Cross-border payments start-up Airwallex became the quickest company in Australian history to achieve unicorn status, with a $US1 billion valuation, after closing a $US100 million ($141.3 million) funding round. The round, led by US investor DST Global, which has also backed the likes of Facebook, Airbnb, Spotify and Stripe, made Airwallex a household name in VCs worldwide.
Join Lucy Liu, Airwallex's co-founder and President, as we journey through Airwallex's story, covering: Lucy's life before Airwallex, fundraising like a professional, building culture, supercharging growth, managing a very high-growth company.
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