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Dealroom reports Australian battery materials startup Sicona acquired Louisiana-based Advano, taking its New Orleans facility, and recalls Advano's earlier $45 million raise backed by Tony Fadell and Peter Thiel.
Payments group Zenith Payments has named Anthony Drury its new CEO. Kevin Butler moves from the top job into a Chief Payments Officer role, while James Swan became CFO in July.
Zepto has promoted Emily Curlewis to General Manager, Commercial, heading sales, relationships and marketing after more than four years at the Australian payments company; she earlier held senior roles at PayPal and Atturra.
Activewear brand Stax has gone into liquidation after a June receivership, prompting founders Don Robertson and Matilda Murray to apologise online to customers awaiting orders, with CasCap Advisory appointed to wind up the business.
Profiles four Australian fintechs worth watching in 2026: Fat Zebra, WeMoney, Swyftx and Block Earner, covering their growth, past acquisitions and previously secured funding rounds.
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Cashrewards, a shopping rebates platform once bought by ANZ's venture arm, is shutting down and returning member balances. It had earlier acquired Little Birdie, previously backed with $30 million by Commonwealth Bank.
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Payments firm Monoova adds David Greene as chief commercial officer and confirms Shen Yin's move to general counsel and company secretary, citing rising demand for instant digital payment services.
Credit and payments platform Shift has hired Stephanie Olliver into a newly created General Counsel role, bringing legal experience from PayPal, Nano Digital Home Loans, Macquarie Group and Morgan Stanley.
Square Peg's note announcing it has joined XFlow's US$10 million pre-Series A, describing the startup's cross-border payments platform for India and its founders' earlier years building Stripe there.
Jessica Box reflects on leadership lessons from her years in senior product roles during Linktree's rapid growth, covering culture, organisational systems and market moats, before leaving to found her own startup.
Payments startup Waave has raised a $4.7 million seed round from individual backers including Jack Gance, who also joins as advisor, ahead of an enterprise rollout of its Pay by Bank product.
Airwallex has secured a $100 million Series E-2 extension at an unchanged $5.5 billion valuation, joined by existing backers plus HostPlus, to fund growth, new products and acquisitions.
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Podcast interview with Slyp co-founder Paul Weingarth on digitising receipts and loyalty, with all four major Australian banks having invested in the company.
US investor Tim Draper has led a pre-seed round in Australian drone reforestation startup Lord of the Trees, raising US$1.25 million (A$1.67 million) at a A$7 million valuation.
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A roundup of 19 Australian startup funding announcements totalling over $851 million in early February 2022, covering raises by Cyara, Karbon, Slyp, Reejig and others, alongside record 2021 venture investment figures.
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Block Earner closed a $6.4 million seed round led by Framework Ventures at a $56.4 million post-money valuation, ahead of an early-2022 launch of its DeFi yield platform for everyday savers.
Org-design software maker Functionly announced a AU$3.6m seed round with Black Nova Venture Capital leading and several funds plus angels taking part, bringing its overall funding to AU$5.9m alongside an earlier A$598k government grant.
Video creation platform 90 Seconds closed a US$20 million Series B from SIG, Airtree Ventures, Sequoia India, Qualgro, Atami Capital and Right Click Capital to scale automation and its creator network.
Payment firm Paypa Plane says Mastercard, Cuscal, Sprint Ventures and Queensland's Business Investment Fund joined its $10 million Series A, with QIC managing the investment and Commonwealth Bank and Tyro already backing it.
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