Industry landscapes
The companies, capital and talent shaping financial services in Melbourne. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.
An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗
No company example met every recorded classification, independence and public-profile gate in this snapshot. The live directory may have newer qualifying companies.
Explore classified startups in Radar ↗A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.
15 of 404 tracked companies have open roles.
12 of 404 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 7 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 98.2% of disclosed capital, while 97.0% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $10.79M | 28 | 1 |
| 2017 | $0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2018 | $98.45M | 20 | 2 |
| 2019 | $119.75M | 18 | 1 |
| 2020 | $55M | 13 | 1 |
| 2021 | $0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | $1.3M | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | $450.98M | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | $0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | $0 | 1 | 0 |
Share of all disclosed company funding.
12 recorded rounds since 2016
Recorded participation in financial services company rounds since 2016.
Backed by SIX and Berliner Volksbank Ventures and others.
Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.
Backed by Bizzell Capital.
Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.
Backed by Archangel and AfterWork Ventures and others.
The measured Australia identity-to-filing probe did not produce a qualifying designated legal or national-ID join: bare ticker overlaps lack a recorded ASX exchange designation and are not designated legal or national identifiers.; The measured Australia identity-to-filing probe did not produce a qualifying designated legal or national-ID join: bare ticker overlaps lack a recorded ASX exchange designation and are not designated legal or national identifiers.
How the Melbourne companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.
21 of these companies (5.2%) publish at least one Android app — 32 apps in all, carrying 14.2M installs between them.
| App | Installs | Rating | Store category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitrade - Trade Global MarketsMitrade | 5.4M | 4.4 | Finance |
| ANZ AustraliaANZ Banking Group | 5M | 4.5 | Finance |
| Mitrade Lite - Stock TradingMitrade | 878.2K | — | Finance |
| ANZ ShieldANZ Banking Group | 627.2K | 2.3 | Finance |
| Bank of Melbourne BankingBank of Melbourne | 408.1K | 3.8 | Finance |
| ANZ PacificANZ Banking Group | 390.4K | 4.1 | Finance |
| Associate StockComputershare | 362.7K | 2.9 | Finance |
| ME BankME Bank | 305.3K | 2.1 | Finance |
| MilestoneMilestone | 266K | 3.9 | Finance |
| Vanguard | ETFs and superVanguard | 100.3K | — | Finance |
Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.
The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q2–2026Q2).
| Segment | Apps | Installs | Leading app | Release trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services For Investment Industry | 8 | 6.8M | Mitrade - Trade Global Markets 5.4M | |
| Investment Tech | 4 | 6.4M | Mitrade Lite - Stock Trading 878.2K | |
| Financial News Portals And Data Aggregators | 5 | 6.1M | ANZ Australia 5M | |
| Banks | 3 | 715.1K | Bank of Melbourne Banking 408.1K | |
| Asset Management | 9 | 557.2K | Milestone 266K | |
| Registrar And Transfer Agents | 4 | 428.8K | Associate Stock 362.7K | |
| Insurance Carriers | 3 | 72.7K | Australian Unity Health 45.9K | |
| Consumer And Sme Loans | 6 | 27.9K | Liberty Online 13.6K |
A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.
Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.
Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.
Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
Explore in RadarCommon revenue models; a company can use more than one.
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
ATC Insurance Solutions has acquired specialist financial lines managing general agency and London market wholesaler Frontier Global Underwriting.
GTCR has completed the acquisition of Fiduciary Company and its operating subsidiaries, which together operate as Fiduciary Trust Company.
The acquisition of ONE and BSP reinforces our commitment to investing in specialist capability and delivering integrated, high-quality professional services to our clients.
Abu Dhabi-based private equity investment manager Axight has agreed to buy a minority stake in La Trobe Financial from Brookfield Asset Management, in a deal that values the Australian alternative asset manager at A$3 billion ($2.15 billion).
Sequoia Financial Group said it is in 'advanced discussions' with an unnamed buyer interested in taking over InterPrac Financial Planning.
Adviser MBS Insurance has acquired Marsh-owned Honan Insurance Group’s life business for an undisclosed amount.
EML Group has secured a majority stake in Guild Insurance, in a strategic partnership that aims to open up growth opportunities and fast-track development of tech and AI.
Euler Capital, which has acquired a 60% stake in the group based in Fara Vicentino...
CBN is taking over Coverforce Partners
Mitrade, an award-winning CFD trading platform, has acquired Fridah Asset Managers Pty Ltd, a licensed Financial Services Provider (FSP) regulated by South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA).
Top 10 categories among 154 recorded events in the 24-month window.
