News
Me&u takes on American Express and DoorDash as it eyes first profitable year
Me&u launches a new AI-powered reservations platform to compete with Resy and SevenRooms, targeting profitability in 2026 after merging with Mr Yum.
Corporate / CVC
Tyro Payments
Disclosed deals
Every published round Tyro Payments took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
Portfolio
Companies Tyro Payments has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio companies recorded yet. | ||||
Funds
Fund closes reported for Tyro Payments, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Portfolio companies acquired
Companies Tyro Payments has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Tyro Payments did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of Tyro Payments is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
What Tyro Payments bought
Companies Tyro Payments acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Company | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thriday | Acquisition | Jan 2026 | - | Startup Daily, Australian FinTech |
People
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Steen Andersson | Chief Product Officer | SmartCompany (23 Jan 2026), Startup Daily, SmartCompany (21 Jan 2026) |
| Shane Doolan | Startup Daily, Australian FinTech, SmartCompany | |
| Praveenesh Pala | CFO (former) | Australian FinTech |
| Peter Haig | Founder | Startup Daily, Australian FinTech, SmartCompany |
| Kerry Roxburgh | Chair | SmartCompany |
| Jill Berry | Startup Daily, Australian FinTech, SmartCompany | |
| Fiona Pak-Poy | Chair | @AuManufacturing |
| Emma Burke | CFO and Acting CEO | Startup Daily, Australian FinTech |
Coverage
Stories naming Tyro Payments. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Funding announcement
Meet our Winter 26 Accelerator cohort
Startmate unveils its incoming Winter '26 accelerator intake, profiling AI, aerospace, legal tech, construction and healthcare startups founded across Australian cities, with others based in San Francisco and Christchurch.
Funding announcement
Cheque-in: four ANZ startups raised $307.1 million in mid-January
Roundup of four ANZ raises: a Queensland rocket company's nine-figure Series E, a New Zealand legal-AI firm's Series B, a seed round for AI code-security, and a Melbourne construction-software raise.
8 deals
Four ANZ startups that raised $307.1 million this week
Roundup of four ANZ raises totalling over $307m: Gilmour Space's Series E, Ivo's Series B, Dam Secure's seed round and SPEC Toolbox's pre-Series A, plus a board appointment at Dam Secure.
Seed
$6.1m
Dam Secure raises $6.1 million to tackle AI code security risks
AI code security startup Dam Secure has closed an oversubscribed $6.1 million seed round led by Paladin Capital Group, with several tech executives investing, to grow its Australian R&D team and build a US sales presence.
Also Startup Daily·Forbes Australia·SmartCompany·Forbes Australia
2 deals
ASX-listed payments platform Tyro is buying NAB-backed rising star fintech Thriday
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.
Also Australian FinTech
Key hire
Shift appoints Praveenesh Pala as Chief Financial Officer
Business lender Shift has named Praveenesh Pala, previously CFO at Tyro Payments, as its Chief Financial Officer with immediate effect, bringing two decades of financial services experience as the company scales.
2 deals
Ex-Arm chief announced as new Silicon Quantum Computing Chair
Quantum computing firm SQC names Simon Segars as chair and Fiona Pak-Poy as director; the article also recalls its $83m seed round and $50.4m Series A.
Seed
$1.2m
Open banking startup Adatree acquired by payments fintech Fat Zebra
Payments firm Fat Zebra has acquired open-banking platform Adatree, price undisclosed, with all staff moving across; the piece also recalls Adatree's 2021 seed round and the sector's slow consumer-data-right progress.
Also Fintech News Australia·Australian FinTech·Fintech News Australia·Fintech News Australia
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Multi-award-winning fintech Adatree successfully closes second funding round
Australian Consumer Data Right platform Adatree closed an oversubscribed second funding round, drawing re-investment from existing backers and new investors including Aconex's co-founders' family offices and MoneyPlace's founder.
Also Techboard·Startup Daily
Key hire
Australian blockchain startup Block Earner hires Apurva Chiranewala to bring DeFi to the masses
Block Earner appoints Apurva Chiranewala as general manager, with other senior hires named, as the blockchain fintech prepares to launch its decentralised finance platform for Australian consumers.
Funding announcement
My biggest mistake: Jill Berry, co-founder of Adatree
Adatree co-founder Jill Berry recalls how handling every role except engineering while postponing investment left her exhausted, until an oversubscribed seed round enabled hiring and delegation.