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Xero
Fintech · Wellington, New Zealand · Founded 2006 · IPO 2007
Talent graph
Xero's talent
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
Xero mafia
Startups founded by Xero alumni
Former Xero employees who went on to start their own companies. Sorted by Dealroom signal score.
Jacob DuligallUnited States
Stuart McLeodUnited States
Sonya WilliamsNew Zealand
Ben JohnsonUnited States
David PeneNew Zealand
James CNew Zealand
Alistair McLeayUnited States
Mike McSweeneyUnited States
Alex HarleyUnited StatesGlobal footprint
Where Xero has talent and traffic
team presence
across markets
Capital deployed
Xero's 21 investments and acquisitions.
Every disclosed deal where Xero appeared as a backer or acquirer, 2012–2025. Toggle between venture rounds, M&A, or both. The map below is grouped by the target company's sector — the colored pill on each chip is the round type.
21 deals across Xero's capital deployment.
Where the deals concentrate by sector, stage, and decade.
02 · Portfolio market map
Xero's portfolio, mapped.
Each chip is one company. Pill colour shows round type — green for Seed, blue for Series A, purple for B/C+, pink for late-stage, amber for M&A. Bigger sectors keep their full list behind “+ N more”.
Market sentiment
What the market is saying about Xero
An AI-synthesized read of the highest-engagement posts about Xero on X over the past 7 days. We rank by likes & retweets, ignore corporate channels, and surface the themes that broke out from real people.
Reading the room on X — pulling top posts and synthesizing themes…
Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour
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