Co-founder and CEO, Paypa Plane
Stories naming Simone Joyce. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Startup Daily reports Founder Institute ANZ's eight newest cohort startups, revealed ahead of their Sydney Demo Day on May 21, with a keynote from Paypa Plane CEO Simone Joyce.
A profile of Brisbane fintech Paypa Plane's new 12-week gender-neutral parental leave policy, noting its recent $10 million Series A raise, Mastercard backing, and plans to grow its team.
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Roundup of female-founder wins: Reejig raises $15m, Healthy Mummy acquired by Halo Food Co for $17m, Shebah exits administration, Canva donates to Afghanistan relief, and CBA buys into Paypa Plane.
Commonwealth Bank has bought a fifth of Australian payments fintech Paypa Plane to improve SME payments, while the article also notes MYOB's recent acquisitions of Nimbus and Tall Emu and partnerships with Butn and Valiant.
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Commonwealth Bank buys a fifth of Brisbane payments startup Paypa Plane for an unstated amount, partnering to deliver PayTo real-time direct debits to business customers.
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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