Airwallex
Airwallex is a financial technology company that provides businesses with tools for international payments, expense management, and multi-currency financial services. It was founded in 2015 in Melbourne, Australia, by Jack Zhang, Max Li, Lucy Liu, and Xijing Dai.
- Sector
- Fintech / global payments infrastructure
- Business model
- B2B fintech / payments
- Founded
- 2015
- Founders
- Jack Zhang, Max Li, Lucy Liu, Xijing Dai, Ki-Lok Wong
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, US / Singapore
- Offices
- Melbourne, US, Singapore, China, and 20+ countries
- Team size
- 2,000 employees (2026)
- Latest round
- US$330M Series G, led by Addition (Dec 2025)
- Total raised
- US$1.5B (2025)
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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Milestones
- 2015 Founded in Melbourne by five co-founders en.wikipedia.org
- 2019 Reached unicorn status (US$1B) after $100M round en.wikipedia.org
- 2021 Raised US$100M at US$5.5B valuation en.wikipedia.org
What others say about Airwallex
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there is just this dog in you that can't rest until you have vindicated yourself. And I think people often refer to, you know, Jack Zhang from Airwallex is having this.”
Canva is, I think it's, it's 10 times the value of our next biggest startup, which is Airwallex.”
Airwallex is a great example. It's 6 years into its journey. Launched its product in 2017, 4 years ago.”
Adam SpencerFounder & Managing Director, W2D1 Media The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · Paul Bassat examines the evolution of th… · 20:42 ▶ I remember seeing Airwallex have early successes with investors overseas and the way that they were building channels internationally.”
Alex ScandurraManaging Director, AlexCo Innovation Advisory The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · Alex Scandurra discusses the Australian… · 17:40 ▶ Backed by
Addition, T. Rowe Price Associates, Robinhood Ventures, TIAA Ventures.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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