Melbourne-born payments startup maintains valuation at $5.5 billion and looks to add staff even as other companies slash jobs.
short years ago, Lucy Liu was hanging out in a cafe in Melbourne after quitting her job in China to go traveling. Today, she is cofounder and president of Airwallex, among the fastest-growing private companies in the Asia-Pacific region and one that is proving resistant to the downtrends in startup financing and hiring that are rattling the global tech sector.
“In this market, I think investors like to invest in the leaders of the industries,” says Liu in a video interview. She adds: “I think we have that track record and have proven that our business model works. We know what the market needs and we’re really good at what we’re doing.” “We’re very focused on building the infrastructure to empower other businesses,” says Liu, who worked at China International Capital Corp. , one of China’s top investment banks, earlier in her career. “I think that global financial infrastructure is something that’s quite unique. It takes a lot of time, money, resources and people to build, and it’s not something that people can easily copy or catch up to,” she says.
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