Zip
VC Fund
Sydney, Australia
Zip is an online payments technology provider that offers consumers credit options for online shopping. The company was founded in 2013 by Larry Diamond, Niamh Mc Enaney, and Peter Gray and is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 83%
Last updated:
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Industries Zip invests in
Stages Zip invests in
Countries Zip invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 11 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Series C
- $22M–$50M
Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 3 (50%)
- Payments 2 (33%)
- E-Commerce 2 (33%)
- Mobile Payments 2 (33%)
- Financial Services 2 (33%)
Stage
- Series C 2 (33%)
- Funding Round 2 (33%)
- Seed 1 (17%)
- Corporate Round 1 (17%)
Country
- India 1 (17%)
- South Africa 1 (17%)
- Czech Republic 1 (17%)
- United Arab Emirates 1 (17%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brad Lindenberg
Co-Chief Executive Officer
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Co-Chief Executive Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Cynthia Scott
Managing Director & Group CEO
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Managing Director & Group CEO | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Doron Ostrin
Director of Product
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Director of Product | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Larry Diamond
Co-Founder & Global CEO
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Co-Founder & Global CEO | Total investments: 11 | Find email | |
Mitchell Tilbrook
Senior Mobile Developer
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Senior Mobile Developer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 11 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZestMoney is a growing consumer lending FinTech company that uses digital EMI, without the need for a credit card or a credit score. The company believes that being able to pay in EMI should be available to everyone and not only those who hold a credit card or have a credit score. With the use of mobile tech, digital banking, and AI, ZestMoney wasmade accessible to millions of Indian consumers.Founded in 2016 by digital finance and technology professionals, Priya Sharma, Lizzie Chapman, and Ashish Anantharaman, the company is backed by leading global digital financial services investors like PayU, Ribbit Capital, Omidiyar Networks among other. | Aug 08, 2023 | ||
| ZestMoney is a growing consumer lending FinTech company that uses digital EMI, without the need for a credit card or a credit score. The company believes that being able to pay in EMI should be available to everyone and not only those who hold a credit card or have a credit score. With the use of mobile tech, digital banking, and AI, ZestMoney wasmade accessible to millions of Indian consumers.Founded in 2016 by digital finance and technology professionals, Priya Sharma, Lizzie Chapman, and Ashish Anantharaman, the company is backed by leading global digital financial services investors like PayU, Ribbit Capital, Omidiyar Networks among other. | $50M / Series C / Sep 22, 2021 | ||
| Payflex is an online payment product that enables shoppers to shop now and pay in 4 equal installments. | $500K / Seed / Apr 21, 2021 | ||
| Twisto is a payment app for the mobile-first era. Connected with a Mastercard and Apple Pay-compatible, the Twisto account enables customers to pay for their online purchases with just one click, deal with bills and invoices by taking a photo of them within the app, and pay just about anywhere else with the card, a special payment bracelet or ApplePay.On top of that, the account comes with the best exchange rate possible for international payments. Twisto aggregates the payments in a neatly designed mobile app, and customers pay them all at once at the end of each month. | $21.8M / Series C / Jan 14, 2021 | ||
| Spotii is an innovative payments platform for Fashion, Beauty, and Lifestyle brands that empowers the communities to shop now and pay later with no interest, no cost, and no catch. Spotii was founded in 2020 by Anuscha Iqbal and Ziyaad Ahmed. | Corporate Round / Dec 17, 2020 | ||
| See all 6 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Zip invest in?
Zip invests primarily in FinTech, Payments and E-Commerce startups, most often at Series C and Funding Round stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Zip invest in?
Zip typically joins rounds of $22M–$50M at Series C. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Zip's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Zip took part in.
How do I contact Zip?
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Who are the partners at Zip?
The team at Zip includes Brad Lindenberg (Co-Chief Executive Officer), Cynthia Scott (Managing Director & Group CEO) and Doron Ostrin (Director of Product), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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