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Every published round iPartners 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Send Payments | Unnamed stage | 25 Aug 2025 | $5m | Participant | Startup Daily, Business News Australia, Australian FinTech, sendpayments.com | |
| Send Payments | Unnamed stage | Aug 2025 | $5m | Participant | Australian FinTech, Startup Daily, SmartCompany | |
| Futurerent | Series A | 5 Aug 2022 | $9m | Participant | Our Innovation Fund (13 Sep 2022), Our Innovation Fund (5 Aug 2022), Startup Daily, Australian FinTech, Our Innovation Fund (18 Jul 2022), OIF Ventures portfolio |
Companies iPartners has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Send Payments | Cross-border payments fintech | Aug 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Futurerent | Fintech giving landlords early access to rental income for a fixed fee | 5 Aug 2022, Series A | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for iPartners, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies iPartners has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal iPartners did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Harsel | Head Portfolio Manager | Business News Australia, Australian FinTech, sendpayments.com |
Stories naming iPartners. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
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
Cross-border payments firm Send has landed a five-million-dollar round backed by iPartners and existing backers, and named payments veteran Matt Barr chief executive while co-founder Paul Billing steps back.
Also Startup Daily·Australian FinTech·Business News Australia
Weekly roundup tallying three Australian raises: legal tech firm Plexus ($6m), cattle-probiotics startup Bovotica ($3.4m seed), and beauty group York St Brands ($2m Series C plus a $4m NAB credit line).
York Street Brands raised $2 million from iPartners and took a $4 million NAB trade facility to launch its third brand Bouf, having formed through the 2023 merger of tbh Skincare and Boost Lab.
Also SmartCompany
Lighter Capital, a revenue-based lender, has added another $30 million to lend to Australian startups, extending the facility the Victorian government and iPartners first backed.
Prospa, the small-business lender, has agreed to a $74 million buyout by Salter Brothers Tech Fund and will leave the ASX, five years after floating at a far higher valuation.
Rental-advance lender Futurerent has closed a $9 million Series A, with early backer OIF Ventures reinvesting alongside newcomers BridgeLane, Mulpha, iPartners, MFO Investments and Second Century Ventures.
Also OIF Ventures portfolio·OIF Ventures portfolio·Australian FinTech·Startup Daily