Spaceship, Prospa and Timelio among winners in FinTech Australia’s inaugural Finnies awards

Australian startups taking on global markets with new fintech solutions in agtech, retail, lending and superannuation were celebrated at the inaugural Finnie awards held in Sydney on Wednesday.

The Finnie awards were established by FinTech Australia to celebrate fintech ventures Down Under, and last night gave out 29 awards before an audience of more than 200 guests.

Among the winners is Sydney’s tech-focused superannuation fund Spaceship, which was named Emerging FinTech Organisation of the Year.

Spaceship co-founder and chief executive Paul Bennetts tells StartupSmart the award is a “tremendous honour” as he looks to grow the startup’s team of 16 to 25 in the next three months.

Some of Spaceship’s most renowned advocates include Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes and Vinomofo co-founder Andre Eikmeier, who participated in the startup’s seed funding round in 2016.

“The internet generation is anxious,” Bennetts says.

“Anxious about how they will build not just a career but real wealth through their lifetimes.

“Spaceship enabling young people to begin understanding how to tackle this life long journey.”

Sydney-founded AgriDigital co-founder Emma Weston was named Emerging Fintech Leader of the Year and Female FinTech Leader of the Year. Read more

Dinushi Dias - Smart Company - 25 May 2017