Matthew Sek
VP SME & Growth, ANZ, Airwallex
“I like to think about my time at work as running sprints. I just need to make sure I don't end up running this endless marathon.” Hear the conversation
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From Coffee Shop to Global Fintech: The Airwallex Journey with Matthew SekAbout 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
- 27 offices worldwide
- Team size
- About 2,300 employees
- Latest round
- US$320M Series H at US$11B valuation, led by Addition (Jun 2026)
- Total raised
- US$1.8B
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, airwallex.com, forbes.com.au
The people on Day One.
Hear from the team.
Milestones.
- Founded in Melbourne by five co-foundersen.wikipedia.org
- Reached unicorn status (US$1B) after $100M rounden.wikipedia.org
- Raised US$100M at US$5.5B valuationen.wikipedia.org
In conversation.
Moments from other conversations on the network where Airwallex comes up.
“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.”
On First Cheque with Cheryl Mack & Maxine Minter
Bronwen Clune on Risk Appetite and the Future of Australian Startups · 50:27“Airwallex is a great example. It's 6 years into its journey. Launched its product in 2017, 4 years ago.”
“I remember seeing Airwallex have early successes with investors overseas and the way that they were building channels internationally.”
Backed by.
Addition, T. Rowe Price Associates, Robinhood Ventures, TIAA Ventures.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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