwnHome, Kepler Analytics and Blakthumb.