Matt Barr: Ledger

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

Role	Organisation	Sources
	Australian Payments Plus	Startup Daily (29 Aug 2025), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (25 Aug 2025), Business News Australia, Australian FinTech
	eftpos	Startup Daily (29 Aug 2025), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (25 Aug 2025), Business News Australia, Australian FinTech
	Mastercard	Startup Daily (29 Aug 2025), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (25 Aug 2025), Business News Australia, Australian FinTech
	Telstra	Startup Daily (29 Aug 2025), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (25 Aug 2025), Business News Australia, Australian FinTech
	Bank of New Zealand	Startup Daily (29 Aug 2025), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (25 Aug 2025), Business News Australia, Australian FinTech
CEO	Send Payments	Australian FinTech (3 Feb 2026), Startup Daily (29 Aug 2025), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (25 Aug 2025), Business News Australia, Australian FinTech (25 Aug 2025), sendpayments.com

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Five Aussie startups that raised $95.45 million this week

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

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Five Aussie startups that raised $95.45 million this week

Send Payments raises $5m & appoints Matt Barr as CEO