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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Wise raised.
Companies Wise 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Harley | Head of Middle East (former) | Square Peg Capital |
Stories naming Wise. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Weekly people-moves column: new executives at allt, SQC, Redbelly Network, InDebted and Neara, including Clive Dickens joining allt's board and Chris McNamara becoming InDebted's CEO.
Weekly roundup: Constantinople raises $62.5m; Blackbird wraps fund six above $1b; Guardhouse buys Mobohubb; SCX.ai debuts on the ASX; plus seed rounds, exits and executive changes across the ecosystem.
Funding roundup led by Airwallex's US$330 million Series G at a $12 billion valuation, with raises from Kasada, Hnry, All G, Bless Payments and Emanda, plus earlier rounds recalled.
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Perth remittance startup Bless Payments revealed a $3.75 million seed round backed by Charlie Shahin and London's Forte Securities, with a Series A planned to fund expansion into Canada, the UK and the US.
Blackbird partners recount backing Marloo's founders before they had settled on an idea, having led its 2024 pre-seed and now announcing its seed round.
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Education startup HEX has bought Sydney-based learning platform EntryLevel for an undisclosed amount, while securing another year of Atlassian Foundation backing and partnering with Toyota's trust on a STEM program for regional students.
Square Peg's note announcing it has joined XFlow's US$10 million pre-Series A, describing the startup's cross-border payments platform for India and its founders' earlier years building Stripe there.
Ignition Lane's weekly wrap reports falling Australian venture funding, lists several startup raises and fund raises, covers Chargefox's acquisition, Volt's closure, the Zip-Sezzle merger termination, and global tech news.
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