Shadi Haddad

The 10 biggest capital raises by Australian startups in 2023

A year-end SmartCompany roundup counting down 2023's ten largest Australian startup raises, headed by Employment Hero's $263m Series F, with investor details and commentary on fewer mega-rounds and continued under-representation of women co-founders.

Techboard analysed the first quarter of 2023 VC funding and found more than $1 billion went into 111 deals

Techboard's new quarterly tally counted $1.01 billion in local VC deals, well above a rival firm's figure, with four megadeals by Loam, Till Payments, Songtradr and Xpansiv.

Six Aussie startups that raised $114.5 million this week

Weekly roundup of six Australian startups that together raised $114.5 million, spanning payments, drone defence, carbon accounting, medical AI and health tech, across rounds from pre-seed to Series D.

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Fintech Till Payments banks $70 million just weeks after shedding 120 staff

Sydney payments company Till Payments secured a $70 million Series D led by Silva Fortune weeks after cutting 120 staff, with new board members joining and a US listing planned.

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Till Payments buys part of US hospitality tech firm Ziosk

Australian payments firm Till Payments has acquired Ziosk's ZIPS payment processing unit to expand in the US, with Kevin Brown becoming Till North America's Head of Strategy; Till raised $125 million last year.

Aussie-born fintech Till Payments acquires US payments business Ziosk Integrated Payment Services

Payments company Till Payments buys ZIPS, the payment processing unit of Ziosk, gaining North American partners and staff, forming a strategic partnership with Ziosk, and hiring Kevin Brown as Head of Strategy.

Nine startups that raised more than $1 million this week

Weekly roundup of nine Australian startup raises, led by SimPRO's $485.6 million round, plus SimPRO's acquisitions of AroFlo and ClockShark and Open Markets Group's buyout of Cannon Trading.

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Till Payments launches in New Zealand with domestic acquiring license, appoints Nev Cowley as Regional Director

Payments firm Till Payments secured a New Zealand acquiring license and hired Nev Cowley as regional director; the article also recalls its recent NZD$116 million Series C raise.

Till Payments upsizes recent funding round with top up from Afterpay-backed Touch Ventures and strategic European investors

Payments firm Till Payments added over $15 million to its latest round, with Touch Ventures putting in $5 million, and appointed its first chief technology officer, after a recently recalled $110 million Series C.

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ASX-listed Touch Ventures leads $15 million top up round into Till Payments

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