Startup · $2m raised

OpenDebt

Sydney, NSW

Investors

Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round OpenDebt raised.

Investor	Rounds	Invested
Antler Australia	Pre-seed	-
Blackbird Ventures	Pre-seed	-

What OpenDebt bought

Companies OpenDebt 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
OpenDebt is not recorded as having acquired anything.

People

Name	Role	Sources
Jonas Tischer	CTO · Founder	Dynamic Business, Startup Daily, Business News Australia, Australian FinTech
Norman Yan	CEO · Founder	Dynamic Business, Startup Daily, Business News Australia, Australian FinTech

Coverage

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

15 deals

🇦🇺 This Week in Australian Startups #179, 26th September 2026

Weekly roundup recording a dozen raises and acquisitions, Firmus's scheduled float, a new $50m venture fund, a founder share sale, grant winners, an accelerator intake, and an AI agent's government breach.

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Also Dynamic Business·DealStreetAsia·This Week in Australian Startups·Dealroom·ABC News Technology

Pre-seed $2m

AI debt recovery fintech OpenDebt bags $2 million in pre-Seed

Sydney fintech OpenDebt, which applies AI agents to debt recovery, has secured $2 million in pre-seed backing from Blackbird and Antler to grow its team and explore US partnerships.

Startup Daily 22 Sep 2026 OpenDebt Westpac Antler Australia Blackbird Ventures Jonas Tischer Michael Kron Norman Yan Samantha Wong

Also Australian FinTech·Business News Australia·This Week in Australian Startups·Dynamic Business

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