Failed 2022

    Metigy

    Sydney AI-marketing platform raised AUD$28M then collapsed amid allegations the founder used company funds for personal property. A governance failure case study.

    Founded → Closed

    2015 → 2022

    Funding Raised

    $28M

    Industry

    MarTech/AI

    Country

    Australia

    Full Analysis

    Sydney-based Metigy promised AI-powered marketing decisions for SMBs. After raising AUD$28M+ across rounds, it entered voluntary administration in August 2022. Subsequent reporting alleged that founder David Fairfull diverted significant company funds into personal property purchases — a governance scandal that went to the Federal Court. The Metigy collapse became Australia's most-cited example of inadequate startup governance.

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