Australian construction fintech Earlytrade raised approximately $10 million (A$14.2 million) on June 9, 2026, bringing total funding to $25 million (A$35.5 million), SmartCompany and SiliconANGLE report. The round was led by S3 Ventures and Brick & Mortar Ventures. Co-founder Guy Saxelby said funds will be used to expand in the US and embed agentic AI into the company’s subcontractor payments marketplace. Founded in 2018 by Saxelby and Piers Symons, Earlytrade says it has facilitated more than $3 billion in early payments and built a network of 211,000+ subcontractors; US revenue grew sevenfold since the company entered the US in 2024. The company reincorporated from Australia to the US in 2026. Technical details on the planned agentic AI implementation have not been publicly disclosed, per both outlets.
