# News Corp Australia

> News Corp Australia is a VC fund in Sydney backing Credit and FinTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/news-corp-australia
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/newscorpaus
- Website: http://www.newscorpaustralia.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newscorpaustralia

News Corp Australia is a VC fund in Sydney focused on Credit and FinTech. News Corp Australia is Australia's leading media and digital real estate company. They reach more than 15 million Australians.They offer advertisers greater reach of audiences than any other Australian media company across all platforms - print, web, broadcast, mobile & tablet.They can deliver advertisers more relevant and targetededitorial environments for their campaigns, with richer audience segmentation and behavioural data giving even more value for advertising dollars.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for News Corp Australia. Shizune tracks 6 team members at News Corp Australia. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/news-corp-australia?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Credit | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Lending | 1 | 33% |
| Peer to Peer | 1 | 33% |
| Consumer Lending | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Callum Kearney | Head of Audience Development | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/callum-kearney |
| Chris Griffith | Senior Technology Journalist, The Australian | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-griffith-au |
| Cristina D'Annunzio | Ad Operations & Campaign Fulfilment Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cristina-d-annunzio |
| Jodie Osborne | Senior Manager, Digital & User Experience | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jodie-osborne |
| Ron Erdos | Head of SEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ron-erdos |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SocietyOne | SocietyOne is Australia’s leading Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lending platform. As a P2P lender, SocietyOne connects savvy investors and creditworthy borrowers in a way that is cheaper, faster and more efficient.SocietyOne enables individuals to borrow from and invest in each other without the intermediation of a bank or financial institution. Qualifiedborrowers can request up to $30,000 in unsecured personal loans at personalised rates determined by their unique credit history. Their philosophy is to exploit the structural mispricing and operating inefficiencies that exist in the traditional banking sector to bring borrowers and investors better rates. They are unencumbered by the branch infrastructure, overhead and capital requirements that drive up operating costs for traditional banks and believe their proprietary ClearMatch technology platform helps to radically reduce the cost of originating, servicing, and funding of traditional loans. This means that they are able to pass the savings on to investors and borrowers alike by sharing their lower operating cost advantage. Qualifying borrowers with good credit history and strong capacity to repay get access to cheaper loans while investors have the opportunity to lock in more attractive rates of return. 

SocietyOne is fully compliant with National Consumer Credit Protection Laws and the Australian Securities & Investments Commission’s (ASIC) financial services laws. They are the holders of an Australian Credit License and an authorised Financial Services Representative of Ironbark Asset Management Pty Ltd, the holder of an Australian Financial Services License. | $15M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 10, 2020 |  |
| SocietyOne | SocietyOne is Australia’s leading Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lending platform. As a P2P lender, SocietyOne connects savvy investors and creditworthy borrowers in a way that is cheaper, faster and more efficient.SocietyOne enables individuals to borrow from and invest in each other without the intermediation of a bank or financial institution. Qualifiedborrowers can request up to $30,000 in unsecured personal loans at personalised rates determined by their unique credit history. Their philosophy is to exploit the structural mispricing and operating inefficiencies that exist in the traditional banking sector to bring borrowers and investors better rates. They are unencumbered by the branch infrastructure, overhead and capital requirements that drive up operating costs for traditional banks and believe their proprietary ClearMatch technology platform helps to radically reduce the cost of originating, servicing, and funding of traditional loans. This means that they are able to pass the savings on to investors and borrowers alike by sharing their lower operating cost advantage. Qualifying borrowers with good credit history and strong capacity to repay get access to cheaper loans while investors have the opportunity to lock in more attractive rates of return. 

SocietyOne is fully compliant with National Consumer Credit Protection Laws and the Australian Securities & Investments Commission’s (ASIC) financial services laws. They are the holders of an Australian Credit License and an authorised Financial Services Representative of Ironbark Asset Management Pty Ltd, the holder of an Australian Financial Services License. | $25M | Series C | Apr 17, 2016 |  |
| SocietyOne | SocietyOne is Australia’s leading Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lending platform. As a P2P lender, SocietyOne connects savvy investors and creditworthy borrowers in a way that is cheaper, faster and more efficient.SocietyOne enables individuals to borrow from and invest in each other without the intermediation of a bank or financial institution. Qualifiedborrowers can request up to $30,000 in unsecured personal loans at personalised rates determined by their unique credit history. Their philosophy is to exploit the structural mispricing and operating inefficiencies that exist in the traditional banking sector to bring borrowers and investors better rates. They are unencumbered by the branch infrastructure, overhead and capital requirements that drive up operating costs for traditional banks and believe their proprietary ClearMatch technology platform helps to radically reduce the cost of originating, servicing, and funding of traditional loans. This means that they are able to pass the savings on to investors and borrowers alike by sharing their lower operating cost advantage. Qualifying borrowers with good credit history and strong capacity to repay get access to cheaper loans while investors have the opportunity to lock in more attractive rates of return. 

SocietyOne is fully compliant with National Consumer Credit Protection Laws and the Australian Securities & Investments Commission’s (ASIC) financial services laws. They are the holders of an Australian Credit License and an authorised Financial Services Representative of Ironbark Asset Management Pty Ltd, the holder of an Australian Financial Services License. | $16.8M | Series B | Dec 03, 2014 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Consolidated Press Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/consolidated-press-holdings-cph) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Reinventure](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reinventure) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Seven West Media](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seven-west-media) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Australian Capital Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/australian-capital-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does News Corp Australia invest in?

News Corp Australia invests primarily in Credit, FinTech and Lending startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact News Corp Australia?

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### Who are the partners at News Corp Australia?

The team at News Corp Australia includes Callum Kearney (Head of Audience Development), Chris Griffith (Senior Technology Journalist, The Australian) and Cristina D'Annunzio (Ad Operations & Campaign Fulfilment Manager), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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