Startup · $9m raised · AI
AI-powered financial management platform for SMEs
Melbourne, VIC
Programs: LaunchVic (30×30)
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Thriday raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| LaunchVic | Accelerator | - |
| Lempriere Capital | Seed | - |
| NAB Ventures | Seed | - |
Investors whose own portfolio pages list Thriday, even though we haven't found any coverage of the round yet.
| Investor | Listed on |
|---|---|
| Afterwork Ventures | its portfolio page ↗ |
The transaction that ended Thriday's run as a startup, per published coverage. It closes the funding history too, where it is the ladder's last rung.
| Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyro Payments | Acquisition | Jan 2026 | - | Startup Daily, Australian FinTech |
Companies Thriday 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Winford | COO · Founder | Startup Daily (16 Dec 2025), Startup Daily (26 Sep 2022) |
| Michael Nuciforo | CEO · Founder | Startup Daily (16 Dec 2025), Australian FinTech, Startup Daily (26 Sep 2022) |
Stories naming Thriday. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
ASX-listed Tyro is acquiring AI financial-admin startup Thriday for an undisclosed sum, with the deal tipped to close in January 2026. Thriday cofounder and CEO Michael Nuciforo will move across to Tyro.
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SME financial admin platform Thriday has raised a $6 million pre-Series A led by NAB Ventures, with existing backer Lempriere Capital also taking part, after a $3 million crowdfunding raise in 2021.