1 companies with recorded IPO activity
IPO · NASDAQ2 reports
53 tracked people moves
Appointment Chief Data and AI Officer
Appointment State Leadership Role
Appointment Advice Executive and Head of Advice for NSW and ACT
Appointment Chief Investment Officer
Appointment Interim CEO
Resignation Previously Chief Executive Officer
Appointment General Manager for partners
Appointment General Manager for subsidiaries and associates
Products, platforms and features in the recorded window
Digital-first front-end
AI platform integration
4 recorded customer wins
Customer: National Institutes of HealthBiodefense – proteomics
Customer: Department of DefenseBiodefense – proteomics
Customer: mimedia
2 companies with reported reductions
3,500 rolescost reduction
85 rolescost reduction
3 recorded events
freeze inflows into three fundsAustralian Securities and Investments Commission
approved for claimAlliance City Council
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATC Insurance Solutions→frontier global underwriting | Announced | 2026-05-04 | Not stated in snapshot |
| gtcr→Fiduciary Financial Group ↗ | Completed | 2026-04-23 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Cornerstone Group Australia→one creative environments | Announced | 2026-04-21 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Cornerstone Group Australia→brinson staniland partnership | Announced | 2026-04-21 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Axight→La Trobe Financial ↗ | Announced | 2026-04-17 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Na→interprac ↗ | Rumored | 2026-03-18 | Not stated in snapshot |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
Recorded hiring and workforce signals from the available source snapshot.
No repeated job title is supported by this snapshot.
0 tracked postings mention remote work.
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| Australian Unity ↗ | 7,000 |
| Computershare ↗ | 6,317 |
| ANZ Banking Group ↗ | 4,800 |
| Bell Financial Group ↗ | 752 |
| Kordamentha ↗ | 407 |
| Centelon ↗ | 350 |
| Equity Trustees ↗ | 264 |
| Guild Group ↗ | 221 |
90 founders and chief executives across 85 companies.
Asa Real Estate Partners, ex-Dexus, ex-Apn Property, London Business School, 2011
Ex-Macquarie, UBS, WorldRemit, WCM Global Growth.
Israel For Youth Foundation, ex-JNF Australia, Capital Advice, AXA Asia Pacific Holdings. University of Sydney LLM 1997, UNSW LLB 1994
Ex-Alfred Health, Melbourne Football Club, Ruyton Girls' School, J.P. Morgan Investment, Schroders. Monash University LLB 1979…
Ex-GE Capital, King & Wood Mallesons. Monash University BA 1993, Bond University LLB 1996, Melbourne Business School MBA 2002…
Ex-General Motors, recoveriescorp, Collection House. University of South Australia 2012, University of Adelaide 2014
Founder Crypto Mint, ex-Co-Founder Street FM Australia, Delta Street Mission, CEO Clean My Credit File Services.
Carbon Growth Partners, ex-Preston High School, ex-The Nature Conservancy, Harvard Business School Online, 2019
Operating Advisor - Airtree · Ex-lear Step Podiatry & Clear Nail Laser Clinics, MYOB · Monash University 1999
Ex-McKinsey, World Bank Group, TAPPL, JT Campbell. University of Melbourne, Harvard Kennedy School MPA 2016
AlixPartners, Accunomics, Oliver Wyman. University of Pennsylvania MA 2007, The Wharton School MBA 2007
Zenith Investment Partners, ex-Iwl, ex-Lonsdale, Securities Institute of Australia (Now FINSIA), 1995
9 profiles with education records.
3 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
41,049 articles in the measured 12-month window.
Financial Services coverage tagged Melbourne · articles per complete quarter
| Quarter | Articles |
|---|---|
| 2021Q2 | 11,242 |
| 2021Q3 | 12,108 |
| 2021Q4 | 10,829 |
| 2022Q1 | 14,711 |
| 2022Q2 | 11,124 |
| 2022Q3 | 11,622 |
| 2022Q4 | 19,978 |
| 2023Q1 | 23,592 |
| 2023Q2 | 11,319 |
| 2023Q3 | 12,857 |
| 2023Q4 | 12,148 |
| 2024Q1 | 13,318 |
| 2024Q2 | 13,170 |
| 2024Q3 | 11,339 |
| 2024Q4 | 15,428 |
| 2025Q1 | 17,280 |
| 2025Q2 | 9,155 |
| 2025Q3 | 12,468 |
| 2025Q4 | 9,537 |
| 2026Q1 | 11,360 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
122 recorded company events across 19 companies; percentages use that event total.
Financial Services coverage tagged Melbourne · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
Australia comparison coverage
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| countries | 4,005 | 1,939 | 107% |
| domestic robots | 3,105 | 45 | 6800% |
| toy robots | 3,083 | 32 | 9534% |
| startup news | 1,994 | 558 | 257% |
| ashes moments | 1,189 | 772 | 54% |
| angel investors | 1,018 | 370 | 175% |
| overseas study | 974 | 689 | 41% |
| ashes urn | 895 | 394 | 127% |
| ashes records | 856 | 406 | 111% |
| semester abroad | 819 | 525 | 56% |
| test cricket | 6,003 | 11,567 | -48% |
| test innings | 4,569 | 8,878 | -49% |
| 5-day cricket | 3,736 | 7,789 | -52% |
| odi cricket | 2,935 | 6,182 | -53% |
| limited overs cricket | 2,800 | 6,154 | -55% |
Australia comparison coverage
territories, disputed islands, test cricket
28.0% critical · 19.6% positivetest cricket, test innings, odi world cup
31.3% critical · 41.4% positivenba expansion teams, league expansion news, nba team legends
32.0% critical · 45.9% positiveFinancial Services coverage tagged Melbourne. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
Clear definitions for making better comparisons.
It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.
No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.
A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.
Company ecosystem snapshot: 3 September 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.
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