Startup · $9m raised

Driva

car finance broker

Investors

Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Driva raised.

Investor	Rounds	Invested
Carthona Capital	Unnamed stage	-
Invictus Games	Unnamed stage	-
Nicolas Scudamore-Smith	Unnamed stage · Seed	-
Stephen Dash	Unnamed stage · Seed	-

What Driva bought

Companies Driva 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
Driva is not recorded as having acquired anything.

People

Name	Role	Sources
James Synge	Board Member	Australian FinTech
Scott Montarello	Founder	Australian FinTech (10 Aug 2023), Australian FinTech (22 Mar 2022), Startup Daily
Will Brown	Founder	Australian FinTech, Startup Daily

Coverage

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

12 deals

🇦🇺 This Week in Australian Startups #173, 9th August 2026

Weekly roundup: Firmus completes its $2.85b round; Procore acquires DroneDeploy; Atlassian rebounds while Canva cuts guidance; plus fresh raises for Zabidou, BioScout, Vexev, Enrola, Spacetalk and others.

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Funding announcement

Driva partners with Carsales to enable seamless digital finance experience

Fintech Driva launches a multi-year partnership letting carsales shoppers see personalised finance options on private vehicle listings; the article also recalls Carthona Capital's earlier backing of the startup.

Australian FinTech 10 Aug 2023 Carsales Carthona Capital Driva Goldman Sachs McKinsey Matt Earle Scott Montarello

2 deals

Car finance platform Driva doubles down with $6m growth round

Australian car-finance fintech Driva has raised A$6 million from existing investors led by Carthona Capital, with Invictus and seed angels also participating, to double staff and fund brand and product expansion.

2 deals

Fintech Driva lands $6 million raise to become famous for car financing

Driva has raised $6 million in a round led by Carthona Capital, with follow-on backers and angels joining, to double headcount, build its brand, and expand into trade-ins and vehicle listings.

Startup Daily 22 Mar 2022 Driva Cars 24 Carsales Credible Goldman Sachs McKinsey Sparesbox Carthona Capital Invictus Games Nicolas Scudamore-Smith Stephen Dash James Synge Peter Gammell Scott Montarello Will Brown

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