Victoria leads country in Fintech funding

Victorian FinTech companies have dominated key funding rounds, accounting for almost 80 per cent of $2 billion allocated to Australian startups in the last financial year.

Techboard’s Australian Startup and Young Technology Company Funding Report found that the most significant funding results were led by Victorian unicorns Property Exchange Australia Ltd (PEXA), which was acquired for $1.6 billion, and Judo Bank, which secured $930 million.

Unicorn companies are startups that have developed to the point where they are valued at more than $1 billion.

Other Victorian companies including Lift, Airwallex, Culture Amp, A Cloud Guru, Afterpay, Paradigm biopharmaceuticals, Moula, Nauticus and Shebah were also listed in the report as having significant funding rounds.

The most significant funding source was private investment including Australian and foreign venture capital, corporate investment and angel investment.

Financial services is the largest sector of the Victorian economy, employing more than 120,000 people and contributing $47 billion annually.

Australian FinTech was responsible for more funding rounds in the 2018/19 financial year than any other sector, accounting for 37 per cent of identified support.

Techboard found that Victoria dominated funding rounds across all startup sectors, with $4.4 billion of funding heading to local companies compared with $1.5 billion to New South Wales outfits.

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Source: Victoria Leads Country In Fintech Funding | Mirage News