Startup · $100k raised · Financial services · AI
Forward sources borrowers globally, structures their documents, and matches them to the best private credit fund, providing everything needed to kickstart the transaction from the minute a deal is submitted.
San Francisco, OS
Programs: Airwallex (Latitude 37)
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Forward raised.
Companies Forward acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Yoon | Founder | Dynamic Business, Australian FinTech, Startup Daily, Startmate |
| Darryl Luo | Founder | Dynamic Business, Australian FinTech, Startup Daily, Startmate |
| Riley Janjis | Founder | Dynamic Business, Australian FinTech, Startup Daily, Startmate |
Stories naming Forward. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Roundup of the week's Australia and New Zealand raises: Gridsight, Pearler and Apate.AI secure the biggest cheques, Drumbeat and GonGlobal add smaller sums, and ten AI startups join Airwallex's Latitude 37 program.
Airwallex unveils Latitude 37, naming ten young Australian AI startups to its first cohort; members receive equity-free backing, mentorship, worldwide network access and overseas immersion trips.
Airwallex's inaugural Latitude 37 program has selected ten AI startups, each receiving $100,000 in non-dilutive cash alongside mentorship, connections and overseas travel.
Australian startups raised funds including Alloy Robotics, Farmbot and Atmo Biosciences. Firmus Technologies acquired Benmax while Tabcorp bought BetMakers. SafetyCulture rebranded to Mitti.
Startmate unveils its incoming Winter '26 accelerator intake, profiling AI, aerospace, legal tech, construction and healthcare startups founded across Australian cities, with others based in San Francisco and Christchurch.
Year-end Crunchbase column recapping five distinctive 2023 raises: Cortical Labs, Forward, Neura Robotics, KoBold Metals and Living Carbon, with amounts, backers and one stated valuation.
Also TechCrunch Australia