Startup · $45m raised
Children's pocket money and financial education fintech
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Spriggy raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| NAB Ventures | Series B | - |
Companies Spriggy acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Badran | CEO · Founder | Startup Daily (31 Jul 2025), Startup Daily (6 Jul 2023), SmartCompany |
| Mario Hasanakos | Founder | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
Stories naming Spriggy. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
The children's fintech Spriggy will retire its investment app in August 2025 and refund users, keeping its main pocket money service while it builds a replacement due in 2026.
Mike Cannon-Brookes' investment vehicle Grok Ventures has hired Tan Kueh, ex-Macquarie, UBS and BlackRock, as CEO, joining CIO Jeremy Kwong-Law, as it sharpens its strategy around climate investing.
Blackbird led a $2 million pre-seed raise for MagicBrief, a Sydney martech startup building an advertising creative workflow platform, with Archangel Ventures and several founder-angels also taking part.
Pocket money app Spriggy has raised $10 million in follow-up funding from unnamed investors, after a $35 million Series B in July 2021, and plans to grow its team to around 100.
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