Company
Failed logistics startup, later renamed GetSwift Technologies, that listed on the ASX before collapsing into liquidation
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round GetSwift raised.
Companies GetSwift 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joel Macdonald | MD and Director (former) · Founder | Startup Daily (24 Nov 2025), Startup Daily (5 Aug 2022) |
| Jamila Gordon | Independent Director (former) | SmartCompany |
| Bane Hunter | CEO and Chairman (former) · Founder | Startup Daily (24 Nov 2025), Startup Daily (5 Aug 2022), SmartCompany |
Stories naming GetSwift. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Canada's BC Securities Commission has permanently banned GetSwift cofounders Bane Hunter and Joel Macdonald from directing companies and trading securities, after Australian Federal Court findings of disclosure breaches and unpaid fines.
GetSwift's Australian subsidiary has been put into liquidation with KordaMentha, while its US-listed parent filed for Chapter 11 after court findings over misleading customer deal announcements; earlier ASX listing and raises are recalled.
Also Startup Daily
Satirical awards column recalling 2021 business failures and wins: Hosking's Redbubble share sale, Greensill's collapse, GetSwift's downfall, Better.com's layoffs and funding, Moviepass's sale, and Digital World's Trump SPAC deal.